Medard H. Nelson-UNO Charter School

3121 St. Bernard Ave.  map

New Orleans, LA 70119

ph: 504-943-1311 

Principal: Edward Brown, Jr.,

Director of Curriculum and Instruction: Nicole Williams,

Charter Organization: New Beginnings Schools Foundation

Board President: Hugh Hamilton – Greater New Orleans Regional Chairman, Capital One Bank

Mission Statement: Medard H. Nelson-UNO Charter School is a community of learners in which academic achievement and personal growth are expected and supported in a postive, inclusive, enriched environment.

Grade Configuration: PK-8th grade

Student Enrollment: 360 (projected)

School Calendar: August 12, 2010 – May 27, 2011

School Hours: 8am — 4:30pm

Registration Information: Nelson-UNO Charter is an open enrollment school. Registration takes place in January, 2011. Parents must complete an application which will be available at the school and on this web page during the registration period. Prospective students will be selected by a lottery if there are more applications than there are spaces available.

Special Education Model: Inclusion

Extracurricular Activities: LEGO League Engineering Club, Genius Chic Club, Student Council

Transportation: Yellow school bus service provided by school.

Health Services: School nurse, full-time social worker, full-time counselor

Special Programs

• LOEW’S Young Heroes Program
• Prime Time Family Reading
• UNO Professional Development School
• UNO Project Access: Educational Talent Search Program
• UNO Upward Bound Program
• TREE (Teaching Responsible Earth Education science learning program)
• STAIR (Start The Adventure In Reading mentoring program)
• Summer Bridge
• LA4 Early Childhood Education
• KUMON Tutoring