One of New Orleans’ most selective public schools is expanding its Uptown campus with plans to redevelop the long-blighted Sophie Gumbel House into a learning and training facility for special education.

New Orleans officials on Nov. 18 approved The Willow School’s proposal to redevelop the Loyola Avenue building into a centralized hub that offers education and resources for those with developmental, mental and physical disabilities and clinical training for professionals, according to proposal documents.

In addition to educating students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder, plans for the Willow Gumbel Campus, as it is called in proposal documents, include a range of specialized services for children and teen

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