Reports and Findings

As New Orleans nears the end of the timeline outlined in Act 35, increased attention is being given to the best model of local control of public schools. The Understanding Governance Summer Series aimed to increase awareness and offer clarity on the various models local researchers proposed for public school governance. In this five week series we explored the implications of new governance models on helping shape the future of public schools in New Orleans.

Researchers discussed how the models outlined in their reports address: 1) Accountability for improving student achievement, 2) Equity in access, and 3) School funding Click here to access the list and reports and video of the presentations.

What Works and Why? - April 8, 2010 Forum

Public Schools in New Orleans – Part I Elementary Grades

Learn how four different types of schools share a common thread of moving students to grade level performance and beyond!

 

Have you wondered:

·         What’s really working in public schools in New Orleans Post - K? 

·         Are there consistent practices among effective schools?

·         Can schools successfully educate all types of learners including special education, gifted, and students requiring significant remediation all in one program?

OPEN set out to discover how effective schools operate and selected four high performing schools with open enrolment with four different operating structures. (RSD/OPSB/charter/traditional)  Click here for more information about our selection criteria and process to choose the schools for this forum.

Click on a school name below to learn how these effective schools operate

Mary Bethune, Orleans Parish School Board
(video presentation to be posted later) 

Robert Russa Moton Charter School, OPSB Charter 

Mary Coghill Elementary School, Recovery School District 

Lafayette Academy, RSD Charter

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White Paper - The Value of Community Voice In Shaping the Future of Public Education

A Collaboration Between the Orleans Public Education Network and the Loyola Institute for Quality and Equity in Education click here to read or print this white paper

Community Engagement Participatory Research for Quality Schools in New Orleans Executive Summary Report

This report describes the results of an initial pilot of the Community Engagement Participatory Research Study supported through O.P.E.N. The pilot study was conducted from January through July of 2009 and consisted primarily of focus groups with key stakeholder groups. Click here to read or print the Executive Summary of this report.

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