Each month, Sabrina Pence, CEO of FirstLine Schools, highlights an exceptional educator through our video series, Living Our Commitments: Excellence in Data-Driven Instruction. We are excited to share with you one of these videos featuring Ms. Rhonda Christmas, a 1st Grade Teacher at Langston Hughes Academy.
Our scholars are diving into science, technology, engineering, and math with a little help from our community partners Hello World CS and STEM NOLA!
Edible Schoolyard New Orleans hosted another amazing Edible Evening garden party on Thursday, March 27, under the stars at Samuel J. Green Charter School.
We are thrilled to share some fantastic news about the continued growth of arts enrichment programs at FirstLine Schools! Thanks
What is WOOF? WOOF (Well-Being Online Feedback) is an innovative digital tool created in Denmark by teachers, designed to address
Our 2024 was filled with lots of events and celebrations across the FirstLine network.
Edible Schoolyard & Arthur Ashe celebrated another amazing Sweet Potato Festival this October! With picture perfect weather, our FirstLine & ESYNOLA families and staff came together for a parade, complete with lively walkers and the Ashe band’s upbeat tunes.
The state has released the 2024 SPS scores, while we have not yet reached our Widely Important Goal of getting all of our schools to a “C” by 2025, the growth we are seeing across the board is an indication that we are on our way!
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new Donor Spotlight section on FirstLine’s website, which will highlight our most loyal partners and supporters. It feels fitting that our first profile celebrates the New Orleans Town Gardeners (NOTG)–one of FirstLine’s oldest community partners, with our collaboration dating back to New Orleans Charter Middle School, the precursor to FirstLine Schools.
Erica Winston is an accomplished education professional with over a decade of experience transforming teaching and leadership in charter schools across New Orleans. A Harvard Graduate School of Education alumna, Winston has consistently driven significant improvements in teacher effectiveness and student performance through innovative coaching strategies and professional development programs.
