After serving as Resident Principal at Paul Habans Charter School for the last year, LaKeysha Arthur is excited to begin serving as Principal in the 2021-22 school year. LaKeysha is a founding teacher at Habans and has been at the school for eight years. When LaKeysha first joined the CCS network, she served as a…
On May 4th, 334 donors raised more than $25,000 for Crescent City Schools on GiveNOLA Day, a regional day of online giving organized by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. These funds will go directly to the three schools in the network: Harriet Tubman Charter School, Akili Academy, and Paul Habans Charter School, as well…
Akili Academy’s Ted Gould III was featured in Verizon Innovative Learning Schools’ (VILS) virtual conference earlier this year for his course on remixing music in the classroom. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the limitations it placed on traditional music education, Gould created an innovative music technology course. Gould was able to do…
Paul Habans Charter School is excited to announce that construction of the Habans Stormwater and Nature Center is nearing completion, and the school anticipates that the Center will open this fall for its scholars and children from the surrounding Algiers community. The Stormwater and Nature Center was made possible as a result of the Sewerage…
Harriet Tubman’s Dean of Mental Health Dr. Jennifer Baudy was featured in the Gambit’s Frontline People Awards issue published on March 5th. The article highlighted Dr. Baudy’s work managing mental health and social work services in addition to her work with the student leadership council and as a liaison for scholars who are unhoused.…
Habans parent, Lakeisha Green, eagerly made the decision to serve as a CCS board member. Although her work with the Department of Health keeps her busy, the mother of two describes herself as a “school mom,” saying “I was already always at the school and involved.” Green is referring to her time spent…
In New Orleans, February usually means it’s time to catch a Mardi Gras parade and learn about Black History Month. For the educators at CCS, they were tasked with bringing in the Mardi Gras season for their scholars who have had an unprecedented school year while paying homage to the Black history that surrounds…
Crescent City Schools Chief Operating Officer, Chris Hines, was featured in an article published by The Lens earlier this month that focuses on the financial impact of COVID-19 on schools. The article discusses how the pandemic-driven declines in sales tax revenue would reduce a special district per-pupil allotment on top of a projected overall…
Crescent City Schools Director of Special Education Kevin Lapinski was featured in a national article about how New Orleans schools are serving special education students after the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent closure of school buildings. Lapinski explained how CCS staff addressed the services their scholars missed while learning in a digital learning environment and how…
Harriet Tubman Charter School’s Karen Johnston was featured in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Teachers in America Podcast, which focuses on the ever-changing learning landscape. Guests on the podcast share stories and explore ideas and innovations that will improve the future of K-12 education. Johnston has been with Tubman for more than 9 years, serving as a…