Board of Directors
2023-24 Board of Directors, Homer Plessy Community Schools
Officers
Judge Marcus DeLarge, President- marcus.delarge@plessyschool.org
TBD, Vice President
Emily Madero, CEO, French Quarter Festivals, Inc., Treasurer- emily.madero@plessyschool.org
Desiree Ontiveros, CEO, Badass Balloon Co., Secretary- desiree.ontiveros@plessyschool.org
Board Members:
Don-Scott Cooper, Executive Director, Le Petit Theatre- don-scott.cooper@plessyschool.org
Whitney Henderson, EdNavigator- whitney.henderson@plessyschool.org
Grace Wilson Birch, Digital x Public Relations Specialist, New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board- grace.birch@plessyschool.org
Amy Stelly- amy.stelly@plessyschool.org
Owen Scholl- owen.scholl@plessyschool.org
The Citizens’ Committee for Education is the governing board of the Homer A Plessy Community School.
Meetings
Please always check the board portal calendar below for meeting dates and time.
2023-2024 Board Meeting Dates:
August 7, 2023
September 11, 2023
November 6, 2023
January 8, 2024
March 4, 2024
May 6, 2024
The Board meets bi-monthly with a date to be posted within 2 weeks of an upcoming meeting. Please always check the board portal for updates. Board meetings are open to the public. Please access the Board Portal listed below for more information.
Plessy School’s proposed 2024 Operating Budget can be accessed here.
Plessy’s Annual Audit report can be accessed here.
Board Portal
For upcoming meeting agendas and/or to review prior meeting related documents, access the Board Portal.
Homer Plessy Parent Board Membership Policy
At all times, it is the policy of Homer A. Plessy Community School to have at least one (1) member of the Board of Directors that is a parent of a current student of our school. The parent board member will have the same rights and duties as any other member of the Board of Directors. The parent board member will be subject to the same nomination process for membership as all other board candidates. The nomination process is determined by the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee may propose candidates to fill vacancies as they occur, and such positions shall be filled upon majority vote of the Board of Directors.