FirstLine Teachers Visit New York!

Group of FirstLine staff who made the trip to NYC!

A group of FirstLine staff took a trip to New York to visit excellent schools. The trip included site visits to Uncommon Leadership Prep, Success Academy, Democracy Prep, and Achievement First. All of these schools are leaders in education. While we are extremely proud that FirstLine has seen eight consecutive years of academic growth, we know there is still a long way to go. To ensure New Orleans becomes the first city in America where every child goes to a good school we must continue to be innovative and look to leaders in education for best practices. Schools across the country are working to provide all students access to high quality public schools which close the achievement gap. As we are not alone in this endeavor, we view school visits as a critical opportunity to learn from others and take away best practices in terms of culture, instruction and professional development.

The trip focused on academic rigor and engagement, student culture, and adult culture. Staff had the opportunity to explore each school and converse with colleagues.

Collaboration!

Overall the trip was a positive experience for staff:

"This was such an amazing opportunity to see some really great schools in and around NYC as well as wonderful time connecting with colleagues from various schools in the network. I am so thankful for this trip. It really opened my eyes to what's possible and has caused me to be very reflective in my own practice as well as looking for ways to influence change at my school." - FirstLine Teacher