presented by: dr. bethel e. cager founding chief executive
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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