Superintendent Bio

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Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr.

Superintendent of Schools

On March 18, 2015, Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. began his tenure as one of New Orleans schools’ youngest superintendents ever. Over the last three years he has led the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) towards a new unified era, where for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, this July all state Recovery School District (RSD) charter schools will be under the oversight of the locally elected Orleans Parish School Board.

Before serving as superintendent in New Orleans, Dr. Lewis was a celebrated superintendent for East Feliciana Parish. As a result of his four-year strategic plan and leadership, he raised the bar for classroom teaching and evaluation, and made significant gains among low-income students. As a result, East Feliciana Public Schools were recognized by the Louisiana Department of Education as 2nd in the state for elementary student academic growth.

Before that, for six years Dr. Lewis served in a variety of roles for the Algiers Charter Schools Association, the first Charter Management Organization to open after Hurricane Katrina. He was their director of academics and instructional technology, the assistant principal for Alice Harte Elementary Charter School, and founding principal of Algiers Technology Academy charter school.

He was also a teacher for seven years in St. Bernard Parish Public Schools. In addition to his service in schools, for eleven years Dr. Lewis represented District 9 on the St. Bernard Parish Public School Board.

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