ULL’s 2008-09 LaSIP project entitled “Improving PACS (Pedagogical Assessment and Content Skills) of Middle Grades” provided 168 contact hours of professional development for 33 teachers of grades 5-7 employed with the Lafayette Parish School System. Headed up by Dr. Peter Sheppard, the chief content areas addressed were Number Relations and Algebra. The project utilized RAP (Research & Associated Practice) Sessions, in which addressed real problems teachers may encounter through current and classic research- and reform-based practices.
