Background
Poirrier, Karen Bernadette Petit was born on August 16, 1943 in Hester, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Claude Alvin and Melda Marie (Brady) Petit.
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Karen Bernadette Petit Poirrier
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, Nicholls State University, 1964; Master of Education, Nicholls State University, 1968; Educational Specialist, Nicholls State University, 1971; postgraduate, Nicholls State University, 1981-1985; Doctor of Education, Louisiana State University, 1978; postgraduate, Loyola University, 1981-1983, 87; postgraduate, Dillard U., 1984.
Career
Teacher, St. James (Louisiana) High School, 1964-1965; teacher, Lutcher (Louisiana) High School, 1965-1970; assistant principal, Lutcher (Louisiana) High School, 1971-1974; principal, Lutcher (Louisiana) High School, 1975-1980; supervisor in secondary education, St. James Parish School, Lutcher, 1980-1988, 94-; acting principal, St. James Parish School, Lutcher, 1987-1988; superintendent, St. James Parish School, Lutcher, 1988-1994.
Achievements
Membership
Chair St. James Parish United Way Council, 1989-1991, vice president, 1991 (Gold award 1992). Member Louisiana State Task Force on Drug Testing Policy, 1990. Member of advisory board Making the Grade WVUE-television, 1990.
Member network advisory board Literacy and Education Advancement Resource. Member governor's task force Louisiana Coalition for Literacy, 1990, Supt's. Advisory Committee, 1989-1990.
Member technical advisory group Minimum Foundation Program, 1990-1991. Instructor St. Joseph Parish Lector, 1978-1994, choir member, since 1994. Member St. James Parish Community Theatre, since 1990, St. James Parish Public Library.
Board Control, 1973-1987, St. Joseph Parish Hospital Min., 1977-1994, St. Joseph Parish Church choir, since 1994. Member Families Against Crime Today, 1990. Various other civic activities.
Member American Association School Executives (women in education committee since 1991), Southern Association Colleges Schools (national commissioner level I since 1989), Nicholls State University Alumni Federation, Louisiana State University Alumni Federation, Louisiana Association School Executives (assembly delegate, parish contact supervisor), Louisiana School Suprs. Association (parish contact supervisor), Louisiana Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (parish contact supervisor), Nicholls Reading Council, Louisiana Reading Council, International Reading Council, S. Center Louisiana Association School Supts. (secretary-treasurer 1989-1992, president 1992-1994, chairman cost of living adjustments committee since 1994), Louisiana Association School Executives (board of directors), Catholic Daus.
Americans, Delta Kappa Gamma (chair research committee since 1987), Phi Delta Kappa (vice president membership committee 1993-1994, vice president program committee 1994-1996, president 1996-1998).
Connections
Married Ewell P. Poirrier Junior. Children: Layne, Rae Lynne, David.
