Hometown Hero Honoree

Ann Lilly Trappey is a distinguished educator with a 35-year career as a classroom teacher and 12 years as a curriculum specialist. Her extensive experience in social studies education has made her a prominent figure in Louisiana's educational landscape. Mrs. Trappey has served on multiple Louisiana Department of Education Social Studies State Committees, participated in curriculum development for various educational initiatives, and directed Teaching American History Grant Projects (2004-2012).

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Notable Awards and Recognition

 

• Governor Mike Foster’s Blue Ribbon Commission-PK-16+ Social Studies Consortium

• Governor Elect Bobby Jindal’s Education Advisory Council (November-December 2007)

• Phi Delta Kappa Veteran Teacher of the Year (2001-2002)

• Tulane University's Southern Institute for Research and Development Tolerance Teacher of the Year (2003)

• LEAP Alternate Assessment Committee, Level 2 (LAA 2) (2005)

• General Education Access Guide for Revision Task Force (December 2005, January and February 2006) The task force was established to incorporate linkage to the Grade-Level Expectations for students with the most significant disabilities.

• Content Area Literacy Strategy Trainer – 2008 LDOE Comprehensive Curriculum Workshops

• Louisiana Public Broadcasting “Teacher-to-Teacher” Video Program Presenter 2002

• Curriculum writer and curriculum alignment for Glenco McGraw Hill Publishing Company

• Office of the Louisiana Lieutenant Governor’s “Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans 1815-2015, Desk Reference for Educators, 2014,” Lesson Design and Project Director

• National Council for the Social Studies 2015 Planning Committee for national conference being held in New Orleans in November, 2015