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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
You have the power to transform public education. With an increasing demand for evidence-based policy, officials at the local, state and national levels need to hear the perspective of those they serve. Your lived experience is critical to shaping the policies that impact schools' and students' future.
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- Louisiana Education Committee
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- New Orleans Delegation
- New Orleans City Hall
- Charter Management Organizations
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| Senator | Conrad | Appel | Member | Louisiana State Senate Education Committee | Patsy Green | 721 Papworth Avenue Suite 102A | Metairie, LA 70005 | [email protected] | ||
| Senator | Mike | Walsworth | Member | Louisiana State Senate Education Committee | Jordan Van | 4007 White's Ferry Rd Suite A | West Monroe, LA 71291 | [email protected] | ||
| Senator | Mack | "Bodi" | White | Member | Louisiana State Senate Education Committee | Stacie W. Butler | 808 O'Neal Lane | Baton Rouge, LA 70816 | [email protected] | |
| Senator | Dan | W. "Blade" | Morrish | Chairman | Louisiana State Senate Education Committee | Jennifer Boudreaux | 119 W. Nezpique Street | Jennings, LA 70546 | [email protected] | |
| Senator | John | Milkovich | Vice-Chairman | Louisiana State Senate Education Committee | Brenda Crosby | 656 Jordan Street | Shreveport, LA 71101 | [email protected] | ||
| Senator | Gerald | Boudreaux | Member | Louisiana State Senate Education Committee | Phyllis Roy | P.O. Box 91245 | Lafayette, LA 70509 | [email protected] | ||
| Senator | Beth | Mizell | Member | Louisiana State Senate Education Committee | Lynette Sharp | 1051 Main Street | Franklinton, LA 70438 | [email protected] |
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| Mr. | John | Brown, Sr. | Orleans Parish School Board District 1 | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 5055 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] |
| Mr. | Ethan | Ashley | Orleans Parish School Board District 2 | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 5055 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] |
| Ms. | Sarah | Usdin | Orleans Parish School Board District 3 | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 5055 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] |
| Ms. | Leslie | Ellison | Orleans Parish School Board District 4 | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 5055 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] |
| Mr. | Benjamin | Kleban | Orleans Parish School Board District 5 | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 5055 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] |
| Mr. | Woody | Koppel | Orleans Parish School Board District 6 | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 5055 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] |
| Mr. | Nolan | Marshall, Jr, | Orleans Parish School Board District 7 | 1604 Mirabeau St. | New Orleans, LA 70122 | [email protected] |
| Dr. | Henderson | Lewis | Orleans Parish School Board Superintendent | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr Suite 5055 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] |
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| Mr. | Patrick | Dobard | 1615 Poydras Ave Suite 1400 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | Superintendent, Recovery School District | [email protected] |
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| Mr. | John | White | 1201 North Third Street | Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | Superintendent, State of Louisiana | [email protected] |
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| Mr. | James | Garvey | One Galleria Blvd Suite 1400 | Metairie LA 70001 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1 | [email protected] | |
| Ms. | Kira | Orange-Jones | 4011 Laurel St | New Orleans, LA 70115 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2 | [email protected] | |
