2006 Trailblazer Award

This year's receipient is Calcasieu Parish Public Schools in Lake Charles, Louisiana!

The Trailblazer recognition is a result of the comprehensive technology planning that allowed the district to serve not only students and faculty, but their community at a time of crisis as a result of Hurricane Rita. Calcasieu Parish Public Schools is a worthy model to district leaders around the country who are beginning to think more strategically about how their technology resources can assist in disaster management as they face everything from the bird flu to possible terrorist attacks.

Calcasieu Parish Public Schools was named as a Salute District in 1992, the first year of the TLN recognition program.

• Read the NSBA Press Release about the district.
• Visit the district's website.