Our Story
ReNEW Schools took over Schaumburg Elementary in the summer of 2013 in its continued mission to turnaround academically struggling schools in New Orleans. Through joy, integrity, growth, grit, empowerment, and excellence, our dedicated teachers and staff successfully elevated Schaumburg from failing status in 2015, as measured by School Performance Scores. As we continue making academic strides, we're working to restore tradition while infusing innovation through our STEM-based curriculum and diverse extracurricular activities.
Our Mission
At Schaumburg, we have sharp minds, big hearts, strong bodies and powerful souls, to empower ourselves and each other to live inspired, purposeful lives!
Our Values
Renewal: We learn from our mistakes, bounce back, and never give up!We are focused on results, using data to measure our progress toward ambitious academic goals and find solutions to overcome all obstacles.
Growth: The main benefit of education is growth. Personal, academic, spiritual and emotional growth. At Schaumburg, we ensure that everything we do is structured to help students and each other grow in all aspects of their character. Consistent, steady and purpose-driven growth that builds and compounds over time helps to ensure that students and staff at Schaumburg are reaching new personal heights every day in a manner that is both compelling and sustainable.We grow as individuals, and we grow as a team!
Unity: There is One Schaumburg. Period. In our work at Schaumburg, as in life, we truly succeed only if we succeed together. As we build each other up, we build up ourselves. As we support our community, our community supports us. The community of staff, students and families at Schaumburg is our biggest asset
Agape: At the foundation of everything we do at Schaumburg is love. An unearned, unmerited total love for our children, our community, our colleagues, and each other that we call agape. It is only through agape that we can be certain that our work is founded in ensuring that every child loves themselves and that they leave Schaumburg with a sense of purpose and love for those around them.
“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the beloved community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opposers into friends. The type of love that I stress here is not eros, a sort of esthetic or romantic love; not philia, a sort of reciprocal love between personal friends; but it is agape, which is understanding goodwill for all men. It is an overflowing love which seeks nothing in return. This is the love that may well be the salvation of our civilization.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
