The NET: East
Ms. Kina has spent the past twelve years working in education and holds a BA in Science and an MA in Education. She enjoys the close relationships between the staff and students at The NET.
“In a world where knowledge is power, a good education is the single most important thing we can give our children.” -Barack O
"Learning is done in more than one way, because every student deserves more than one opportunity to succeed"
Troy Avery, Data and Enrollment Coordinator
“Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be."- Rita Pierson
Roz Brown, Attendance Monitor & Admin Assistant
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." Malcolm X
LaKeisha Burke, Lab Teacher
“Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” John C. Maxwell
Kids do well when adults pour into them!
“As you sit and read this, there is a child somewhere counting down the seconds until they can be in your classroom with you again. That alone should be enough to remind you of why you became a teacher.”
Ms. Kim Legaux is a founding staff member of The NET: Central City and will be bringing her insight and experience to the Gentilly campus for the Fall 2018 semester. She worked for an adolescent drug rehab facility as a supervisor and at Bridge City as a therapeutic dorm leader. She has been working in education for over 20 years. She made the decision to become an educator while volunteering in her daughter's Pre-K class, after she was asked to sub for the teacher. Ms. Kim was also a Girl Scout troop leader and a cheerleading coach. She originally wanted to be a nurse but fell in love with working with kids and cites her daughter as her motivation to keep going. Ms. Kim runs the food pantry and the Period Poverty project for both campuses. Her door is always open to students, families, and staff who need a listening ear, a motherly lecture, a connection to a resource, or a funny story to cheer up their day.
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
Jasmin Pierre, Counselor
“Reach one teach one"
Charmaine Sonnier, Academic Dean
"Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together"
Matthew Tanner, Dean of Students
“I have never encountered any children in any group who are not geniuses. There is no mystery on how to teach them. The first thing you do is treat them like human beings and the second thing you do is love them. - Asa Hilliard III
Doris Uricoechea, ESL and Spanish Teacher
"Being an educator is a gift I cherish. We are a small piece of the puzzle of an individual's life and journey. "
Ms. D loves educating, teaching and building healthy relationships. "My passion for education stems from my experience as an immigrant who had to learn a completely new language. Also, I was a teen mom who dropped out of school. I know what it's like to have people think I would not succeed in life. Most importantly, I know what is like to find and have positive relationships with adults who believed in me. People who did not give up on me, and did not want to change me. Instead, they respected me, my feelings, my ideas, and taught me ways to strengthen my foundation (way of thinking, way of reacting, how to problem solve, and to believe in herself, etc.). They worked with me toward achieving my goals.”
Ms. D is thrilled to meet you and partner with you as one of the adults and educators who will work with you toward achieving your goals.
“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” - Maya Angelou
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela