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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 196
BY SENATORS CORTEZ, BOUDREAUX, HENSGENS AND MI LLS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Dr. Donald Aguillard for over forty-three years of service to the public school
students of Louisiana and to congratulate him upon his retirement from the Lafayette
Parish Schools.
WHEREAS, the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana commends Dr. Aguillard for
the exceptional public service he provided to the state of Louisiana over his decades of
dedicated service in the public schools of this state; and
WHEREAS, he earned a bachelor's degree in secondary science in 1975, a master's
degree in curriculum in 1978, an educational specialist degree in 1981, and a doctorate in
curriculum and instruction in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Aguillard began his career in the Lafayette Parish schools as a
biology teacher; and
WHEREAS, his dedication to his students and desire for school improvement
resulted in his steady progress to administrative positions including assistant principal,
principal, area director, and district administrator; and
WHEREAS, his data-driven, results-oriented culture of best educational practices to
strengthen teaching and learning led to him being hired away from Lafayette Parish in 2001
to become the St. Mary Parish superintendent; and
WHEREAS, his accomplishments in St. Mary Parish led to him being hired as
superintendent of schools for the Lafayette Parish School System in 2015, thereby meeting
one of his lifelong career goals; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure, he has consistently kept the best interest of his
students in mind and worked diligently to strengthen teaching and learning; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Aguillard's unwavering belief that a strong public school system is
vital to the strengthening of a community is being demonstrated in his recent announcement
to run for a seat on the Lafayette Parish School Board; and
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WHEREAS, the work of Dr. Aguillard has not only benefitted the teachers and
students of south Louisiana, but all citizens of the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Dr. Donald Aguillard for over forty-three years of service to the
public school students of Louisiana and to congratulate him upon his retirement from the
Lafayette Parish Schools.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Dr. Donald Aguillard.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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