Parents express communication concerns with NOLA Public Schools
Nuestra Voz says parents experienced retaliation after pointing out issues with their child s education Share Updated: 10:03 AM CST Feb 26, 2021
Nuestra Voz says parents experienced retaliation after pointing out issues with their child s education Share Updated: 10:03 AM CST Feb 26, 2021
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Show Transcript IMPLEMENTED IN THESE SCHOOLS THAT PUSH FOR REAL CHANGE. I SHOULD NOT BE FORCED OUT WHEN I’M LABELED AS THAT PARENT, BECAUSE I CALL TOO MUCH. REPORTER: NUESTRA VOZ GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD FILLED WIT INTERVIEWS FROM PARENTS OF BLACK, LATINX AND SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES. THEY SAY WHEN THEY REACHED O FOR HELP WITH THEIR CHILD’S SCHOOL WORK, EVEN BUSING ACCOMMODATIONS,THEY WERE DENIED ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR SCHOOLS AND RETALIATED AGAINST. REPORTER: THEIR EXTENSI RESEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A SYSTEMIC BARRIER IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. A NU
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Newly elected school board members sat for their first slate of meetings this week, probing district priorities ahead of this year’s charter application process.
The district is responsible for assessing requests to open new schools, which can come from charter management organizations that already work with the district or newcomers.
The application process begins in early February with applications due in April. After that, the district takes two months to review materials, conduct interviews and hold public hearings, with Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. expected to make final recommendations to the school board on June 11.
Last year, two organizations completed the application process. Kevin George, the district’s chief accountability officer, told board members he expects this year’s number to be higher based on the number of charter management organizations that have already expressed interest. If approved, new schools would open in the fal