(New Orleans – May 20, 2021) — Today, the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) gave the go-ahead to NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and the non-profit 9th Ward Stadium Inc. to partner on the construction of a new athletic facility in the 9th Ward. Under the approved cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA), funding for the project will be provided by 9th W...

(New Orleans – May 17, 2021) —NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is saddened by the passing of former U.S. Representative and Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer. Governor Roemer will be remembered for his great contributions to our state and his work to lift up so many teachers and the work they did and do every day. In the late 1980s, he won legislative a...

(New Orleans – April 20, 2021) — Three students from NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) have been named finalists in the Louisiana Department of Education's (LDOE) annual Students of the Year competition. NOLA-PS Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. will be visiting Lusher 5th grader Quincy Shariff, Lusher 8th grader Marbella Maristany, and Benjamin ...

Students can receive COVID-19 vaccines approved by the CDC for individuals 12 and older. (New Orleans – May 28 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS), in partnership with CORE, Crescent Care, DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), and Ochsner, will expand its mobile COVID-19 vaccine pilot program to eligible students 12 years and older, starting We...

500+ meals will be delivered via DoorDash every week. Media RSVP Required. Media opportunity not open to the public. WHAT: As part of a pilot program that NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) hopes to expand, more than 500 meals will be delivered weekly to the homes of 50 families, thanks to a donation received from United Way of Southeast Louisiana's (UW...

(NEW ORLEANS – April 7, 2021) – Today, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) released OneApp placement results for the 2021-2022 school year. Families can log-in and review those placement results by visiting: http://oneapp.force.com. The OneApp is the centralized school enrollment application process for Orleans Parish public schools. OneApp provides stud...

Team working to refine the plan based on data and public input The community update for NOLA Public Schools' Strategic Plan, scheduled for May 17, has been postponed until Wednesday, June 2 to give the planning team additional time to formulate a refined draft based on the collected data and public feedback. We encourage members of the public and o...

District is seeking public input to help set priorities (New Orleans – March 31, 2021) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is launching a major strategic planning initiative to set the course for the District for the next four years. The goal is to capitalize on the lessons learned since reunification of schools three years ago and through our successf...

Event photos available here. Event videos and presentations available here. (NEW ORLEANS – March 26, 2021) – 180 years ago, in 1841, public education was born in the City of New Orleans. Today, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) officially kicked off the 180th anniversary of the school district with a virtual celebration hosted at McDonogh 35. NOLA-PS S...

In-Person Photo & Media Opportunities. Media RSVP Required. *Public is invited to participate in event VIRTUALLY* WHAT: 180 years ago, in 1841, public education was born in the City of New Orleans. Join us as NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) hosts a virtual event celebrating and commemorating this milestone. The event is designed to showcase the h...

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 K-12 students remain in in-person and hybrid learning. One significant update to our learning model is the recently adopt...

(New Orleans – April 14, 2022) — NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis extended a congratulatory message to Benjamin Franklin High School 12th grader Anita Zahiri for being named as a winner in this year's Louisiana Department of Education's (LDOE) annual Students of the Year competition. Zahiri, along with Lusher 5th gra...

(New Orleans – April 11, 2022) – The positive test rate of NOLA Public Schools' (NOLA-PS) districtwide testing program remains below 1%. Since our COVID-19 tracking data continues to remain low, beginning today, the COVID Tracker will report the counts of COVID-19 cases identified in the Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) COVID-19 data. These d...

Event Supported by Special Olympics Louisiana Unified Champion Schools (New Orleans – February 22, 2021) —With the Olympic Trials over, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is set to officially kick-off the Opening Ceremony of its inaugural Dr. Rosalynne B. Dennis Fitness Challenge supported by Special Olympics Louisiana Unified Champion Schools! The virt...

(New Orleans – February 21, 2022) - NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is proud to report our COVID-19 positivity rate is below 1%. Our schools, with the assistance of health partners, administered 19,476 COVID-19 tests last week, yielding a positive test rate of 0.85%, among its students and staff. That's down more than a half percent from last week's ...

(New Orleans – February 15, 2022) - NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is proud of its school community for the hard work to keep COVID-19 from disrupting students' educations as much as possible. We are pleased to say that our COVID-19 positivity rate continues to decline. Our schools, with the assistance of health partners, administered 19,431 COVID-1...

Families can learn more about the vaccine and ask questions as NOLA-PS gears up to provide access to this age group. What: In anticipation of the FDA extending emergency use authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11 year olds, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and the City of New Orleans Health Department will host a town meeting with health...

(New Orleans – August 24, 2021) – Today, NOLA Public Schools unveiled at The NET Charter School in Gentilly its joint pilot COVID testing program with the support of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to increase testing rates among students and members of our school community. The program, which NOLA-PS is the first to execute and will be fu...

Starting today, weekly walk-up COVID-19 testing available Tuesdays & Thursdays (New Orleans – August 17) – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is proud to announce its partnering with CORE Response New Orleans to offer walk-up COVID-19 testing to students, teachers, staff, and their families during the following days and times, starting today: Tuesda...

New COVID Guidance designed to keep school buildings open and students in classrooms (New Orleans – Jul 28, 2021) — With the new school year around the corner, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is committed to preserving in-person learning and will continue to track the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, in partnership with the City of New Orleans and ou...