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(New Orleans �� March 22, 2022) �� �첩���� Public Schools and its community of schools have embarked on a plan to best optimize its highest quality facilities for students after recent data showed New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole can expect smaller student bodies in the coming years. Today, �첩����-PS Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. announced h...

(New Orleans �� March 21, 2022) �� �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) is proud to report our COVID-19 positivity rate continues to remain below 1% for the third week in a row and, starting today, students can go mask-free if they feel comfortable doing so. Our schools, with the assistance of health partners, administered 16,534 COVID-19 tests last week, y...

(New Orleans �� March 18, 2022) �� Due to the resignation of former District 1 School Board Member John Brown, the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) will receive Letters of Interest from qualified individuals seeking to fill the District 1 seat on an interim basis. To be a school board member the person must be at least 18 years old, a resident in L...

WHAT: �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. and Young Audiences Charter Schools (YACS) CEO Rickie Nutik will welcome Young Audiences Charter Schools at Lawrence D. Crocker students to campus for their first day without masks, a little more than two years since the pandemic began. THIS IS A DISTRICT SANCTIONED MEDIA A...

(New Orleans �� March 18, 2022) �� Based on federal, state, and local guidance for masking in school settings, �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) is lifting its universal masking recommendation for K-12 beginning Monday, March 21st. Levels of community spread have remained low, as defined by the CDC. "I am excited for our students and staff to be able to ...

(New Orleans �� March 15, 2022) �� Joined by Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) members Olin Parker, Ethan Ashley, Dr. Jancarlos Wagner-Romero, Carlos Zervigon, and Katherine Baudouin, �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. was proud to celebrate and congratulate Benjamin Franklin High School math and social studies tea...

(New Orleans �� March 15, 2022) �� Today, �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. visited three students from the District who have been named finalists in the Louisiana Department of Education's (LDOE) annual Students of the Year competition. Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. visited Lusher 5th grader Jayden Garde...

(New Orleans �� March 14, 2022) �� Nearly two weeks post Mardi Gras, �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) is proud to report our COVID-19 positivity rate is below 1% for the second week in a row. Our schools, with the assistance of health partners, administered 17,745 COVID-19 tests last week, yielding a positive test rate of 0.38%, among its students and s...

New Orleans �� March 11, 2022) �� The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) completed its first round of virtual interviews with 15 candidates interested in becoming the next Superintendent of Schools for �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS). Board members voted unanimously to invite one or more of the candidates to move onto the next phase of the Superintende...

Candidates will be selected Friday to move forward in the selection process. (New Orleans �� March 10, 2022) �� The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) will recess its special meeting this evening after completing the first day of virtual interviews for candidates to be the next Superintendent of Schools for �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS). OPSB members...

(New Orleans �� March 7, 2022) �� Due to most schools observing Mardi Gras break last week, today's COVID Tracker update will reflect low numbers. �첩���� Public Schools, with the assistance of health partners, administered 2,493 COVID-19 tests last week, yielding a positive test rate of 0.36%, among its students and staff. The number of tests performed...

Mr. Brown is stepping down due to his daughter's candidacy for �첩����-PS Superintendent. (New Orleans �� March 7, 2022) �� �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) is grateful to Orleans Parish School Member John Brown for his years of service as a board member, board president, principal, coach, teacher, and mentor to New Orleans students for the past 52 years. ...

(New Orleans �� March 3, 2022) �� Based on federal, state, and local changes to masking guidance in school settings, �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) recommends the continuation of universal masking for its K-12 schools through March 18, 2022. If levels of community spread remain medium to low, as defined by the CDC, the masking recommendation will be l...

(New Orleans �� February 25, 2022) —As we celebrate the carnival season, �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) is proud to announce the five winners of its social media "Celebrate Safely!" Mardi Gras Float and Mask Decorating Contest. More than 200 students across 10 schools participated in the event and displayed their creativity across our social media ch...

(New Orleans �� February 21, 2022) - �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-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) �� �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) has begun to provide thousands of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to our schools, as part of the federal government's response to the pandemic. The Biden administration has provided all schools access to rapid antigen tests in support of in person learning. �첩����-PS welcomed the offer an...

(New Orleans �� February 15, 2022) - �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-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...

This is a unique way for 45,000+ students to celebrate Mardi Gras & encourage them to display their Mardi Gras spirit. (New Orleans �� February 8, 2022) �� Mardi Gras is back! As our city brings back the cultural tradition of parade season, we still want to celebrate safely and bring attention to unique reminders to mask-up during the carnival se...

(New Orleans �� February 7, 2022) - �첩���� Public Schools (�첩����-PS) is pleased to announce that our COVID-19 positivity rate continues to decline. 21,585 COVID-19 tests were administered last week, yielding a positive test rate of 2.15% among its students and staff. That's down nearly one percent from last week's testing data, showing our schools' COV...

(New Orleans - February 3, 2022) -- The Orleans Parish School Board and �첩���� Public Schools wish to express their gratitude and appreciation to the New Orleans City Council for their unanimous decision to provide $4.6 million in funding for aid for critical programs to serve our young learners. The funding comes from the longstanding agreement...