New Orleans Public Schools
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New Orleans Public Schools is a public school district that serves all of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The school district is governed by the Orleans Parish School Board.
NOPS was the New Orleans area's largest school district before Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in August 2005, damaging or destroying more than 100 of the district's 128 school buildings. NOPS served approximately 65,000 students pre-Katrina.
As a result of legislation passed by the state in November 2005, 102 of the city's worst-performing public schools were transferred to the Recovery School District (RSD), which is operated by the Louisiana Department of Education and headed by Louisiana Department of Education staff member, Robin Jarvis. The Recovery School District was created 2003 to allow the state to take over failing schools, those that fell into a certain "worst-performing" metric. Five public schools in New Orleans were transferred to the RSD prior to Katrina.
[edit] External links
- New Orleans Public Schools (Board of Education)
- Warren Easton in Exile
- New Orleans Schools (NOLA Recovery School District)
- The future of public education in New Orleans
The New Orleans schools system has changed radically over the past few years, both before and after Katrina. Some Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB)/New Orleans Public Schools (NOPS)-run schools remain, but there is now also the Louisiana Recovery School District (RSD), and both organizations sponsor Charter Schools as well as directly overseeing schools. Confused? Whether you are back, or thinking of returning, we hope this section will help you understand what is on offer: which schools are open where, and who to contact to find out more. If you still have questions, ask them, - through our forums!
- New Orleans Public Schools Directory - A directory of public schools open for 2007-2008.
Do you have any question about the Public Schools system in New Orleans as a whole, or about a specific school? Do you have experience or knowledge of the system which you can share with others to help them understand the system better? Try our forums, - created for you and available on the information page for every school in the directory. We will do our best to have your questions answered and to keep the discussion civil.
- "New Orleans Public Schools General Discussion Forum at the New Orleans Wiki":http://thinknola.com/post/public-schools-at-the-new-orleans-wiki/
- New Orleans Public Schools Forums Directory
If you are interested in coming to teach in New Orleans, please do! To find out how:
We would like to thank the many schools and individuals who helped in compiling this database, and to make special mention of the volunteers from the "Magnolia Project":http://magnoliaproject.berkeley.edu/ from UC, Berkeley, and of the "New Orleans Parents' Guide":http://www.nolaparentsguide.org ("www.nolaparentsguide.org":http://www.nolaparentsguide.org). For more information on this and other useful resources:
