The document discusses proposed updates to the geographic zones used for school assignments in New Orleans. It provides an overview of the current zones and the process for revising them every 5 years. The proposed zones would align with zip codes and contain a variety of school types and models. Feedback is requested on the proposed zones, which aim to be easily identifiable, provide equitable access to high-quality schools, and reflect the city's diversity. Details are given for each proposed zone, including the schools families living in that zone would receive priority for in the school assignment process.

1. Discussion of Geographic Zones
May 25, 2016

2. Table of Contents
• Overview & Purpose
• The Current Geographic Zones
• Updating the Geographic Zones
• Proposed Geographic Zones
• What do the Proposed Zones Mean for You?
• Tell Us What You Think
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3. Overview & Purpose
In New Orleans, families use OneApp to apply to school. Families
can apply to schools citywide. For grades PK-4 through 8, families
receive priority to the schools located in their geographic zone, if
they list them on their OneApp.
By law, schools can offer geographic priority for up to 50% of their
available seats. That means that if a school has 10 seats available
for new students in first grade, applicants who live in the school’s
geographic zone will get priority for 5 of those seats over applicants
who do not live in the school’s zone.
This policy allows a family to keep their child close to home if that is
what is important to them. At the same time, it ensures that there
will be seats available for families who do not live close to their
preferred schools.
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4. Overview & Purpose
EnrollNOLA knows that a school’s location is one of many
factors that a parent considers when choosing which schools
to list on their child’s OneApp.
Family preference data from OneApp shows that many
families consider attending a school outside of their zone:
78% of applicants preference at least one out-of-zone
school and 65% of all choices are outside-of-zone.
There are families who strongly preference an in-zone school
assignment. Through geographic priority, the majority of these
families receive in-zone placements: Over 90% of families
who strongly preference in-zones schools receive a
placement in-zone
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5. The Current Geographic Zones
Note: Student, seat, and school counts exclude high schools, selective-enrollment programs, and Type 2 charter
schools. Type 2 charter schools can accept students from anywhere in the State.
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Currently, the city is divided into 6 geographic zones

6. Updating the Geographic Zones
The Recovery School District and the Orleans Parish School
Board are committed to revising the geographic zones for the
2017-18 OneApp process, which begins in November 2016.
Revisiting the zones about every five years helps us make sure
we are responsive to changes in the city’s population. In
addition, many new school buildings have opened since the
geographic zones were created in 2011.
In mid-June, OPSB Superintendent Lewis will bring the final
recommendation to the Orleans Parish School Board. RSD
Superintendent Dobard will inform the Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education (BESE) of the final recommendation.
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7. Updating the Geographic Zones
As a first step in the development of new geographic zones,
partners from the community, schools, OPSB, and RSD
identified the following set of values:
1. Moving forward, zones should be easily identifiable and
understandable
• Having a single set of geographic zones for all schools, rather than
school- or student-specific zones, is straightforward for families.
• Currently, it is not intuitive to know which zone a person lives in. Moving
forward, zones should align with zip codes.
2. Each zone should contain a variety of school types & models,
including high performing schools
• It is important that every family, no matter where they live in the city, has
access to a variety of school options.
3. Zones should be demographically integrated
• It is important that our zones reflect the socio-economic and racial
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Note: Red lines denote current zone boundaries.
Proposed Geographic Zones
Zone Zip Codes
1 70116, 70117
2 70112, 70119
3 70113, 70130
4 70115, 70118, 70125
5 70122, 70124, 70148, 70126 (West)
6 70126 (East), 70127, 70128, 70129
7 70114, 70131

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Proposed Geographic Zones: Alignment with Values
• Zip code boundaries are easily understandable
• All zones have a variety of school options. Most zones have
at least one A or B rated school located within it.
Note: Student, seat, and school counts include current student and school counts and exclude
high schools, selective-enrollment programs, and Type 2 charter schools.
Zone Zip Codes Students
Per Seat
Schools
(#)
A-rated
Schools (#)
B-rated
Schools (#)
1 70116, 70117 0.9 9 0 1
2 70112, 70119 0.6 10 0 1
3 70113, 70130 0.3 8 2 2
4 70115, 70118, 70125 0.7 17 2 6
5 70122, 70124, 70148, 70126 (W) 1.1 11 1 2
6 70126 (E), 70127, 70128, 70129 2.1 8 0 0
7 70114, 70131 1.2 8 2 0

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Proposed Geographic Zones: Alignment with Values
• The zones are relatively demographically balanced.
Zone Residents in
HH Earning
Less than
$35K
Residents in
HH Earning
$35-50K
Residents in
HH Earning
$50-75K
Residents
in HH
Earning >
$75K
White Black Other
1 63% 12% 11% 14% 28% 68% 5%
2 56% 12% 13% 19% 34% 59% 8%
3 52% 14% 10% 24% 48% 44% 8%
4 41% 13% 13% 33% 55% 39% 6%
5 37% 15% 17% 31% 41% 54% 6%
6 48% 15% 16% 21% 5% 84% 11%
7 42% 13% 15% 30% 29% 64% 7%
Zone Zone
1 70116, 70117 5 70122, 70124, 70148, 70126 (West)
2 70112, 70119 6 70126 (East), 70127, 70128, 70129
3 70113, 70130 7 70114, 70131
4 70115, 70118, 70125

