Month: November 2016

ICYMI: New Orleans School Board Endorses Platform

Posted on by Leslie Jacobs

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) … Your mini news clippings

School Board Endorses Platform

The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) is moving forward with a shared vision and platform for New Orleans schools. Five incumbents have retained their seats. Leslie Ellison, Woody Koppel and Nolan Marshall Jr. defeated their challengers in the recent election, and John Brown and Sarah Usdin won unopposed. Two new members join the school board: Ben Kleban and Ethan Ashley.

All seven members of the board have pledged their support for a series of goals and action items developed by Forward New Orleans Public Schools (FNOPS). The FNOPS platform covers eight different commitments: to expand high-quality, high-performing schools; serve students equitably; ensure equal access to schools; enforce school autonomy with accountability; act as a responsible resource manager; engage in system-wide strategic planning; collaborate to implement best practices; and promote academic excellence and equity for all public school students.

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2016 School Performance

Posted on by Leslie Jacobs

The state has released the 2016 School Performance Scores. 

Highlights

  • Performance has improved. The District Performance Score for New Orleans (OPSB+RSD) increased 1.5 points after three years of no change.
  • New Orleans is only one-tenth of a point away from receiving a B letter grade.
  • While performance has improved, New Orleans did not keep pace with other districts. Our ranking went down two spots from last year – from 41st to 43rd.
  • Our schools were challenged to improve with the new, higher standards; 8 schools went up a letter grade, and 16 schools went down a letter grade.

District Performance



The District Performance Score (DPS) is the most comprehensive measurement of school and student performance. The DPS for New Orleans includes all students, all tests, and all grade levels for OPSB and RSD (including students that attended schools now closed). 


  • New Orleans’ DPS went up 1.5 points, from 83.4 to 84.9, the first change in three years.
  • New Orleans received a C letter grade again this year, but we are now just one tenth of a point away from a B.
  • New Orleans is ranked 43rd out of 69 districts, down two spots from last year.

Download the 2016 District Performance Scores for New Orleans Schools (xlsx).

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