| Ms. | Sandy | Holloway | P. O. Box 94064, Capitol Station | Baton Rouge, LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 3 | [email protected] | |
| Mr. | Tony | Davis | P. O. Box 94064, Capitol Station | Baton Rouge, LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 | [email protected] | |
| Dr. | Gary | Jones | P. O. Box 94064, Capitol Station | Baton Rouge, LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5 | [email protected] | |
| Ms. | Kathy | Edmonston | PO Box 94064 Capitol Station | Baton Rouge, LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6 | [email protected] | |
| Dr. | Holly | Boffy | P. O. Box 94064, Capitol Station | Baton Rouge LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 | [email protected] | |
| Ms. | Jada | Lewis | P. O. Box 94064, Capitol Station | Baton Rouge, LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 | [email protected] | |
| Mr. | Thomas | Roque | P. O. Box 94064, Capitol Station | Baton Rouge LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Member At Large | [email protected] | |
| Dr. | Lurie | Thomason | PO Box 94064 Capitol Station | Baton Rouge LA 70804 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Member At Large | [email protected] | |
| Ms. | Doris | Voitier | P. O. Box 94064, Capitol Station | Bossier City, LA 71111 | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Member At Large | [email protected] | |
| Mr. | John | White | 1201 North Third Street | Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | Superintendent, State of Louisiana | [email protected] |
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| The Honorable | Neil | Abramson | 365 Canal Street, Suite 2740 | New Orleans, LA 70130 | Claire Stockton | (504) 275-8051 | [email protected] | District 98 |
| The Honorable | Conrad | Appel | 721 Papworth Avenue Suite 102A | Metairie, LA 70005 | Patsy Green | [email protected] | District 9 | |
| The Honorable | John | Bagneris | 5555 Bullard Avenue Suite 101 | New Orleans, LA 70128 | Ambrose Sims | (504)243-7783 | [email protected] | District 100 |
| The Honorable | Wesley | Bishop | 7240 Crowder Boulevard, Suite 402 | New Orleans, LA 70127 | Diedre Pierce | (504)242-4198 | [email protected] | District 99 |
| The Honorable | Joseph | Bouie | 6305 Elysian Fields Ave., Suite 400 | New Orleans, LA 70122 | Lois Hazeur | (504) 286-1033 | [email protected] | District 97 |
| The Honorable | Gary | Carter | 3520 General DeGaulle Suite 3071 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | Fredderice King | (504) 361-6600 | [email protected] | District 102 |
| The Honorable | Troy | Carter | P.O. Box 50730 | New Orleans, LA 70150 | Winfred Warrick | (504) 302-3682 | [email protected] | District 7 |
| The Honorable | Bill | Cassidy | PO Box 80505 | Baton Rouge, LA 70898 | Mary G. Stundebeck | State of Louisiana | ||
| The Honorable | Raymond | Garofalo | 9000 W. St. Bernard Highway, Suite 40 | Chalmette, LA 70043 | John Scurich | (504) 277-4729 | [email protected] | District 103 |
| The Honorable | Jimmy | Harris | 7240 Crowder Blvd. Suite 406 | New Orleans, LA 70126 | (504)243-1960 | [email protected] | District 99 | |
| The Honorable | Sharon | Hewitt | 2055 2nd Street Suite A | Slidell, LA 70458 | Jill Bergeron | (985) 646-6490 | [email protected] | District 1 |
| The Honorable | Stephanie | Hilferty | 3331 Severn Ave. Suite 206 | Metairie, LA 70002 | William Rafferty | (504) 885-4154 | [email protected] | District 94 |
| The Honorable | Walt | Leger | 935 Gravier Street, Suite 2155 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | Brenda S. Landry | (504) 556-9970 | [email protected] | District 91 |
| The Honorable | Christoper | Leopold | 1500 Woodland Highway, Suite A | Belle Chasse, LA 70037 | Raye Cappiello-Usey | (504) 393-5649 | [email protected] | District 105 |
| The Honorable | Helena | Moreno | 643 Magazine Street, Suite 302 | New Orleans, LA 70130 | Josett Thompson | (504) 568-2740 | [email protected] | District 93 |
| The Honorable | Jean-Paul | Morrell | 6001 Stars and Stripes Boulevard Suite 221 | New Orleans, LA 70126 | Krystal Hendon | (504) 284-4794 | [email protected] | District 3 |
