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Special Education Advisory Council

2025-03-13T16:11:07-05:00

�첩�� is accepting applications for membership on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC). This council will meet monthly to provide advice and recommendations regarding special education policies, procedures, and resources. The council will also engage in outreach activities to the community at large to increase the level of knowledge, support, and collaboration with respect to special education.

Members are being sought from the following stakeholder groups:

Parents or legal guardians of students with disabilities enrolled in �첩��
A high school student with an Exceptionality enrolled in �첩��

If you are interested in becoming a member of the �첩�� Special Education Advisory Council, please complete our online application at: https://tinyurl.com/SEAC2024-2025

If you require a paper application, please contact our Exceptional Children’s Services Team via email at [email protected]">[email protected] or via telephone at 504-304-4988.

Applications are due by Friday, April 4, 2025.

Special Education Advisory Council

2024-10-31T10:10:31-05:00

Members are being sought from the following stakeholder groups:

Parents or legal guardians of students with disabilities enrolled in �첩��
A high school student with an Exceptionality enrolled in �첩��
A representative from an entity that serves students with disabilities or their families
Special Education Stakeholders

Applications are due by November 8, 2024.

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2024-05-21T09:18:45-05:00

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Special Education Advisory Council Opening

2022-09-09T17:25:20-05:00

�첩�� is accepting applications for membership on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC). This council meets monthly to provide advice and recommendations regarding special education policies, procedures, and resources. The council also engages in outreach activities to the community at large to increase the level of knowledge, support, and collaboration with respect to special education. The Special Education Advisory Council is seeking two (2) teachers, paraeducators, or principals to serve on the council.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the �첩��' Special Education Advisory Council, please complete our online application at: https://forms.office.com/r/U0yJpCUfj7

If you require a paper application, please contact our Exceptional Children's Services Team via email at [email protected]">[email protected] or via telephone at 504-304-4988.

Applications are due by Friday, September 23, 2022.

NOLA-PS To Adjust the District Level Funding Allocation to Meet Students Needs for the 2021-2022 School Year

2021-06-10T12:48:31-05:00

As our community of schools grows and changes, �첩�� is committed to adapting in ways that best support our students. In this spirit, we will be updating the funding formula for schools, known as the District Level Funding Allocation (DFLA), to reflect the latest student demographics and educational needs ahead of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. This is a regular process that can occur every two years and must be approved by the Orleans Parish School Board. We will provide several opportunities for public engagement, and we welcome suggestions, comments and questions from our community throughout this process. Please revisit nolapublicschools.com in the future for more information.

Online Resource Guide

2020-05-08T17:03:20-05:00

�첩��, 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 resource guide is a virtual substitute for NOLA-PS�� third annual NOLA-PS Transition Resource Fair, which had to be canceled this year due to the COVID-19 public health crisis
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OPSB Seeks to Fill Interim District 5 School Board Member Seat

2020-05-07T09:11:26-05:00

NEW ORLEANS �� (May 7, 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 fill the District 5 seat on an interim basis. To be a school board member the person must be at least 18 years old, a resident in Louisiana for the preceding two years and domiciled for the preceding year in the district to which he or she is being appointed. [La. R.S. 17:52(E)(1)].

Pursuant to OPSB Policy ABCDA and La. R.S. 18:602, OPSB has 20 days in which to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Kleban’s resignation, or the Governor will appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The OPSB intends to appoint a qualified person to fill the vacant District 5 School Board seat on an interim basis from June 15, 2020 until the December 31, 2020 to fill the unexpired term of Ben Kleban.

All interested persons must submit a Letter of Interest by Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 12:00 noon. Letters of Interest should be addressed to Board President Ethan Ashley, and mailed to the OPSB Board Office, 2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5055, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 or emailed to the OPSB Board Counsel at [email protected]" target="_self">[email protected]. To avoid any possible delays associated with mail delivery, submission by email is preferred.

In addition to the Letter of Interest, all persons must also submit a resume' and an Affidavit of Qualifications, [consistent with La. R.S. 17:52(E)(1)]. A copy of a current Louisiana Driver's License (or other official Louisiana identification) must be attached. The following additional documents must be attached to the Affidavit of Qualifications to demonstrate the required residency and domicile: (1) copy of lease demonstrating residency and domicile in the District or a copy of the homestead exemption claimed by the applicant; (2) copy of a utility bill bearing the applicant’s name on the account; and (3) a copy of the applicant’s voter registration card or other document indicating where the applicant is registered to vote.

OPSB also requests that applicants submit with their Letter of Interest a short Vision Statement responding to the following three questions: 1) What is your vision for public education in Orleans Parish? 2) What in your experience best qualifies you for this interim appointment? 3) What do you believe a "quality" school district looks like? 4) What are your top three priorities that you would like to address if you are selected?

For more information, please direct any questions to the OPSB Board Counsel at [email protected]" target="_self">[email protected].

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ABOUT NOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS:��첩�� is the public school district for Orleans Parish, which includes the district’s elected school board, known as the Orleans Parish School Board and the district’s administration led by �첩�� Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis Jr. �첩�� currently oversees 78 public schools. For more information, visit www.nolapublicschools.com. For updates, follow �첩�� on Facebook��@NOLAPublicSchools, Instagram��@nolaps and Twitter��@NOLAPSchools.

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A Message from the Orleans Parish School Board

2020-04-23T11:49:28-05:00

OPSB’s Commitment to Lead our District Through COVID-19

During these uncertain times, I pray that you and your families are safe and in good health. I am encouraged by the resilience and steadfast leadership of our community. My partner reminds me that sometimes stepping up requires stepping back in uncertain times to listen and learn. Listening to the stories of our community working collectively to flatten the curve and learning alongside all of you on how best to support our students, their families and all those that contribute to creating the best possible learning environment for our youth is truly inspiring.

