Calculation errors, sloppy record-keeping led to 10 schools being erroneously picked for special monitoring. Plaintiffs’ attorney says the details in the report are troubling and point to the state’s inability to oversee New Orleans’ decentralized system.
The district’s long-awaited report on the scandal that led to half the school's senior class being unable to graduate on time is five pages long and light on details.
It's unclear how Adams and Reese attorneys reached the conclusion. And one official from Kennedy's charter board suggested that opinions have since changed.
The three top operators had nearly 30 percent of OPSB students last year. And KIPP, the largest, is expanding.
Seven New Orleans charter schools are up for renewal this winter as their charter contracts come to an end.
New Beginnings CEO Kevin George said he believes the problems discovered at Kennedy are not unique to the school. The New Orleans school district has promised a citywide audit of high school records.
The charter school network has lost eight administrators since last spring, when widespread problems at Kennedy began to come to light.
District officials will present plans for long-term and surplus property and take input from the public at four meetings over the next two weeks.
The Louisiana Department of Education calls the problem a “selection error” and states that because eventually more schools than required were monitored it shouldn’t be a problem. Southern Poverty Law Center lawyers disagree.
