Our Mission
Morris Jeff Community School offers an education that is a source of freedom and possibility for all students, permitting them to develop their talents fully, become contributing global citizens, and attain the foundation needed to excel at college, career, and beyond.
Our Beliefs
Morris Jeff Community School is committed to diversity in education and to providing a child-centered learning environment that fosters personal, creative, and academic excellence. In preparing new generations of New Orleanians to impact the world, the school holds to these beliefs, which guide our decision-making.
- OPEN-ACCESS: Proclaiming that all students of our city have the right to high-quality education regardless of barriers.
- DIVERSITY: Creating a school where the students, families, and faculty reflect the diversity of our city.
- ACHIEVEMENT: Fostering practices that develop students’ capacity to build knowledge, master essential skills, think critically and creatively, and develop intellectual confidence.
- COMMUNITY: Engaging the talents, time, and imagination of students, families, and community members to be partners in the vision and the work of our educational community.
- LANGUAGE: Developing students’ ability to communicate in multiple forms and in more than one language to foster their cultural competence and global awareness.
- ADVOCACY: Believing that it is our responsibility to organize ourselves to be a powerful voice for the success of public education.
- PROFESSIONALISM: Attracting the highest quality educators and respecting their capacity as professionals by creating an environment where teachers are supported to develop their full potential.