1st Founder’s Day Celebration 2014
Fannie C. Williams, b. March 23, 1882, Biloxi, MS – d. June 12, 1980, New Orleans, LA Our 1st Founder’s Day Celebration, March 21st, was a tribute to our namesake–Fannie C. Williams. Williams was an exceptional educator during the era of segregation in the south. She pursued the best educational practices for the thousands of […]
More Ribbon Cutting
We’re Home! On Thursday, November 15th we had our formal ribbon cutting ceremony, allowing community and the press the opportunity to peek inside our new home. We had a full house–Rev. Fred Luter, Jr. (Franklin Avenue Baptist Church) Superintendent Patrick Dobard (RSD), Ira Thomas (OPSB), State Representative Austin Badon, Jr. and former BESE board member […]
First Day in Our New School
Wow! Our new home was definitely worth the wait . . . Funds from FEMA provided the financial assistance to ensure our facility would be first rate. The current school construction project in New Orleans is the largest in Louisiana since the Civil War and one of the largest in the nation’s history (according to […]
Our New School
The new 95,000 sq. ft. facility, opened October 22, 2012 – 8:00 a.m.
Boseman Honored As Volunteer
Kelly Batiste (left) and Gretchen Batiste-Johnson (right) honor Iona Boseman for volunteer efforts at Fannie C. Williams Charter School on May 23, 2012. Ms. Boseman has assisted in the school’s library and computer lab since the inception of the school in 2007. Thanks Ms. Boseman for a job well done!