Press Release from New Schools for New Orleans

Are you a great teacher?
Do you know a great teacher?
Ever considered opening your own school?
Know someone that would be a great principal?

In 2005, New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. In 2007, New Orleans is the epicenter of urban education reform. New Schools for New Orleans is calling on America’s most talented educational entrepreneurs to join us. We are looking for great teachers and potential school leaders to revitalize this city one school at a time.

Post-Katrina New Orleans has the densest population of education reformers in the nation: no other city is so primed to demonstrate that all children can succeed at high levels. New Schools for New Orleans, Teach For America, New Leaders for New Schools, The New Teacher Project, and KIPP are all already on the ground. But there is still an urgent need for additional schools and teachers. 5200 children are expected to return to New Orleans within the next year, and we do not yet have the capacity to serve them. If you are a great teacher or potential school leader, we need you here. We need you now.

The NSNO Incubation Grant offers $10,000 a month to a founding school leader, as well as significant network and technical assistance, training, and exposure to great school models. See NSNO Incubation Grant for more information and email Gia at gia@nsno.org if you are interested in applying, know someone that would be a great leader, or could help us in any way in our search for strong leaders to start quality schools and rebuild our city.