In 2005, when natural disaster hit New Orleans, Louisiana, in the form of Hurricane Katrina, life came to a standstill. No aspect of city life was left untouched by the hurricane. It destroyed not only neighborhoods but also the city’s infrastructure. In addition, it completely uprooted the public education system of Orleans Parish. The public schools in Orleans Parish before the hurricane were far from delivering an adequate education to their students. Thus, this chapter is a story about constructing an entirely new and better system of public education to meet the needs of families in New Orleans, and, in