The new school year is just around the corner. As a parent and educator, I know the juggling act it takes in a normal summer to get a child ready for class: purchasing uniforms, filling out paperwork, lining up bus schedules or carpools, multiple trips to stores for school supplies. But this is not a normal summer. On top of this seasonal back-to-school ritual, we must continue to keep our children safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, now and throughout the 2021-2022 school year.
Dear NOLA-PS Community Members,
What is different from last summer is our shared experience. We have been here before. We know how to do this. We did it, together, and we will do it again.
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(New Orleans – July 30, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) recently learned some families may have received inaccurate information concerning seat availability at the James M. Singleton Charter [ ... ]
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NOLA Public Schools is proud to unveil a new comprehensive Special Education Resource Guide that connects people to resources that create real and impactful change in the lives of special needs students and their families. The Special Education Resource Guide is a living document that contains more than 20 areas of assistance, includes more than 150 organization and providers.
Printed copies of the guide can be picked-up at the following locations:
GUIDANCE UPDATE: ALL ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR FACE MASKS IN SCHOOL FACILITIES, RESTRICT ASSEMBLY SPACE USE AND UPDATE COVID-19 CASE PROCEDURES, EFFECTIVE 7/30/2021 NOLA Public Schools takes the health of our students, educators, and staff seriously, and we are committed to doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our district and schools. Visit our COVID Guidance for the 2021-2022 School Year to review our latest guidelines to best keep our community safe. To help provide easy access to the vaccine, NOLA-PS, in partnership with local health partners, will be continuing to offer its summer mobile vaccine drive to eligible students 12 and older. Click here for the list of sites. For further information about how we reopened schools during the 2020-2021 school year, read our Roadmap to Reopening.
Several of our schools are serving as community feeding centers at this time. Visit our COVID-19 Child Nutrition page for the latest list of schools and hours of operation.
Check out our COVID-19 Community Resource Center for important information and resources for families and community members.
If you are looking for information on COVID cases across the district, see Our COVID Case Tracker to provide COVID case information across the district will return at the start of the school year.
The NOLAPS Transitions Resource Guide is a digital collection of resources for families and students with special needs transitioning into life after their high school careers. The guide includes information on more than 60 local organizations that provide support in areas such as employment, community access, housing, independent living, financial planning and legal rights.
View the Transitions Resource Guide here.
Support a classroom in New Orleans here: www.donorschoose.org/NOLAPS
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