Leader in Public Education.  
Champion for Civil and Equal Rights.
Carlos Zervigon Will Stand Up For Our Kids.

Children are our future. Carlos Zervigon is our choice for School Board.

Carlos Luis Zervigon is a New Orleanian immersed in delivering a more equitable and prosperous community for his neighbors.  He lives a family tradition of devotion to equal justice, public service, and a better New Orleans. He learned advocacy and civic leadership from his grandmother, Anti-segregationist Icon Rosa Keller as well as a host of lifelong advocates and leaders in the Zervigon family, including his mother Mary and his father Luis – both tenacious warriors for civil and educational rights for all in their own right.
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In this tradition, Carlos has blazed his own trail of leadership around equity and opportunity as a leader in education and our cultural communities.  

• Graduate, McMain High School, Tulane University, and the University of New Orleans
• Certified classroom teacher, master’s degree in history and education
• Teacher, high school Social Studies, Ben Franklin High School
• Parent of six public school students
• Founding Board Chair, Audubon Charter Schools
• Co-founder, President/CEO, New Orleans Creative Glass Institute
• Board President, Ben Franklin High School
• Board Member, NOCCA Institute
• Co-founder, Secretary/Treasurer of the Board, New Orleans College Beyond

Carlos and his wife, Elizabeth (Ben Franklin ’84) raised their six children in New Orleans, and they all attended New Orleans public schools.
 
Now, in the midst of the COVID crisis, our next school board member will have no time for on-the-job training. And there are critical issues confronting our schools, especially in the areas of excellence and equity. With his experience rebuilding the schools after Katrina, Carlos will be ready to serve on day one.
 
Carlos wants to bring his commitment to education, equity and progress to the Orleans Parish School Board.
 
Our school system is moving forward, but there is still so much to be done. Carlos is ready to take his lifelong history of educational leadership and use it to make even greater progress. For all our families. ​

As Our Next School Board Member From District 6, Carlos Will: 

• Hold our school administration to the highest standards of operation
• Keep our school district in good financial health
• Develop student-centered policies which promote equity at every school site
• Ensure that families’ voices are heard
• Engage the entire New Orleans business, civic, and nonprofit community as partners in offering high quality schools
• Protect cultural and arts education
• Be held personally accountable for moving the School District forward in racial equity, emergency preparedness, successful school replication, and accountable academic progress

A Family History of Fighting for Equity

Growing up, Carlos was mentored by his mother, Mary Zervigón, and his grandmother, Anti-segregationist Icon Rosa Keller, in battles against racism, for equal justice and civil rights, and to build a better New Orleans. My family and I believe strongly that we have a moral imperative to fight for a better world.