InspireNOLA Charter Schools

August 31, 2020  - Updated September 14, 2020

Dear InspireNOLA Parents and Guardians,

InspireNOLA Charter Schools, along with all the city’s public schools, will begin in-person instruction with staggered starts, beginning the week of September 14, as directed by New Orleans Public Schools.

You will have the choice to have your child(ren) continue with 100 percent virtual learning OR attend in-person/blended learning for the first semester through winter break in December, according to the schedule below. Both in-person and virtual learning will be full days of school for all grade levels, according to the regular school hours.  

Below is the schedule for in-person and hybrid/blended learning:

PreK-4^th grade

• Thursday, September 17: 1^st through 4th return for normal, full-day, in-person instruction. They will continue to attend school in-person daily as of this day.
• Friday, September 18: PreK and Kinder return for normal, full-day, in-person instruction. They will continue to attend school in-person daily as of this day.
• Elementary school learning hubs will close as of Thursday, Sept. 10. 

5^th-8^th grade

• Monday, October 12: Fall Break
• Tuesday, October 13-Friday, October 16: 5^th and 6^th return for normal, full-day, in-person instruction all week. 7^th and 8^th graders will continue virtual learning this week.
• Monday, October 19-Friday. October 23: 7^th and 8^th return for normal, full-day, in-person instruction all week. 5^th and 6^th graders will have virtual learning this week.
• This schedule will continue to rotate weekly throughout the rest of the semester. 
• Middle school learning hubs will close as of Thursday, Sept. 10. 

9^th-12^th grade

• Monday, October 12: Fall Break
• Tuesday, October 13 and Thursday, October 15: 10^th and 11^th return for normal, full-day, in-person instruction. 9^th and 12^th graders will continue virtual learning these days.
• Wednesday, October 14 and Friday, October 16: 9^th and 12^th return for normal, full-day, in-person instruction. 10^th and 11^th graders will have virtual learning these days.
• 9^th and 12^th graders will be in-person each Monday and Wednesday, while 10^th and 11^th graders will be in-person each Tuesday and Thursdays. Fridays will rotate.
• High school learning hubs will close as of Thursday, Oct. 8. 

NOLA-PS came to the decision to have students return to in-person instruction because of dramatically improve health statistics that have met and/or exceeded all targets. Over the past two months, NOLA-PS has worked closely with the City Health Department to continuously monitor the statistics around COVID-19.

• A threshold of 50 or fewer daily positive test cases was set months ago as one of the indicators that the virus is well-suppressed in New Orleans, allowing for a return to in-person learning. For two weeks, and counting, the city has remained below that threshold.
• Additionally, while testing rates have continued to be high, the percentage of positive tests has remained below the 5% threshold.
• As community spread continues to decrease, New Orleans is seeing steady improvements in hospitalization rates. 
• Finally, testing capacity continues to increase across the city.