NEW ORLEANS – The Recovery School District (RSD) and McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School celebrated the opening of the McDonogh 42 building today, Wednesday, August 19, at 1651 N. Tonti St. at 10:00 a.m.
Funding for the project was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
This project and others are being guided by the School Facilities Master Plan for Orleans Parish, an unprecedented school construction program launched as a result of the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina.
The $1.8 billion plan, approved in November 2008 by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Orleans Parish School Board, is the first major facilities plan for Orleans Parish schools since 1952.
Those who attended the event include:
• Patrick Dobard, Superintendent, Recovery School District
• Kira Orange Jones, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 2
• Jared Brossettl, New Orleans City Council, District D
• Nolan Marshall, Member, Orleans Parish School Board, District 7
• Helena Moreno, Louisiana State Representative, District 93
• Mickey Landry, Executive Director, Choice Schools
• Anna Faye Caminita, Head of School, McDonogh 42
• Sam Joel, Policy Advisor to Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City of New Orleans
• Marcus Johnson, Community Liaison, Office of U. S. Senator David Vitter
• Wade Moody, Office of U. S. Senator Bill Cassidy
• Jennifer Westerbeck, Vice-President, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation
• Bill Bynum, Executive Director, Hope Enterprise Corporation
• Ramsey Green, Chair, New Orleans School Facility Finance Foundation
