Rockhold and the Special Children's Foundation, which provided three endowed chair positions and $2 million toward construction of the new building. The center benefited from donations by Loyd J. The new center will house UL's Educational Counseling Unit, the Center for Innovative Learning and Assessment Technologies, the Educational Foundation and Leadership Department, the Center for Gifted Education and the Department of Psychology. Twenty researchers focus on areas like early childhood and K-12 education, and the center partners with agencies like the Office of Youth Development, the Office of Mental Health and the Department of Education while evaluating state programs like LA 4. Picard Center for Child Development was established at UL in 2005, and is now operating in temporary offices at O.K. вЂњIt's pretty exciting to know that facts can drive funding,' Blanco said. Facts proved the significance of the state's LA 4 program, which focuses on shaping children's learning habits before they leave the fourth grade, to state legislators last year. Picard championed the power of research and hard facts in forming opinions and policy for public education, said Gov. Picard Center for Child Development, where research goals of the former state superintendent of education can be fully realized.Д®xpected to be built within two years at a cost of $7.2 million, the new complex will include a research library, distance education conference center, and an analysis center for tracking Louisiana children's educational progress from birth to age 25, making it one of the nation's premier child development centers. Picard Center for Child Development breaks groundД«ob was broken Friday for a 40,000 square-foot building next to the LITE Center for the Cecil. From 1942 to 1966, he was principal at Maurice High School. He was at Lelux Elementary, north of Kaplan, from 1934-35 to 1942. He worked in the Vermilion Parish School System for 32 years as a teacher, coach, and principal. He was a member of the 'S' club and faithfully attended SLI and USL football games and track meets in the 40's, 50's and early 60's. He played six-man football and participated in track (shot-put and discus) at SLI (1928-1931?). My father, Romain Picard, passed away on Jat the age of 57.

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