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File #: 2019-0170    Version: 1 Name: In Recognition: Mrs. Felicia Gomez-Walker, St. Charles Parish Public Schools Superintendent
Type: Proclamation Status: Read and Filed
File created: 6/3/2019 In control: Parish Council
On agenda: 6/3/2019 Final action: 6/3/2019
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: In Recognition: Mrs. Felicia Gomez-Walker, St. Charles Parish Public Schools Superintendent
Sponsors: Lawrence 'Larry' Cochran
Indexes: Proclamations (In Recognition), Schools
Attachments: 1. 2019-0170 Felicia Gomez-Walker

2019-0170

Title

In Recognition:  Mrs. Felicia Gomez-Walker, St. Charles Parish Public Schools Superintendent

Body

The Parish of St. Charles

June 3, 2019

IN   RECOGNITION

WHEREAS,                     Felicia Gomez-Walker began her career with the St. Charles Parish School System as a teacher in 1976, teaching first and second grade at Paradis Elementary, then moved on to Allemands Elementary, and then to Luling Elementary before transitioning into administration; and,

WHEREAS,                     Felicia Gomez-Walker has served in a number of different capacities during her years as an educator; Instructional Specialists, Principal, Executive Director of Restructuring, Curriculum and Instruction, and Assistant Superintendent; and,

WHEREAS,                     while serving in these various positions, Felicia Gomez-Walker earned her Masters of Education degree in Administration and Supervision from Nicholls State University and received additional certifications as Parish or City Supervisor of Instruction in 1995, Principal for all levels in 1996, and School Superintendent in 2005; and,

WHEREAS,                     July of 2013, Felicia Gomez-Walker was voted unanimously to become the Superintendent of St. Charles Parish Schools, making her the first woman to be named to the position; and,

WHEREAS,                     during her leadership as Superintendent, St. Charles Parish Schools ranked among the top performing districts in Louisiana, test scores continued to increase, the school system won numerous national awards in finance, school safety, and communications, the website “onlyinyourstate.com” ranked the school system as the number one school district in Louisiana, and parish voters approved a bond issue that supported the construction of the Lafon Performing Arts Center; and,

WHEREAS,                     Felicia Gomez-Walker is a member of the American Association of School Administrators, Louisiana Association of School Executives, National Federation of Urban and Suburban School Districts, Eastern States Consortium, AdvancED (Advancing Excellence in Education), St. Charles Parish Reading Council, Rotary Club of St. Charles Parish, and a number of other professional and community organizations; and,

WHEREAS,                     for more than 40 years of being a part of the St. Charles Parish Public School System, Felicia Gomez-Walker has served the parish with profound, dedicated, and distinguished service.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby honor and congratulate

Felicia Gomez-Walker

On Her Retirement

June 30, 2019

“PARISH   OF   PLENTY”

created in 1807 from the county of the

“German Coast”, a parish of

unprecedented economic and social

development, known for its

hospitality, rural living and sporting

opportunities… with the added

distinction of being located

on both sides of the

Mighty Mississippi River.