Presented By: Dr. Bethel E. Cager

Founding Chief Executive Officer/Head of School

MISSION & VISION

The mission of the Next Generation Academy (NGA) will be to inspire students to

excel academically and develop critical thinking skills through rigorous instruction

and civic/community engagement.

The vision of the NGA will be to graduate students who are scholastically

prepared to become leaders and trailblazers at the local, state, national, and

global levels. The NGA graduate will be equipped to embark upon a journey that

will leave the indelible footprints to a roadmap for a stronger tomorrow and

readiness for college, career, and life.

THE NGA HIGHLIGHTS

● GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 (7-9 INAUGURAL YEAR)

● OPEN ENROLLMENT

● TOPS UNIVERSITY & JUMP START TOPS TECH

DIPLOMAS

● LA DEPT OF EDUCATION TIER I CURRICULUM

● CIVIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

● CIVIC PATHWAYS: HEALTH & WELLNESS,

HOUSING, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, ELECTION

PROCESS

● MASCOT: KING & QUEEN CHESS PIECES

● COLORS: NAVY BLUE, BRIGHT GREEN & SILVER

LEARNING COMMUNITY PILLARS

C - CRITICAL THINKING

H - HUMANITARIANISM

E - ENDURANCE

S - STRATEGY

S - STEWARDSHIP

PHASE I2019-2020

● GRADUAL RELEASE

OF RESPONSIBILITY

● PERSONALIZED

LEARNING

PHASE II2020-2021

● CIVIC ACADEMIES

○ Health & Wellness

○ Housing

○ Judicial System

○ Election Process

PHASE III2021-2022

● PROJECT-BASED/

SERVICE LEARNING

CIVIC PATHWAY

PRESENTATIONS

IMPROVEMENT

EXPLORATION

DAY IN THE LIFE

WORKSHOP

INCREASED

STUDENT

ACHIEVEMENT

IMPLEMENTATION

& REPORT BACK

DOLPHIN TANK

THE NGA PILOT

Points Earned on LEAP 2025 Writing Rubric

100%

GROWTH

MISSION-CRITICAL PARTNERS

New Schools for New Orleans (Fellow)

Tulane University Center for Public

Service

Chief Judge Candice Bates-Anderson

Chief Judge Benedict J. Willard

Judge Angelique Reed

Judge Tracey Flemings-Davillier

Judge Paula Brown

Judge Terri F. Love

Attorney Ike Spears

Attorney Endya Delpit

Attorney Windi Brown-Smith

Attorney Albert Thibodaux

4th Sector Solutions

STEM NOLA/Dr. Calvin Mackie

New Orleans Career Center

Center for Development &

Learning

Dr. Michele Cooper Larche

Dr. Marcus Wallace

Dr. Leah Cullins

Dr. Silas Lee

Michelle Crossley

Grow Dat Youth Farm

PASS Program

Youth Empowerment Project

Hotel Hope Homeless Shelter

Volunteers of America

Goodwill Industries

HousingNOLA

Eastbank Charter

Collaborative

New Orleans League

of Women Voters

Greater New Orleans

Fair Housing Action

Center

Roche Realty

Business Builders

Legacy Inventive

Solutions for Schools