Programs

  • Alternative Education Programs

    THE ORGANIZATION RUNS THE NET: CENTRAL CITY, THE NET: GENTILLY, AND THE NEW ORLEANS ACCELERATED HIGH SCHOOL. TOGETHER THESE SCHOOLS SERVE APPROXIMATELY 400 8TH-12TH GRADERS AND HAVE CONSISTENTLY MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR ACHIEVEMENT GOALS ON THE ALTERNATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY RUBRIC. OVER 560 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE NETS AND THE SCHOOLS HAVE EARNED A SOLID REPUTATION AMONG FAMILIES, ADVOCATES, AND EDUCATORS FOR EMBRACING STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT NEEDS AND PROVIDING A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL GROWTH. EQA ALSO RUNS THE BRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE BRIDGE HAS SERVED EVERY 7TH AND 8TH GRADER EXPELLED IN ORLEANS PARISH DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE PROGRAM HAS, DESPITE CONSIDERABLE STUDENT, PROGRAM, AND FINANCIAL DISRUPTIONS DUE TO COVID, PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 300 FAMILIES AND TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC K-8 SCHOOLS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $8.1M

  • Program 1 [2024]

    THE ORGANIZATION RUNS THE NET: CENTRAL CITY, THE NET: GENTILLY, AND THE NEW ORLEANS ACCELERATED HIGH SCHOOL. TOGETHER THESE SCHOOLS SERVE APPROXIMATELY 400 8TH-12TH GRADERS AND HAVE CONSISTENTLY MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR ACHIEVEMENT GOALS ON THE ALTERNATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY RUBRIC. OVER 1,000 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE NETS AND THE SCHOOLS HAVE EARNED A SOLID REPUTATION AMONG FAMILIES, ADVOCATES, AND EDUCATORS FOR EMBRACING STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT NEEDS AND PROVIDING A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORALGROWTH. EQA RUNS THE BRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE BRIDGE HAS SERVED EVERY 7TH AND 8TH GRADER EXPELLED IN ORLEANS PARISH. THIS PROGRAM HAS CONSISTENTLY MET AND EXCEEDED ALL CONTRACTED GOALS. SINCE OPENING IN 2019, ONLY 1 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS HAS BEEN RE-EXPELLED, A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER RE-EXPULSION RATES WITH ALL PREVIOUS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS. EQA RUNS THE NEST. THE NEST CHILDCARE CENTER PROVIDES FREE CHILDCARE TO THE INFANTS AND TODDLERS OF STUDENTS AT EQA'S HIGH SCHOOLS. APPROXIMATELY 20% OF EQA'S STUDENTS ARE TEENAGE PARENTS AND HAVING ON CAMPUS CHILDCARE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF SUPPORTING THEM IN EARNING THEIR DIPLOMAS.EQA ALSO ACCEPTS MEDICAID FOR RELATED SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES (SPEECH THERAPY AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES) WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED BY AN ENROLLED STUDENT'S IEP.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $10.8M