LAFAYETTE, La.- Lafayette Parish School System Superintendent Dr. Donald Aguillard has appointed Christy Hayes principal of Martial Billeaud Elementary School and Dawn Weimer principal of Dr. Raphael Baranco Elementary School.

Christy Hayes received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Education degree from the University of Louisiana Lafayette. Ms. Hayes has served as a teacher at LeRosen Elementary School and at Live Oak Elementary School.

She has served as an Instructional Services Support Teacher for the district, Instructional Strategist at Woodvale Elementary School and, most recently, as an Assistant Principal at Woodvale Elementary School.

Hayes is a member of UL Lafayette’s Education Department Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Committee.

Dawn Weimer received a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master of Education degree from the University of Louisiana Lafayette. Weimer has served as the ELA Academic Content Coach, Reading Facilitator and Instructional Strategist at Faulk Elementary School.

She taught two years at Our Lady of Fatima and six years in the district at Faulk Elementary, Alice Boucher Elementary, and Myrtle Place Elementary.

Her most recent position was the Assistant Principal at Faulk Elementary School. She is also currently participating in the National Institute of School Leadership (NISL) training.

Ms. Weimer was a Lafayette Education Foundation semi-finalist for Teacher of the Year for two years at Fatima Elementary School.