Williams appointed Southeastern Laboratory School interim director
Contact: Tonya Lowentritt
Date: August 1, 2013
HAMMOND – Following the resignation of Fawn Ukpolo as the director of the Southeastern Louisiana
University Laboratory School, retired local educator Pat Williams will serve as interim
director. Ukpolo's resignation is effective August 2.
"We appreciate the contributions Dr. Ukpolo has made to the Lab School and to
Southeastern," said Shirley Jacob, Interim Dean of the College of Education, "and
we wish her success."
Jacob said the Southeastern Laboratory School is ready for the upcoming school
year, as Southeastern's College of Education and the Tangipahoa Parish School System
have worked in partnership to ensure a smooth transition in the Lab School leadership.
"Pat Williams will serve as interim director of the Lab School, effective August
5. Williams is a retired public school administrator known throughout Tangipahoa
Parish for her high standards in teacher excellence," Jacob said. "She brings years
of experience in K-12 education and is trained in the new common core curriculum and
teacher accountability."
It was Williams' dedication to the children of Tangipahoa Parish, Jacob added,
that persuaded her to assist the Lab School during this time of transition.
"I am looking forward to getting the school off to a good start in August and
to working with the teachers, students, and parents," Williams said. "In partnership
with the Tangipahoa Parish School System and under the administrative direction of
Dr. Beth Moulds, administrator-at-large in Tangipahoa Parish, and Dr. Shirley Jacob,
the Southeastern Laboratory School already has plans in place as teachers prepare
their classrooms for the first day of school on August 12 and as the Lab School continues
to strive to provide the highest quality education to its students."
