A veteran educator and school administrator from Acadia Parish has been named as the Lafayette Parish School System's school improvement administrator.

LPSS Superintendent Don Aguillard announced the appointment of Irma Trosclair to the position Friday.

Trosclair, having 32 years experience as an educator, has most recently served as principal at Eunice Elementary and South Crowley Elementary. Under her leadership both schools earned a National Blue Ribbon School designation.

Trosclair earned several awards in her career including St. Landry Parish Principal of the Year, Acadia Parish Principal of the Year, Louisiana Principal of the Year Semi-Finalist and the 2015 Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding Leadership.

She will start at the new post on December 14.

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