You are doing your part as a community to ensure the long-term success of our city, and as President of the Orleans Parish School Board I want to ensure you that we are working during this pandemic to ensure the short- and long-term success of our system for our students, families, educators, support staff and community. As we contribute to managing the public health crisis, we are committed to conducting the business of serving the needs of our students and schools in a way that aligns with public health guidance and safety of our community. We are committed to ensuring that our District is:

1. Meeting the immediate needs of our students, families, educators and support staff;
2. Being transparent as we continue to move the long-term goals of the District; and
3. Working with other government, non-profit, for-profit and philanthropy organizations to continue securing the resources necessary to grow the impact of our District.

As we face the challenges of this pandemic, our District is focused on ensuring that our students are receiving proper nutrition, have access to the internet and electronic equipment during time away from our school buildings, and are supporting our schools to provide mental health services to our students. I am proud to say that our District led the state with our investment of $5 million dollars to purchase hotspots and Chromebooks to ensure that all of our students can participate in distance learning. We led the state in standing up 43 feeding sites for our students - serving more than 660,000 meals to date. We are committed to working alongside the whole community to meet the current challenges presented by this pandemic for our students and families. As such, we have put together both a community resource and COVID-19 update page for students and families that provide information on the following:

�� Distance Learning Resources for Families
�� Behavioral and Mental Health Support
�� Food Pantry and Community Feeding Locations
�� Job Opportunities
�� Utilities Support
�� Donations and Volunteer Support
�� Rent/mortgage assistance
�� Unemployment Assistance

While our first priorities are safety and addressing the needs of our students, families and educators during this pandemic, we are also committed to continuing our efforts to improve our District. We recognize and are committed to transparency in service of the students, families, school administrative and support staff of OPSB and are taking the following actions:

�� Publishing our agenda earlier than legally required to ensure that our community has additional time to review our agenda.
�� Allowing our community members the opportunity to email their comments on a particular agenda action prior to the meeting at this email address: [email protected]. These comments will be reflected in our official board minutes. This is being allowed in addition to the usual public comment policy to ensure maximum public participation in virtual meetings being held during this pandemic.

Our school board is committed to do the work that we are elected to do and will work alongside the community to ensure proper time and opportunity for everyone to participate in creating the best outcomes possible during this challenging time for the students, families, administrative and support staff and educators of OPSB.

Partnerships continue to be a critical pathway to our success. OPSB is at its best when working alongside students and families, members of the community, faith-based and community-based organizations, government partners, the private sector, philanthropic organizations and with one another. I am grateful for the many partners who have already stepped up to support our students, educators, support and administrative staff and community.

�� Our philanthropic partners have provided over $500,000 of aid to support our technology needs of our students.
�� Our private communications companies have provided free and reduced internet for our families and students to connect.
�� Individual city councilmembers like Jared Brossett have donated Proper Protective Equipment for our educators who are providing food through our citywide feeding program.

This shared unity of mission to work together and secure the resources needed to improve the living and learning environments for our students and families is vital during these times. I look forward to continuing to lead efforts on behalf of our District to build partnerships that result in resources.

What I am clear about in this moment is that our children not only need but deserve our very best effort to meet the challenge of serving all of our students well in a pandemic. As board President, I am committed to meeting the challenges offered by COVID-19 for our students, families, and educators; and I hope you will join and support my leadership in this unprecedented time.

In Service,

Ethan Ashley
Orleans Parish School Board President

OPSB TO HOST APRIL COMMITTEE MEETING VIA VIDEO/TELECONFERENCE ON APRIL 21

2020-04-16T18:37:32-05:00

WHAT: The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) will host its April Committee Meeting remotely on Tuesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. The meeting will be accessible to the public via teleconference/video conference. This meeting will be held remotely in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to preserve the health and safety of all members of the public. The OPSB will utilize the online platform Zoom to live-stream meetings, which will be open for the public to view and participate in online or via phone.
The board and NOLA-PS staff will provide several districtwide updates and reports during the committee meeting. The agenda will be posted publicly no later than 24 hours in advance of the meeting, here.

To participate online: The live stream will be available here beginning at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. To comment online, please submit a public comment card here prior to the start of the meeting or within 30 minutes after the meeting begins. The meeting moderator will announce the speaker at the appropriate time, speaker is to self-identify with the “raise hand�� feature at the bottom of the web page, and meeting moderator will unmute audio. The speaker should state their name and address for the record, public comments are limited to two minutes, per policy. Step-by-step instructions to access the Zoom live-stream can be found here.

To participate via phone: To access the meeting, at 1 p.m., via telephone conference dial 929-205-6099, 312-626-6799, 301-715-8592, or 346-248-7799, and enter 481-226-191 when prompted to enter the meeting ID. To comment via phone, please submit a public comment card here prior to the start of the meeting or within 30 minutes after the meeting begins. The meeting moderator will announce the speaker at the appropriate time, speaker is to self-identify with the “raise hand�� feature by dialing *6, and meeting moderator will unmute audio. The speaker should state their name and address for the record, public comments are limited to two minutes, per policy.
For questions regarding the virtual meeting, please email: [email protected].

WHEN: Tuesday, April 21, 1 �� 3 p.m.

WHERE: The live stream will be available here.

WHO: Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB)

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ABOUT NOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS: �첩�� is the public school district for Orleans Parish, which includes the district’s elected school board, known as the Orleans Parish School Board and the district’s administration led by �첩�� Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis Jr. �첩�� currently oversees 78 public schools. For more information, visit www.nolapublicschools.com. For updates, follow �첩�� on Facebook @NOLAPublicSchools, Instagram @nolaps and Twitter @NOLAPSchools.

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