| The Honorable | Cedric | Richmond | 2021 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 309 | New Orleans, LA 70122 | Kemah Dennis-Morial | (504) 288-9777 | District 2 | |
| The Honorable | David | Vitter | 2800 Veterans Boulevard, Suite 201 | Metairie, LA 70002 | Marcus Johnson | (504) 589-2753 | State of Louisiana | |
| The Honorable | Karen | Peterson | 1409 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard Suite C | New Orleans, LA 70113 | Oliver Thomas | (504) 568-8346 | [email protected] | District 5 |
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| Councilmember | Jared | C. | Brossett | 1300 Perdido St 2w20 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | [email protected] | District D | |
| Councilmember | LaToya | Cantrell | 1300 Perdido St 2w10 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | [email protected] | District B | ||
| Councilmember | James | Gray | 1300 Perdido St 2w62 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | [email protected] | District E | ||
| Councilmember | Susan | Guidry | 1300 Perdido St 2w80 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | [email protected] | District A | ||
| Councilmember | Stacy | Head | 1300 Perdido St 2w40 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | [email protected] | Council at Large | ||
| Councilmember | Nadine | M. | Ramsey | 1300 Perdido St 2w70 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | [email protected] | District C | |
| Councilmember | Jason Rogers | Williams | 1300 Perdido St 2w50 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | [email protected] | Council at Large | ||
| Mayor | Mitchell | J. | Landrieu | 1300 Perdido St 2e04 | New Orleans, LA 70112 | (504) 658-4900 | [email protected] | Mayor |
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| Algiers Charter Schools Association | Mrs. | Rene | Lewis-Carter | 3520 General DeGaulle Dr., Ste. 2001 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] | (504) 302-7001 | John Edwards | [email protected] |
| ARISE Schools | Mr. | Andrew | Shahan | 3819 St. Claude Avenue | New Orleans, LA 70117 | [email protected] | (504) 615-6354 | Gary Kreigh | [email protected] |
| Choice Foundation | Mr. | Mickey | Landry | 1651 N. Tonti St. | New Orleans, LA 70119 | [email protected] | (504) 861-8370 | James Swanson | [email protected] |
| Collegiate Academies | Mr. | Benjamin | Marcovitz | 5552 Read Blvd. | New Orleans, LA 70127 | [email protected] | (504) 503-0008 | Stephen Rosenthal | [email protected] |
| Crescent City Schools | Ms. | Kate | Mehok | 3811 N. Galvez Street | New Orleans, LA 70117 | [email protected] | (504) 708-4136 | J.P. Hymel | [email protected] |
| FirstLine Schools | Mr. | Jay | Altman | 300 N. Broad Street, Ste. 207 | New Orleans, LA 70119 | [email protected] | (504) 267-9038 | Greg St. Etienne | [email protected] |
| Friends of King Schools | Dr. | Doris | Roche'-Hicks | 1617 Caffin Avenue | New Orleans, LA 70117 | [email protected] | (504) 940-2243 | Hilda Young | [email protected] |
| InspireNOLA Charter Schools | Mr. | Jamar | McKneely | 3520 General DeGaulle Drive, Suite 4040 | New Orleans, LA 70114 | [email protected] | (504) 227-3057 | Wayne Crochet | [email protected] |
| KIPP New Orleans, Inc. | Ms. | Rhonda | Kalifey-Aluise | 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd Suite 302 | New Orleans, LA 70113 | [email protected] | (504) 373-6269 | Joseph Giarrusso III | [email protected] |
| New Beginnings School Foundation | Ms. | Michelle | Blouin-Williams | 2045 Lakeshore Drive, Ste. 415 | New Orleans, LA 70122 | [email protected] | (504) 280-2309 | Leslie Bouie | [email protected] |
| New Orleans College Preparatory Academies | Ms. | Natalie | Kaharick | 2301 Marengo Street | New Orleans, LA 70115 | [email protected] | (504) 655-8242 | Peter Harding | [email protected] |
| ReNEW Schools | Ms. | Colleen | Mackay | 3649 Laurel St. | New Orleans, LA 70115 | [email protected] | (504) 367-3307 | Stephen Rosenthal | [email protected] |
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