New Orleans Guide to High School and Beyond 2018

OPPORTUNITIES ACADEMY (New School) Public Charter | Grades: 12+ (students aged 17-22)
www.opportunitiesacademy.org
MISSION STATEMENT: Opportunities Academy redefines ‘college and career for all’ by empowering
students to build lives of independence, connection, and happiness.
3059 Higgins Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 503-1421
School Leader: James Lukes
Student Gender: COED
Average Class Size: 8
Hours of Operation: 8:45 AM to 3:15 PM
Curricular Focus: Special Education
Religious Focus: N/A
Special Education Model: Inclusion
Guidance Counselor(s): 1
2017-2018 Enrollment: 43
PROGRAM OFFERINGS
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses: N/A
Dual/Concurrent College Enrollment: Concurrent Enrollment.
NOCCA Participation: No.
Arts in Education: No.
Career and Technical Education: *Coding
Transportation Services: School bus (including bus following after-school activities). RTA.
Uniforms Required: No.
Other School Programs/Features: Opportunities Academy is a post-secondary program serving 18-22
year olds with autism or mild to severe intellectual and developmental disabilities. Instruction focuses on
independent living, community access, and employability, with each student placed in a paid internship or
externship. Opportunities Academy features several internships and externships that all reinforce employment
and independent living skills. rOAst, a set of student-run coffee shops on three Collegiate Academies campuses,
provides real-world job experiences, as students develop a familiarity with point of sale technologies, customer
service skills, and food and beverage preparation techniques. Other students are placed in externship positions
with businesses and organizations in the community such as Ma Momma’s House of Chicken and Waffles, Hyatt
Regency, Louisiana SPCA, Grow Dat, New Orleans Public Libraries, and Magnolia Physical Therapy.
Extracurricular/After-School Activities: Movement block daily.
Team Sports: N/A
Other Campus Features: Delgado classroom used daily, independent living lab off campus.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Aligned to LAA1 diploma requirement.
ADMISSION INFORMATION
Requirements: Open enrollment to student on a LAA1
diploma track with autism or developmental or intellectual
disabilities.
Tuition: N/A
Financial Assistance: N/A
Applications Due: January 11, 2019
Application Process: OneApp Centralized Enrollment.
(Visit www.enrollnola.org)
Admission Contact: Kathleen Coverick
kcoverick@collegiateacademies.org
(504) 503-1421
EDUCATION DATA 2016-2017 2017-2018
School Performance Score (SPS), including letter grade N/A N/A N/A N/A
School Performance Growth Score, including letter grade N/A N/A N/A N/A
Avg. ACT Score N/A N/A
Avg. SAT Score N/A N/A
Avg. Student GPA N/A N/A
Graduation Rate N/A N/A
TOPS Eligible N/A N/A
Dropout Rate N/A N/A
FAFSA Completion Rate N/A N/A
DISCIPLINE RATES
In-School Suspension N/A NA
Out-of-School Suspension NA NA
In-School Expulsion N/A NA
Out-of-School Expulsion N/A N/A
PERCENTAGE ACCEPTED POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
Vocational/Trade School N/A N/A
Two-Year College N/A N/A
Public Four-Year College/University N/A N/A
Private Four-Year College/University N/A N/A
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N/A=information not available/does not apply. N/R=information not provided by the school. N/C=Not collected by the school.
*2019-2020 Career Pathway
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