Editor’s note: This story is about opening days for the 2013-14 school year.

It’s that time again.

Across the city, more than 40 different school districts’ bells will ring at different times throughout August, and the seemingly simple task of remembering your child’s first day can be daunting.

That’s especially true if your child attends a charter school that has recently changed operators, and you aren’t sure whom you should be calling anymore. Or if it’s got a new building, but you only have the old phone number. Or if you’ve got kids in different schools.

Considering the calls we get each year from parents looking for school start times and orientation information, we know, it’s not easy keeping track of it all.

So The Lens is doing it for you. We’ve compiled a list of every school’s first day, easily accessible from our home page or our Charter School Reporting Corps pages.

We  also are providing a one-stop shop of school contact information for folks with questions only the schools can answer, such as the cost of any enrichment fees or a list of vendors selling the school’s uniform.

So feel free to use your browser’s search function and search for your school of choice on this page.

Best wishes for a successful school year.

Benjamin Franklin Senior High School

First day: Aug. 12

Contact: (504) 286-2600

InspireNOLA

(Alice M. Harte Charter School, Edna Karr Senior High School)

First day: Aug. 8

Contact: Harte – (504) 373-6281

Karr – (504) 302-7135

Firstline Schools

(Arthur Ashe Charter School, Clark Prep High School, John Dibert Community School, Langston Hughes Academy, S. J. Green Charter School)

First day: Aug. 12

Contact: Ashe – (504) 373-6267

Green – (504) 304-3532

Dibert – (504) 373-6205

Clark – (504) 373-6202

Hughes – (504) 373-6251

Audubon Charter School

(Carrollton campus, Gentilly campus)

First day:

First day: Aug. 14 for Pre-K 3, Pre-K 4 French program, and kindergarten through eight grade; Aug. 21 for Pre-K 4 Montessori; Aug. 28 for Pre-K 3 Montessori*

Contact: Carrollton – (504) 324-7110

Gentilly – (504) 324-7100

Algiers Charter School Association

(Martin Behrman Charter Academy for the Creative Arts and Sciences, Dwight Eisenhower Academy for Global Studies, McDonogh #32 Literacy Charter School, Algiers Technology Academy, William J. Fischer Accelerated Academy, L.B. Landry-O.Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School)

First day: Aug. 12

Contact: Behrman – (504) 302-7090

Eisenhower –  (504) 302-7109

#32 – (504) 302-7144

Fischer – (504) 302-7111

Landry/Walker – (504) 302-7170

ATA – (504) 302-7071

Orleans Parish School Board

(McDonogh #35 Senior High School, McDonogh #35 Career Academy, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, McMain Secondary School, Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School of Literature and Technology, Mahalia Jackson Elementary School)

First day: Aug. 12, Aug. 19 for Pre-K and K

Contact: #35 – (504) 324 -7600

Baby Ben – (504) 304-3932

McMain – (504) 324-7500

Bethune –  (504) 324-7076

Mahalia Jackson – (504) 359-6950

Crescent City Schools

(Akili Academy, Harriet Tubman Charter School, Paul Habans Charter School)

First day: Aug. 19

Contact: Akili – (504) 355-4172

Habans – (504) 941-1810

Tubman – (504) 227-3800

Fannie C. Williams Charter School

First day: Aug. 5, Aug. 12 for Pre-K and K

Contact: (504) 373-6228

Recovery School District

(A.P. Tureaud Elementary, Sarah T. Reed High School, George Washington Carver Senior High School, Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, Walter L. Cohen High School)

First day: Aug. 12

Contact: (504) 373-6200

Mary Dora Coghill Accelerated Academy

First day: Aug. 12

Contact:  (504) 373-6237

ReNEW Schools

(ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy, ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary, ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary, ReNEW SciTech Academy, ReNEW Accelerated High School)

First day: Cultural Arts Academy – July 22; July 29 for K, Aug. 1 for Pre-K

Schaumburg – July 29 for K, 1st, 2nd, 5th and 8th grades; July 30 for 4th and 7th grades;

July 31 for 3rd and 6th grades; Aug. 5 for Pre-K

Aaron – Website says July 22; detailed information not immediately available

SciTech – Website says July 22; detailed information not immediately available

Accelerated HS – Website says July 22; detailed information not immediately available

Contact: (504) 367-3307

Warren Easton Charter High School

First day: Aug. 12

Contact:  (504) 324-7400

Lusher Charter School

(Willow Street campus, JCC Campus, Freret Street campus)

First day: Aug. 14; Aug. 21 for K (Willow)

Aug. 16 (JCC)

Aug. 14 (Freret)

Contact: Willow – (504) 862-5110

JCC – (504) 648-2444

Freret – (504) 304-3960

Robert Russa Moton Charter School

First day: July 17

Contact: (504) 245-4400

Einstein Charter Schools

(Einstein Charter School, Einstein Charter School Extension)

