POLLY J. BROUSSARD

Polly Broussard has been an outstanding leader enhancing the status of the teaching corps in our nation as professionals in the highest sense. She is one of the founders of the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana (A+PEL), and continues to serve as its executive director.

Polly was a public school teacher for over twenty years serving as an early childhood educator. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University, with a Master of Education Plus 30 and a Bachelor of Arts in Education.

Extensive training in business and leadership skills provides Ms. Broussard with the expertise to promote the recognition of teachers as the professionals they should be. Polly was recently elected to the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).