[CharterSchools] The Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools (GNOCCS) Announces 2025 Officers

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The Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools (GNOCCS) Announces 2025 Officers
 

The Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools (GNOCCS) announces its new 2025 Executive Officers: 

●      Dr. Michelle Douglas, President (CEO, Hynes Charter Schools)

●      Mervin Jackson, Vice-President (CEO, Warren Easton Charter High School)

●      Melanie Tennyson, Treasurer (Head of School, International School of Louisiana)

●      Patricia Perkins, Secretary (Head of School, Morris Jeff Community School)

In addition, the GNOCC Board  recently named Dr. Sean Wilson as its new Executive Director. Dr. Wilson brings over 20 years of strategic leadership experience in the education and non-profit sectors.

 

The Collaborative is a network of 13 community-based public charter schools dedicated to rebuilding and reinvigorating the metropolitan area through quality education and parental choice.  As some of the first schools to open their doors after Hurricane Katrina, the founding members of GNOCCS helped clear the path for the emergence of independent public charters locally and regionally.

 

GNOCCS advocates for the authority, accountability, and resources necessary to meet the needs of children and their schools. The Collaborative strives to build the capacity of charter schools to serve their students more effectively and efficiently. GNOCCS works not only to strengthen its member schools but also to network with other affiliated Louisiana charter organizations in capacity building and teacher recruitment. The organization’s new Executive Director is Dr. Sean Wilson. 

 

“For nearly 18 years, these member schools have met regularly to promote cutting-edge programs, support progressive school policies, support single-operator community-based charters, and respond directly to the needs of our members,” said President Douglas. “We demonstrate that every child can learn when offered a quality environment to learn.”

 

GNOCCS Member Schools are Audubon Charter Schools, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Benjamin Franklin High School, Discovery Schools, Einstein Charter Schools, Hynes Charter Schools, International High School of New Orleans, International School of Louisiana, Morris Jeff Community School, New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School "Sci High," Warren Easton Charter High School, The Willow School, and Young Audiences Charter Schools.

 




Dr. Michelle Douglas, President (CEO, Hynes Charter Schools)

 




Mervin Jackson, Vice-President (CEO, Warren Easton Charter High School)

 



 

Melanie Tennyson, Treasurer (Head of School, International School of Louisiana)

Patricia Perkins, Secretary (Head of School, Morris Jeff Community School)


Dr. Sean Wilson, Executive Director, The Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools (GNOCCS)

 

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The Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools – or GNOCCS – is a network of community-based public charter schools dedicated to rebuilding and reinvigorating the metropolitan area through quality education and parental choice. As some of the first schools to open their doors after Hurricane Katrina, the founding members of GNOCCS helped clear the path for the emergence of independent public charters locally and regionally. GNOCCS advocates for the authority, accountability, and resources necessary to meet the needs of children and their schools, and the Collaborative strives to build the capacity of charter schools to more effectively and efficiently serve their students.  GNOCCS works not only to strengthen its member schools but also to network with other affiliated Louisiana charter organizations in capacity building and teacher recruitment. GNOCCS is the “DBA” of the Louisiana Charter School Alliance, which is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation registered in Louisiana.

 

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