Master plan to shape N.O. schools

Master plan to shape N.O. schools: "After more than a year of opening schools with a hard-to-avoid, seat-of-the-pants approach, public school officials are embarking on a master plan for the politically dicey issue of deciding which schools will reopen from now on.

Last week, the state-run Recovery School District, which earlier this year fumbled with contractor delays and, briefly, a student waiting list, joined with the Orleans Parish School Board to solicit bids for a multimillion-dollar contract to map out the future of all public schools. The contract will be awarded and work will begin next month.

The contractor chosen to manage the plan will organize a series of community meetings to seek input and educate neighborhoods on some stark realities of the city's educational needs"