Our Director

Who is Francesca Antonucci?

Francesca Antonucci, who also goes by Ms. A, is the Executive Director at Opportunities Academy (OA). Ms. Antonucci has over 12 years of experience in education in New Orleans. She joined Collegiate Academies in 2016 as the founding Director of Intervention at Livingston Collegiate Academy where she launched three specialized programs and co-teaching programming. Most recently she served as the Senior Director of Student Support at Collegiate Academies, leading the network Student Support team in supporting special education and intervention programming across all 5 high schools and OA. Prior to joining Collegiate, Ms. Antonucci was a founding Kindergarten teacher at KIPP Leadership Primary in New Orleans where she worked for five years in a variety of roles including special education teacher in both resource and co-teaching settings, grade level lead and Assistant Principal. 

Ms. Antonucci is passionate about ensuring all students are able to reach their highest potential by leveraging their unique strengths and interests, ensuring they get the appropriate support and services and the adults supporting them are continually growing in their knowledge and skills. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from William Smith College and her Master of Arts in Teaching with a Special Education and Elementary Education Focus from Hobart & William Smith Colleges.  

Ms. Antonucci is excited to continue growing Opportunities Academy and sharing the stories of our amazing students and team.