Facilities Assignment
NOLA Public Schools is the owner of most of the buildings our schools occupy in New Orleans. While some schools have a building guarantee in law, others must request a lease of an available building or secure a private facility. Schools become available as a result of school non-renewals, schools moving their programs to other buildings, or when construction is completed on an occupants long-term home. Schools may submit their interest to the OPSB administration for buildings when they become available. OPSB announces facility availability due to lease expiration or construction through our schools newsletter. Requests are considered by administration and the superintendent focusing on the organization’s need, community support, citywide need, their capacity to add high quality seats to the system, and potential to improve the facility. When construction on a facility will be required, the administration may assign organizations to a location on a short-term lease while construction is planned or occurring.
Property Development Strategy
NOLA Public Schools will be having community meetings to gain feedback on our Property Development Strategy. These public community meetings are scheduled for March 7th, 9th, and 14th, and virtually on March 16th. Please see flyer for meeting details. These meetings aim to gain feedback on our proposed criteria to sell, lease or develop properties for community benefit purposes that are no longer needed for education. We will also review a proposed set of community benefit projects such as affordable housing, teacher housing, early childhood education, green infrastructure, etc. Join us for a discussion on what criteria NOLA Public Schools should use when repurposing Orleans Parish School Board owned vacant properties. Please use survey to provide your input. This feedback opportunity will be open until March 31st. Click here for English version of survey. Click here for Spanish version of survey.
