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The OJC School will be student-centered, with an intensive focus on making school relevant and meaningful, on creating a culture of high achievement, and developing a school climate based on mutual respect and understanding.  We will work closely with the custodial care staff at the OJC, actively engage with the families of our students and invite them to be active participants in the life of the school, and will partner with members of the greater New Orleans community--building relationships that will support students when they return home. Additional information about key design elements of the school can be found here.

The OJC School will run year-round, with breaks built in in order to support staff taking time off for vacations and holidays.  The School year will run from early-August through mid-June, so teachers will work 3 to 4 weeks longer than at some New Orleans schools. We will also run a six weeks summer program, likely using a modified Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School model. School will be closed for federal holidays and for most, but not all, of the ‘standard’ school holidays. For 2017-18, many staff will start over the summer, as a part of start-up and planning.  We anticipate that staff training will start in late July or early August and that school will begin on August 21, 2017 . A detailed preliminary school calendar will be available by approximately June 16, 2017.

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