NEWS: The Recovery School District has advised the Douglass Steering Committee that students will NOT be sent to portable (trailer) classes this fall. They are moving ahead (despite our opposition) with plans for a Public Safety Academy, with a curriculum geared toward police, emergency, and other public service careers.

A group has been formed to ensure that community input is listened to and acted on by RSD superintendent Paul Vallas. The group, Frederick Douglass Coalition, is composed of many community groups as well as neighbors, parents, teachers, and students at Douglass.

Discussion has included the possibility of returning the school to NOPS; continuing the development of Douglass as a performing arts school; questioning the price tag of renovation; etc.

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Tues. 8/5, 6pm. Frederick Douglass Ccommunity Coalition will meet at Grace Baptist Church 3900 N. Rampart (corner Alvar)
We must prepare for the upcoming school session at Douglass and plan for the visit of the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation. Mr. Allen Woods is returning as an assistant principal. The last meeting was a great conversation between Pastor Dale and myself; we can do better.

This Tues. is also the National Night Out Against Crime. We have a party at True Vine Baptist Church (2008 Marigny St) and Our Lady Star of the Sea; join us after the meeting.

Tues. 8/12, @ 6pm Reggie Lawson will be speaking about our neighborhood at PRC, 923 Tchoupitoulas St.; please come out.

Thurs. 8/14, @ 5pm PACE will meet @ Holy Angels (3500 St. Claude)
@ 6pm Faubourg St Roch will hold its monthly meeting @ True Vine B.C. All are invited to share in this lively and informative event. We will have a conversation with Councilman James Carter and have a presentation on energy conservation in the home by Global Green. Come out it will be interesting.


Tues. 8/19, 6p. FDCC will meet at Grace Baptist Church