Supporting public school programs in affected areas

Council of Chief State School Officers Katrina Site

• A listing of all current state education agency "Katrina" sites, press releases, and the SEA memorandums to local districts and schools on offering help on the ground and procedures and advice for enrolling and assisting incoming evacuated students and their families.


• An online clearinghouse for getting student and teacher supply kits to schools in the effected area, and those in receipt of incoming students


• CCSSO communications with the hurricane states, all chief state school officers and coordination with the US Department of Education

US Department of Education - Hurricane Site

• A listing updated directly by the effected schools and districts - giving contact information and highlighting their immediate and emerging needs.


• An accompanying list from other states, schools and districts with contact information and what they can provide


• A listing of education organizations and what they are doing/providing


• Fact sheets and resources on disaster assistance in schools, requirements and provisions of the McKinney Homeless Education Act, and advice for postsecondary students, borrowers, and schools.

Help for Displaced Teachers in Louisiana Post Hurricane Katrina

"Operation Education!" , will purchase gift cards to local school and office supply stores to displaced teachers who lost all of their teaching materials/supplies/resources . To help, send a donation to: "The Exchange Club of Baton Rouge,", c/o Richard Flicker, 8224 Summa Avenue, Suite C, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Teaching materials/supplies can be sent to: Office of Support Programs, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.