Orleans Parish Education Network Presents Understanding Governance Summer Serie

As New Orleans nears the end of the timeline
outlined in Act 35, increased attention is being given to the best model
of local control of public schools. The Understanding Governance Summer
Series aims to increase awareness and offer clarity on the various
models local researchers are proposing for public school governance.
Join us in a five week series where we explore the implications of new
governance models on helping shape the future of public schools in New
Orleans.
All researchers will discuss how the models outlined in their reports
address: 1) Accountability for improving student achievement, 2) Equity
in access, and 3) School funding.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 from 6 pm - 8 pm
* BGR and Cowen Institute
* Location: Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 2322 Canal Street

Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 6 pm - 8 pm
* Dr. Torin Sanders, former Orleans Parish School Board President
* Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, 938 Lafayette
Street

Thursday, August 5, 2010 from 6 pm - 8 pm
* Gulf States RAND Policy Institute
* Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, 938 Lafayette
Street

Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 6 pm - 8 pm
* Research on Reforms
* Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, 938 Lafayette
Street

The series is co-sponsored by: Bright Moments, Children's Defense Fund,
Committee for a Better New Orleans, Cowen Institute for Public Education
Initiatives, Greater New Orleans Education Foundation, League of Women
Voters of New Orleans, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Louisiana
Endowment for the Humanities, Louisiana Public Charter Schools
Association, Louisiana Justice Institute, New Orleans Agenda, Save Our
Schools NOLA, Neighborhood Partnership Network, Greater New Orleans
Chapter of 100 Black Women, Project GRAD, Research on Reforms,
Silverback Society, Total Community Action, and the Urban League of
Greater New Orleans.

OPEN is a collaborative of organizations committed to serving as a
catalyst for broad and diverse community engagement in shaping the
future of public education in New Orleans. OPEN uses community forums,
participatory research and other tools to facilitate community
engagement. In the Fall of 2010, OPEN will launch a citywide community
engagement campaign to build a community vision for the future of public
education. For more information about OPEN or to get involved visit us
at www.orleanspubliceducationnetwork.org
 or contact our office
504-523-9800.