11. What do the Proposed Zones Mean for You?
If your child is already enrolled in a school and you want
him or her to stay enrolled, the new zones do not impact
you.
If you want your child to change schools and you submit
a OneApp, you will receive priority to the schools located
in your geographic zone. Your zip code determines which
geographic zone you live in.
The pages that follow show which schools are located in
each zone.
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12. Zone 1: 70116 & 70117
If you live in 70116 or 70117 you live in Zone 1. You
would receive priority to the following schools:
• Akili Academy of New Orleans
• Arise Academy
• Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School
• Encore Academy
• Homer A. Plessy Community School
• Joseph A. Craig Charter School
• KIPP Leadership Primary
• KIPP Leadership Academy
• KIPP McDonogh 15 Primary
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You can learn more about these schools by visiting the New Orleans Guide to Parents’ Guide to Public Schools

13. Zone 2: 70112 & 70119
If you live in 70112 or 70119 you live in Zone 2. You
would receive priority to the following schools:
• Bricolage Academy
• Esperanza Academy
• Langston Hughes Academy
• McDonogh #42 Elementary School
• Medard H. Nelson Charter School
• Phillis Wheatley Community School
• Pierre A. Capdau Charter School
• ReNEW McDonogh City Park Academy
• Success Preparatory Academy
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You can learn more about these schools by visiting the New Orleans Guide to Parents’ Guide to Public Schools

14. Zone 3: 70113 & 70130
If you live in 70113 or 70130 you live in Zone 3. You
would receive priority to the following schools:
• E.P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy
• James M. Singleton Charter School
• KIPP Central City Primary
• KIPP Central City Academy
• Mahalia Jackson Elementary School
• ReNEW SciTech Academy
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You can learn more about these schools by visiting the New Orleans Guide to Parents’ Guide to Public Schools

15. Zone 4: 70115, 70118, 70125
If you live in 70115, 70118 or 70125 you live in Zone 4.
You would receive priority to the following schools:
• Andrew H. Wilson Charter School
• KIPP Believe College Prep
• KIPP Believe Primary
• Lafayette Academy Charter School
• ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy
• Samuel J. Green Charter School
• Sylvanie Williams College Prep
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You can learn more about these schools by visiting the New Orleans Guide to Parents’ Guide to Public Schools

16. Zone 5: 70122, 70124, 70148, 70126 (West
of the Industrial Canal)
If you live in 70122, 70124, 70148 or 70126 (west of the
industrial canal) you live in Zone 5. You would receive
priority to the following schools:
• Arthur Ashe Charter School
• Edward Hynes Charter School (70124 Only)
• Gentilly Terrace Charter School
• KIPP East Community Primary
• KIPP McDonogh 15 Middle School
• Mary D. Coghill Charter School
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You can learn more about these schools by visiting the New Orleans Guide to Parents’ Guide to Public Schools

17. Zone 6: 70126 (East of the Industrial
Canal), 70127, 70128, 70129
If you live in 70126 (east of the industrial canal), 70127,
70128 or 70129 you live in Zone 6. You would receive
priority to the following schools:
• Einstein Charter Middle School
• Einstein Charter School @ Sherwood Forest
• Einstein Charter School @ Village de L’est
• Fannie C. Williams Charter School
• Mildred Osborne Charter School
• ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary
• ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary
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You can learn more about these schools by visiting the New Orleans Guide to Parents’ Guide to Public Schools

18. Zone 7: 70114 & 70131
If you live in 70114 or 70131 you live in Zone 7. You
would receive priority to the following schools:
• Alice Harte Elementary School
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy
• Harriet Tubman Charter School
• Martin Behrman Charter School
• McDonogh #32 Literacy Charter School
• Paul Habans Charter School
• William J. Fischer Accelerated Academy
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You can learn more about these schools by visiting the New Orleans Guide to Parents’ Guide to Public Schools

19. Tell Us What You Think
• Review the proposal & provide feedback:
• Fill out this quick survey
• You may also submit feedback via email: oneapp@rsdla.net
• Give public comment:
• OPSB Accountability Committee
• 3520 General DeGaulle Drive
• June 9, 2016
• Check agenda at www.opsb.us for meeting time
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20. Appendix
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21. Important Considerations for New Orleans East
Currently, Zone 5 encompasses New Orleans East & Gentilly. Given the
scarcity of seats in the East, this was done to give families in New Orleans
East priority to more schools than just those in New Orleans East.
In response to feedback that this zone is too large, we propose using the
industrial canal as the westernmost border of the New Orleans East zone(s).
In making this decision, we must consider the following:
• There are currently no A or B rated schools in the proposed zone
• Families will only receive priority to the schools located within their
zone. This means that families residing in New Orleans East will no
longer receive priority to schools located in Gentilly
• The proposed zone serving New Orleans East are less racially
integrated than the other zones
Proposed
Current
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22. Important Considerations for New Orleans East
Why didn’t we consider making New Orleans East 2 smaller
zones? New Orleans East is comprised of 4 zip codes: 70126,
70127, 70128, and 70129.
• 70129 and 70128 are each served by a single school operator
and therefore lack variety in educational options
• Collectively, 70126 (east of the canal), 70127 and 70128 are
very dense and there is an insufficient number of seats to serve
the population. The ratio of students per seats in these zip
codes is 2.8, meaning that there are almost three times as
many students who live there as there are school seats.
In the future, once schools grow to serve their full grade spans
and the School Facilities Master Plan is completed, it may make
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