UPDATED 8/11/17 – First Days of School for the 2017-18 School Year
July 27, 2017
All information regarding the first days of school for charter schools has been taken from individual school websites. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school directly.
This information is updated as of 8/11/17 to reflect a new first day of school (August 17) for OPSB direct-operated schools (Bethune ES, Ben Franklin ES, Mahalia Jackson ES, and McDonogh 35 HS).
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First Day of School Operator
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School August 17: 1st-8th
August 21: Prek and KOPSB
Bethune Elementary August 17: 1st-8th
August 21: PreK and KOPSB
Mahalia Jackson Elementary School August 17: 1st-12th
August 21: PreK and KOPSB
McDonogh 35 High School August 17 OPSB
Eleanor McMain Secondary School August 9: 11th and 12th
August 10: 10th
August 11: 8th and 9thInspireNOLA
Alice M. Harte Charter School August 9 InspireNOLA
Edna Karr High School August 9 InspireNOLA
Andrew Wilson Elementary August 9: 1st-8th
August 16: K
August 23: PreKInspireNOLA
Einstein Charter School Sherwood Forest August 14: 1st-5th
August 21: PreK and KEinstein Charter Schools
Einstein Charter School Village De L'est August 14: 1st-5th
August 21: PreK and KEinstein Charter Schools
Einstein Charter Middle Sarah Towles Reed August 15: 6th
August 16: 7th
August 17: 8thEinstein Charter Schools
Einstein Charter High Sarah Towles Reed August 14: 9th
August 15: 10thEinstein Charter Schools
Audubon Charter School August 16: K-8th
August 21: PK4
August 23: PK3French and Montessori Education, Inc.
Benjamin Franklin High School August 9 Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education, Inc.
Bricolage Academy August 9: 1st-4th
August 16: KBricolage Academy
Encore Academy August 3 ENCORE Academy
Edward Hynes Charter School August 17: 1st-6th
August 18: 7th and 8th
August 24: PreK and KHynes Charter School Corp.
Lake Forest Charter August 8: 1st-8th
August 15: KThe Council for Quality Education
Lusher Charter School August 14: 1st-12th
August 21: KAdvocates for Arts-Based Education
Robert Russa Moton Charter School July 18 Advocates for Innovative Schools, Inc.
The New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School August 14 New Orleans Charter Science & Math
Homer A. Plessy Community School August 17: 1st-6th
August 24: PreK and KHomer A. Plessy Community School
Warren Easton Charter High School August 14 Warren Easton Charter High School
Cypress Academy August 10: 1st-3rd
August 14: KCypress Charter School Association
Foundation Preparatory Charter School August 7: 3rd (half-day the whole week)
August 8: K (half-day the whole week)
August 14: first full day for everyoneFoundation Preparatory Charter School
Dr. King Charter School August 21 Friend of King School District
Pierre A. Capdau Charter School August 7: 1st-12th
August 14: PreK and KNew Beginnings Schools Foundation
Mary D. Coghill Charter School August 16: 1st-8th Better Choice Foundation
Lake Area New Tech Early College High School July 31-August 4: Freshman Orientation
August 4: 12th
August 7: 10th and 11thNew Beginnings Schools Foundation
KIPP Renaissance High School August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
Sci Academy August 7: 9th
August 14: 10th-12thCollegiate Academies
G.W. Carver Collegiate Academy August 7: 9th
August 14: 10th
August 15: 11th
August 16: 12thCollegiate Academies
Livingston Collegiate Academy August 7: 9th
August 14: 10thCollegiate Academies
Akili Academy August 14: PreK-K
August 15: 1st-7th
August 16: 8th
August 17: all gradesCrescent City Schools
Harriet Tubman Charter August 14: K, 3rd-8th
August 21: 1st and 2ndCrescent City Schools
Paul Habans Charter School August 14: PreK-8th Crescent City Schools
ARISE Academy July 27: 2nd-5th
July 28: 6th and 7th
July 31: 1st
August 2: KARISE Schools
Mildred Osborne Charter School July 27: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th
July 28: 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7thARISE Schools
Arthur Ashe Charter School August 1: 5th (2:15 dismissal)
August 2: 5th, 8th, 4th (2:15 dismissal)
August 3-4: 1st-8th (2:15 dismissal)
August 7: K-8th (full day)Firstline Schools
Langston Hughes Academy August 1: 4th and 5th (1:00 dismissal)
August 2: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th (1:00 dismissal)
August 3-4: 1st-8th (1:00 dismissal)
August 7: PreK and KFirstline Schools
Phillis Wheatley Community School August 1: K-8th (2:15 dismissal)
August 7: PreKFirstline Schools
Samuel J. Green Charter School August 1 (early dismissal all week) Firstline Schools
Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy August 7: 6th-12th
August 9: K-5th
August 14: PreKAlgiers Charter School Association
L.B. Landry - O. P. Walker College and Career Preparatory High School August 7 Algiers Charter School Association
Martin Behrman Charter August 7: 6th-8th
August 9: K-5th
August 14: PreKAlgiers Charter School Association
McDonogh 32 Literacy Charter School August 7: 6th-8th
August 9: K-5th
August 14: PreKAlgiers Charter School Association
William J. Fischer Accelerated Academy August 7: 6th-8th
August 9: K-5th
August 14: PreKAlgiers Charter School Association
KIPP Believe College Prep August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP Believe Primary August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP Central City Academy August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP Central City Primary August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP East Community Primary August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP McDonogh 15 Middle August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP McDonogh 15 Primary August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP Leadership Academy August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP Leadership Primary August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
KIPP Booker T. Washington High School August 7 KIPP New Orleans Schools
Esperanza Charter School August 9: 1st-8th
August 10: KChoice Foundation
Lafayette Academy Charter School August 16: 1st-8th
August 17: PreK and KChoice Foundation
McDonogh 42 Charter School August 9: 6th-8th
August 10: 3rd-5th
August 11: 1st and 2nd
August 14: 1st-8th
August 16: K
August 23: PreKInspireNOLA
Lawrence D. Crocker College Prep August 2: 1st-8th
August 7: PreK and KNew Orleans College Preparatory Academies
Sylvanie Williams College Prep August 2: K-8th
August 7: PreKNew Orleans College Preparatory Academies
Cohen College Prep August 9: 9th
August 4: 10th-12th
August 7: all gradesNew Orleans College Preparatory Academies
ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy August 1 ReNEW Schools
ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary August 1 ReNEW Schools
ReNEW McDonogh City Park Academy August 1 ReNEW Schools
ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary August 1 ReNEW Schools
ReNEW SciTech Academy August 1 ReNEW Schools
ReNEW Accelerated High School August 1 ReNEW Schools
Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy August 7 Spirit of Excellence Academies
Fannie C. Williams Charter School August 14: 1st-8th
August 21: PreK and KCommunity Leaders Advocating Student Success, Inc.
James M. Singleton Charter School August 14: 1st-8th
August 21: PreK and KDryades YMCA
Joseph A. Craig Charter School August 21 Friends of King School District
Medard H. Nelson Charter School August 7: 1st-8th
August 14: PreK and KNew Beginnings School Foundation
Morris Jeff Community School August 7 Morris Jeff Community School
Sophie B. Wright Charter School August 14 Institute for Academic Excellence
Success Preparatory Academy August 8: K, 5th, 8th (early release)
August 9: K, 5th, 7th (early release)
August 10: K-6th (early release)
August 11: K-6th (early release)Success Prep
Rooted School August 1 Rooted School
Elan Academy August 7 Elan Academy