NEW ORLEANS, La.- Registration for schools in the Recovery School District (RSD) of New Orleans will begin on Monday, July 10, 2006. Parents wishing to register their children in RSD schools for the 2006-2007 school year will have three ways to do so: in person at one of three registration centers, online or by telephone.

Registration centers will open July 10th at the following sites:

Benjamin Banneker Elementary, 421 Burdette St.

Henderson Elementary, 1912 L.B. Landry Ave.

Joseph S. Clark Senior High School , 1301 N. Derbigny St .

On the first day of registration, operating hours will be 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Otherwise, registration centers will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The centers will be open until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Enrollment in RSD schools is on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED basis. Parents will have the opportunity to enroll their children in the Recovery School District of their choice, as long as space is available.

Parents should bring proof of address (such as a telephone or utility bill), their child’s Social Security card, birth certificate, immunization record and Individualized Education Program, if applicable. Staff will be on hand to help parents to complete Social Security replacement forms, replacement birth certificate forms, free and reduced lunch forms and Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicaid forms.

Parents may also register online at www.nolapublicschools.net or by calling the RSD’s toll-free hotline at 1-877-453-2721. However, to complete the enrollment, parents must visit one of the three registration centers in New Orleans before 5 p.m. on August 12 to provide the required signatures and supporting documents.

“We hope that by providing parents three different ways to register their children, we are providing the necessary flexibility to those residents who are still displaced, but planning on returning for school,” said RSD Superintendent Robin Jarvis. “We are excited about families and students returning to the city, and we look forward to a school year filled with lots of learning and excitement.”

The first day for students at RSD schools is Sept. 7. All RSD schools will be open-access to students across the city, and none will have admissions criteria. The RSD will provide transportation for all students living more than one mile from their campus.

Jointly, the Recovery School District (RSD) and the Orleans Parish School Board plan to open 56 schools in August and September to accommodate 34,000 students. School locations are based upon demographic projections on New Orleans’ returning population and the ability to repair buildings during the summer. Work is continuing on 9 additional school sites that could be available later this fall.

Information about all available public schools that will be operating in New Orleans in 2006-2007, including charter schools, is available at www.nolapublicschools.net or by calling 1-877-453-2721.

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List of Available Public Schools 2006-07

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