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Morris Jeff Community School

Our Vision

As an open-access school, Morris Jeff Community School embraces learners of all backgrounds and holds each student to high expectations. Our students are provided with a deep, rich curriculum that engages them in inquiry, develops strong critical thinking skills, and challenges them to a new level of learning. As an IB World School, we aim to prepare students to become lifelong learners and global citizens.

We see ourselves as a model of transformative public education in our city and beyond. Our school continues to collectively imagine and build one of the most diverse public schools in the history of New Orleans where all students are able to thrive.

Our graduates are:

  • Empowered Dreamers: Understand self and community, and possess a strong sense of purpose, vision, and power.
  • Global Citizens: Recognize their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet.
  • Equity Champions: Act courageously with empathy for all people, rooted in personal accountability, humility, collaboration, and a sense of justice.
  • Relentless Learners: Demonstrate curiosity, academic excellence, and habits of lifelong learning.

Morris Jeff Community School graduates affect positive change and help to create a better and more peaceful world.

11/12/2025
Full time
Science Teacher (Upper Campus 8th-12th)
Morris Jeff Community School
Overview:  Morris Jeff Community School seeks science teachers who are committed to the mission and vision of the school, who will hold themselves and their students to high expectations for performance and achievement, and who will model unwavering professionalism at all times. Morris Jeff is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school that offers an education that is a source of freedom and possibility for all students, permitting them to develop their talents fully, become contributing global citizens, and attain the foundation needed to excel at college, career, and beyond. Teachers at Morris Jeff will be required/responsible to Believe in, support, and model the mission and values of Morris Jeff Community School Commit to all requirements of being an educator in an International Baccalaureate (IB) school Teach all assigned classes Document all syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and other curricular materials Work closely...
11/12/2025
Full time
Teacher-English Language Learners (Upper Campus)
Morris Jeff Community School
Overview:  Morris Jeff Community School seeks English Language Learning teachers who are committed to the mission and vision of the school, who will hold themselves and their students to high expectations for performance and achievement, and who will model unwavering professionalism at all times. Morris Jeff is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school that offers an education that is a source of freedom and possibility for all students, permitting them to develop their talents fully, become contributing global citizens, and attain the foundation needed to excel at college, career, and beyond. Teachers at Morris Jeff will be required/responsible to Believe in, support, and model the mission and values of Morris Jeff Community School Commit to all requirements of being an educator in an International Baccalaureate (IB) school Teach all assigned classes Document all syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and other curricular materials...
11/12/2025
Full time
Math Teacher (Upper Campus 8th-12th)
Morris Jeff Community School
Overview:  Morris Jeff Community School seeks math teachers who are committed to the mission and vision of the school, who will hold themselves and their students to high expectations for performance and achievement, and who will model unwavering professionalism at all times. Morris Jeff is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school that offers an education that is a source of freedom and possibility for all students, permitting them to develop their talents fully, become contributing global citizens, and attain the foundation needed to excel at college, career, and beyond. Teachers at Morris Jeff will be required/responsible to Believe in, support, and model the mission and values of Morris Jeff Community School Commit to all requirements of being an educator in an International Baccalaureate (IB) school Teach all assigned classes Document all syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and other curricular materials Work closely...