Author John Berendt visits Dibert 2nd Grade

Read the T-P article about the visit of Author John Berendt to Dibert's 2nd grade class!

"Sitting on a table in Anne Ohri’s second-grade class at John Dibert Community School last week, writer John Berendt read and smiled with an audience far removed from his usual fan base." 

Green Staff and 3rd Grade featured in LOOP Video

LOOP's video detailing the wonderful work they do features Ms. Cerda and her 3rd Grade class, as well as Mrs. Bunton.  Lookin good in the woods, LOOP students.

FirstLine Staff Alum incubates charter boarding high school in Detroit

Read the news article from the Detroit Metro-Times about Natasha Baker's new charter boarding school proposal for Detroit public school students.   Congratulations to Natasha!


http://metrotimes.com/news/one-educator-s-dream-1.1158502

End of Year Festivities Ring in Summer!

It's nearing the end of the school year, and FirstLine Schools have invited their families and community members to participate and enjoy the fruits of our students' labor.  This year, GreenFest, the Green Family Picnic,  AsheFest and Dibert Fest invited families to visit the school and enjoy the company of the school community.

Mama Baderinwa's dance class showed off their moves at Green Fest.

Green's photography class displayed their work.

LHA Hosts its first 8th grade Graduation!

Langston Hughes Academy hosted its first ever 8th grade graduation on May 27, 2011. As LHA's founding class graduated, students, staff and parents were clearly emotional and responded vociferously to every student and staff member's heartfelt appreciations. The event featured handmade kinte cloth sashes, excellence awards in each department, a performance by the LHA band, visits from NOLA 180 board members and a guest speech from Judge Nadine Ramsey. Scholar reflections from Kamau J. and Jarelle R., as well as a valedictorian speech from D'Juanna J. brought the house down, and when the LHA Band played "Every Breath You Take", the crowd was on their feet. Look out for more special occasions as Dibert and Green graduate on June 4, and Ashe graduates on June 9! For more details on graduation ceremonies, contact the schools directly.

LHA Eagles produce i/LEAP hit!

LHA's Coach Castine and some talented 6th graders (Kendell, Kentrell & Dalea) collaborated to produce the monster hit, "This Test", which wowed the LHA audiences at their pre-LEAP pep rally. Their tunes rocked the house!

Leading Educators hosts information sessions in New Orleans!

Are you ready to have a transformative impact on your classroom? Your team? Your school?

Do you want meaningful professional development that will make you more effective in your role?

The mission of Leading Educators is to assist open-enrollment public schools in closing the achievement gap and providing all students with high-quality education by developing the skillfulness of school leaders such as department chairs, deans of students, master teachers, team leaders, and lead teachers.

The Leading Educators curriculum combines exposure, training, and support to build the skillfulness of mid-level teacher-leaders. This rigorous two-year professional development program aims to build the skillfulness of mid-level teacher-leaders in three key areas: Leadership and Management, School Culture, and Learning and Teaching. To date, Leading Educators has trained 46 teacher-leaders across 28 open admissions schools in the Greater New Orleans region.

Upcoming Information Sessions:

Thursday, January 20, 2011
6:00 – 7:00 PM
ARISE Academy
3819 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117

Monday, January 31, 2011
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Samuel J. Green Charter School
2319 Valence St.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70115


Please RSVP by sending an email to recruitment@leadingeducators.org with your name, school and role.