Bishop Perry Middle School, 1994-2006 | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

By Elizabeth B. Scott

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Collection Overview

Title: Bishop Perry Middle School, 1994-2006

ID: SSE 12/SSE 12

Extent: 2.25 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group contains primarily Board of Trustee minutes and records related to the many grants which helped the school fulfill its mission. Material is organized alphabetically. Student/Parent financial records were removed from the record group and will be handled according to the SSE Records Schedule.

Collection Historical Note

In 1994 the Society founded Bishop Perry Middle School in New Orleans. This school was established to serve African American males demonstrating financial need and who did not have access to quality education. The model for Bishop Perry Middle School was Nativity Mission Center in New York, which had become well known for its success in preparing and supporting their students through high school and college. The school offered a structured environment of strict discipline with a low student-to-teacher ratio during an extended school day – all designed to foster positive values as an alternative to the destructive influence of the streets. Parental involvement in the tuition free school was required, and all alumni were expected to return to volunteer at the school as well. Upon graduation, the Society paid high school tuition for any students who wished to attend a parochial school in New Orleans. The school’s vision was to see that their young students are able to face the challenges of high school and to become aware of their cultural heritage.

In 2006 Bishop Perry Middle School was forced to close its doors following the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The school actually weathered the storm well, but found its student body gone. It did reopen for the spring semester in 2006, but found that it was not able to populate the school with the low income, academically at-risk students fundamental to its mission. Rather than alter the mission, the Board decided to close. The board agreed to financially support all former students at parochial schools and continued to support alumni for the duration of their secondary careers.

Administrative Information

Repository: Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

Acquisition Source: SSE Generalate

Acquisition Method: Records Transfer

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[All]

Box 2

Folder 1: Grants Community Volunteers Association
Folder 2: Grants Community Volunteers Association
Folder 3: Grants COPE Grants Jazz Casino Company
Folder 4: Grants Donum Dei Foundation
Folder 5: Grants Edmundite Southern Mission
Folder 6: Grants ERARS Grant
Folder 7: Grants Fariss/IBM
Folder 8: Grants Fariss, Jeff and Claire
Folder 9: Grants Fariss/IBM 05-06
Folder 10: Grants Fore Kinds Foundations
Folder 11: Grants Freeport Mcmo Ran Foundation
Folder 12: Grants George and Mary Kremer Foundation
Folder 13: Grants GPOA Foundations
Folder 14: Grants GPOA Foundation 2002
Folder 15: Grants HSA Fundraising
Folder 16: Grants Greater New Orleans Foundation
Folder 17: Grants Hibernia National Bank
Folder 18: Grants Kellos Foundation
Folder 19: Grants LEED Application Irons 2001
Folder 20: Grants Legislative Grant (Paulette Ivons)
Folder 21: Grants LSED Application-Boissiere 2002 Youth Development Assoc.
Folder 22: Grants LSED Approved Grants Bajoie March 23, 2000
Folder 23: Grants LSED Boissiere Summer Camp 2001
Folder 24: Grants LSED State Funds (Legislature)
Folder 25: Grants Mercy Corps #1
Folder 26: Grants Mercy Corps UNICEF (SEAP)
Folder 27: Grants Mercy Corps/UNICEF
Folder 28: Grants Mercy Corps/UNICEF
Folder 29: Grants Madary, William LA R-3400 Computer Donation Tax Incentive
Folder 30: Grants Sov. Mil Order of Malta
Folder 31: Grants SSE
Folder 32: Grants United Way/New Orleans Saints
Folder 33: Grants Urban Affairs Grant
Folder 34: Grants Urban Dev/Thompson/Thio.Shepherd
Folder 35: Grants XU Service Learning
Folder 36: Grants Youth Development Assoc. (Boissiere)

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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[All]