First day: Aug. 12; Aug. 19 for Pre-K and K

Contact: (504) 324-7450

Encore Academy

First day: Aug. 5

Contact: (504) 444-2224

Lake Forest Elementary Charter

First day: Aug. 8

Contact: (504) 994-2929

New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School

First day: Aug. 9 for 9th grade, Aug. 12 for 10th-12th grade

Contact: (504) 324-7061

Edward Hynes Elementary School

First day: Aug. 15; Aug. 22 for Pre-K and K

Contact: (504) 324-7160

International School of Louisiana

(Camp Street campus, Olivier Street campus, Jefferson Parish campus)

First day: Aug. 14; Aug. 19 for K

Contact: Camp Street  –  (504) 654-1088

Olivier Street – (504) 274-4571

JP campus – (504) 934-4875

International High School of New Orleans

First day: Aug. 9 for 9th grade; Aug. 12 10th-12th grades

Contact: (504) 613-5703

Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans

(Patton Street campus, Claiborne Avenue campus)

First day: Aug. 14

Contact: Patton – (504) 620-5500

Claiborne – (504) 861-1601

Bricolage Academy of New Orleans

First day: Aug. 19

Contact: (504) 539-4505

Homer A. Plessy Community School

First day: Aug. 8

Contact: (504) 421-5711

Morris Jeff Community School

First day: Aug. 8 for 2nd-5th grades, Aug. 12 for Pre-K-1st grades

Contact: (504) 373-6258

Andrew H. Wilson Charter School

First day: Aug. 8; Aug. 12 for K

Contact: (504) 373-6274

New Orleans College Preparatory Academies

(Cohen College Prep Middle, Cohen College Prep High, Sylvanie Williams College Prep, Lawrence D. Crocker College Prep)

First day: Aug. 1 (Cohen, Crocker 3rd-5th grades, Sylvanie K-5th grades); Aug. 5 (Crocker 1st-2nd grades); Aug. 12 (Sylvanie and Crocker Pre-K)

Contact:Cohen – (504) 335-0400

Sylvanie – (504) 522-0100

Crocker – (504) 335-0404

ARISE Academy

(ARISE Academy, Mildred Osborne Charter School)

First day: Aug. 7

Contact: (504) 615-6354

Crescent Leadership Academy

First day: Aug. 5

Contact: (504) 940-2701

Friends of King

(Dr. King Charter School, Joseph A. Craig School)

First day: Aug. 12 for King high school; Aug. 13 for King elementary. Website says Aug. 13 for Craig; no other information available.

Contact:King – (504) 940-2276

Craig – (504) 940-2115

Choice Foundation

(Lafayette Academy, Esperanza Charter School, McDonogh #42 Charter School)

First day: Aug. 8

Contact: Lafayette – (504) 861-8370

Esperanza –  (504) 373-6272

#42 – (504) 942-3660

McDonogh #28 City Park Academy

First day: Aug. 5; Aug. 12 for K

Contact: (504) 940-1740

E.P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy

First day: Aug. 7; Aug. 14 for K
Contact: (504) 373-6230

New Beginnings Network

(Gentilly Terrace Charter School, Medard H. Nelson Charter School, Lake Area New Tech Early College High School, Pierre A. Capdau Charter School)

First day: Aug. 5

Contact: Capdau – (504) 872-9257

Lake Area – (504) 267-8833

Terrace – (504) 708-2053

Nelson – (504) 943-1311

Collegiate Academies

(G.W. Carver Collegiate Academy, G.W. Carver Preparatory Academy, Sci Academy)

First day: Aug. 12 for 9th grade; Aug. 19 for 10th-12th grades

Contact:Carver Collegiate: (504) 308-3660

Carver Prep: (504) 484-9721

Sci Academy: (504) 373-6264

James M. Singleton Charter School

First day: Aug 7; Aug. 12 – Pre-K and K

Contact: (504) 568-3466

Future Is Now

(John McDonogh Senior High School)

First day: Aug. 19

Contact: (504) 373-6211

KIPP New Orleans

(KIPP Believe College Prep, KIPP Believe Primary, KIPP McDonogh #15 Middle and Primary, KIPP N.O. Leadership Academy and Primary, KIPP Renaissance, KIPP Central City Academy and KIPP Central City Primary)

First day: Aug. 6; Aug. 12 for KIPP Believe College Prep

Contact: Leadership – (504) 373-6256

Believe Primary – (504) 266-2050

Believe College Prep – (504) 304-8857

McDonogh #15 Primary – (504) 592-8520

McDonogh #15 Middle – (504) 609-2280

Central City Primary – (504) 373-6290

Central City Academy – (504) 609-2283

Renaissance – (504) 373-6255

Miller-McCoy Academy

First day: Aug. 12

Contact:: (504) 373-6215

NET Charter High School

First day: Aug. 9

Contact: (504) 267 9060

Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence

First day: Aug. 26 for high school; Aug. 27 for middle school

Contact: (504) 304-3916

Success Preparatory Academy

First day: Aug. 15; Aug. 8 for K

Contact: (504) 909-6275

New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy

First day: Aug. 15

Contact: (504) 227-3810

Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (online only)

First day: Aug. 7

Contact: (504) 322-7543

Lagniappe Academies of New Orleans

First day: July 29

Contact: (504) 355-0953

*Correction: This story misstated the starting date for some of Audubon’s Pre-K programs. (Aug. 14, 2013)

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