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Closes Friday, January 29, 2021 and Opens Friday, November 20, 2020To schedule a media interview with Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr., please email communications@nolapublicschools.com(New Orleans – November 20, 2020) – The annual unified app...
Grisela Jackson will take Ben Klebans’ place on the Orleans Parish School Board NEW ORLEANS – (June 11, 2020) – At the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) board business meeting on Thursday, June 11, the OPSB elected Grisela Jackson to take the Distri...
NEW ORLEANS – (May 8, 2020) - NOLA Public Schools, in collaboration with community partners, recently launched a web-based resource guide designed to assist students with disabilities transitioning into life after their high school careers. The resou...
Students and Families Across New Orleans Joined NOLA-PS and Cox Communications in “Making Some Noise” to Thank Teachers Amid Pandemic.Click here to access video compilation of participation Click here to access Mayor Cantrell’s video message to teach...
NEW ORLEANS – (April 29, 2020) - NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) has announced that meal distribution at its city-wide feeding sites will be delayed an hour this morning due to the inclement weather. Distribution will begin at 10 a.m. this morni...
NEW ORLEANS – (April 9, 2020) Due to the resignation of District 5 School Board Member Ben Kleban, which will be effective on June 15 2020, the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) will receive Letters of Interest from qualified individuals seeking to ...
Dear McDonogh 35 School Community,On behalf of NOLA Public Schools, our Orleans Parish School Board members, administration staff and the education community at large, I offer our collective condolences to the Reese family on the passing of our belov...
NEW ORLEANS – (March 23, 2020) - Per the proclamation issued by Governor John Bel Edwards all NOLA public schools have been ordered to close and will not resume in-class operations until April 13th. This necessary action is an effective way to slow t...
WHAT: The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) will be hosting two meetings remotely on Tuesday, March 24. The Orleans School Facilities Foundation (OSFF) Meeting and the OPSB Board Business Meeting will be accessible to the public via teleconference/v...
New Orleans – (March 3, 2020) – NOLA Public Schools’ (NOLA-PS) first priority is always the safety of our students, faculty and staff and their families. NOLA-PS continues to coordinate local and state agencies, as we monitor the Coronavirus Disease ...
(New Orleans – February 1, 2021) —NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) has released the full application of its Spring 2021 Charter Request for Applications (RFA) annual process. The District welcomes new and existing entities willing to strive to meet NOLA-PS' vision to ensure all students receive a high-quality education. The charter school application ...
What: As students return to in-person learning, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is committed to the health and safety of our school community, and we will continue to monitor the data that measures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and do everything we can to ensure our K-8 students remain in in-person learning and our high school students can retu...
Unique way for 45,000+ students to celebrate Mardi Gras & encourage them to continue to wear masks (New Orleans – January 28, 2021) — Mardi Gras isn't completely off the table, during this pandemic! Just as our city is finding unique ways to celebrate the carnival season, so is NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS). "The District is excited to host a C...
High Schools to allow small groups of students to return as data tracking continues (New Orleans – January 27, 2021) – After monitoring declining trends in the state, local and school-based data used to track the impact of COVID-19 in New Orleans, and in consultation with health officials and our medical advisors, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) anno...
What/Why: As we have been throughout this pandemic, NOLA-PS remains committed to transparency and to providing important guidance to help return our students to in-person learning. We are holding this press conference to share an update on COVID-19 metrics and to update the community on the best mode of learning for our students moving forward. WHE...
What: NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is committed to the health and safety of our school community, and we will continue to monitor the data that measures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and do everything we can to ensure our schools can return to in-person learning as soon as it's safe to do so. NOLA-PS will continue to publicly share eac...
(NEW ORLEANS – January 22, 2021) – Today, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) notified Lawrence D. Crocker College Prep's faculty, staff, and families of the siting of the school to Young Audiences Charter Association (Young Audiences). Young Audiences will be responsible for the school's operation and management beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. T...
(New Orleans – January 22, 2021) – NOLA-PS was informed Thursday, Jan. 21, that the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reviewing the effectiveness of a COVID-19 test that has been used in the initial rollout at NOLA-PS's mobile testing units. Out of an abundance of caution, NOLA-PS immediately suspended the use of this test until the LDH ...
Data is trending in the right direction. Next Update slated for Jan. 28 (New Orleans – January 21, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) announced today that it will continue with its current distance learning model, after analyzing the latest data trends its team uses to track the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in schools across New Orleans. "We ...
What/Why: As we have been throughout this pandemic, NOLA-PS remains committed to transparency and to providing important guidance to help return our students to in-person learning. We are holding this press conference to share an update on COVID-19 metrics and to update the community on the best mode of learning for our students moving forward. WHE...
What/Why: As we have been throughout this pandemic, NOLA-PS remains committed to transparency and to providing important guidance to help return our students to in-person learning. We are holding this press conference to share an update on COVID-19 metrics; how we track them; and to emphasize health and safety measures for the community to reduce t...
Closes Friday, January 29, 2021 (New Orleans – January 20, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) would like to remind families the main round of OneApp closes Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. OneApp is the annual unified application process for children wishing to attend most public schools in New Orleans. New Orleans families can apply anytime until the app...
What: NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is committed to the health and safety of our school community, and we will continue to monitor the data that measures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and do everything we can to ensure our schools can return to in-person learning as soon as it's safe to do so. NOLA-PS will continue to publicly share each week...
(New Orleans – January 12, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and LCMC Children's Hospital of New Orleans (CHNOLA) celebrated another milestone today in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by announcing the first round of vaccines for school nurses and an increase in COVID-19 testing options for the school community. Four school nurses recei...
(New Orleans – January 12, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and LCMC Children's Hospital of New Orleans (CHNOLA) celebrated another milestone today in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by announcing the first round of vaccines for school nurses and an increase in COVID-19 testing options for the school community. Four school nurses recei...
What: NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is committed to the health and safety of our school community, and we will continue to monitor the data that measures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and do everything we can to ensure our schools can return to in-person learning as soon as it's safe to do so. NOLA-PS will continue to publicly share each week...
(New Orleans – January 11, 2021) — Four newcomers are now officially part of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), but they're certainly not strangers to working in schools or government. The newly elected members were sworn in during individual ceremonies, due to COVID-19 distancing requirements, along with three existing board members. Olin G. ...
Press Conference - Photo & Media Opportunities. Media RSVP Required. *PRESS CONFERENCE IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC* WHAT: The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) nurses to help protect them against the coronavirus. We are grateful to the state and Children's Hospital of New Orleans (CHNOLA) for providing the opp...
(New Orleans – January 6, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is committed to providing high quality education to all its students while protecting the health and safety of our community of schools during this unprecedented pandemic. Since March 2020, we have taken a measured, data-driven approach to balancing these priorities, a process that our...
(New Orleans – January 6, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is committed to providing high quality education to all its students while protecting the health and safety of our community of schools during this unprecedented pandemic. Since March 2020, we have taken a measured, data-driven approach to balancing these priorities, a process that our...
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New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
Hotline Number for Parents
504-527-KIDS
School-based issues or concerns from parents
24-hour Hotline Number for Community
504-522-HELP
District based community concerns, feedback, & inquiries from school staff or community members
