 The remaining 34 schools were operated by the RSD, and 74 schools remained closed.As New Orleans and other nearby cities struggled to recover from Hurricane Katrina, UTNO sought to reinsert itself into policy- and decision-making in the OPSB, RSD, Algiers Charter School Association and other independent charter schools.With RSD facing a shortage of 500 teachers in the 2007-2008 school year, UTNO pledged to help recruit teachers.