Mission & Vision

Transformative Change in Public Education Requires An Informed and Engaged Community

MISSION

OPEN is a New Orleans-based nonprofit committed to ensuring that there is an informed and engaged community that exercises influence on policy and programs to realize excellence and equity for every child in public schools in New Orleans.

OPEN achieves its mission by:

  • Analyzing and Distributing Quality Educational Research and Policy Analysis
  • Organizing Local Residents and Groups to Collect and Analyze Data to Make Policy Recommendations
  • Supporting Participatory Decision Making
  • Supporting Public Policy Advocacy

VISION

We envision a New Orleans where trust and honesty are important in all social interactions and inclusion and transparency are hallmarks of public policy decisions. Residents, regardless of race or economic-status, are assured of a high quality educational experience. Where the fruits of quality education include an informed citizenry, a strong diverse economy, an upwardly mobile workforce and where happy and safe children and families have a bright future.

VALUES

The values OPEN brings to this mission are:

  • Honesty
  • Equity
  • Trust
  • Transparency
  • Inclusion
  • Quality Education
  • Diversity
  • Informed Citizenry