Monique Boutte Magee began her educational career teaching 3rd grade and left the classroom after seven years. Currently, she is an innovative, practical, "think-out-of-the-box" middle school administrator. She is currently the principal at Lafayette Middle School in Lafayette, LA, and has served as an administrator since 2002 in the public school system.

Monique has worked with a variety of different students including French immersion, gifted, and low performing students. Monique has assisted her teachers in transitioning from the traditional methods of instructing to the differentiated, tech-savvy, modern age of teaching. She has equipped each classroom with top notched technology and students are able to engage in fun, meaningful lessons. She keeps abreast of the current trends and best practices in education to help her students and teachers excel. Monique is an analytical thinker and uses data-driven curriculum coupled with modern “new practices” in education to drive instruction. She has assisted her teachers in improving standardized test scores and the school’s annual yearly performance.

Affiliation

Lafayette Middle School, Louisiana

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