Orleans school district superintendent is in the process of revoking Harney’s charter. The school will close this spring. Harney's lawyer denies sunshine law violations at Friday meeting.
Superintendent Henderson Lewis presented his closure recommendations as a report. Public comment was not allowed.
The school would be run directly by the district. At a meeting on Tuesday, Lewis renewed his call for the Harney's board to surrender the school.
The school is the only non-charter elementary in the Orleans Parish school district.
District officials previously suggested that the schools were being considered for closure. Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s recommendations came the week after school letter grades were released by the state.
Cypress Academy parents will learn the school’s fate at a Monday parent meeting next week.
State ratings will factor heavily in the superintendent’s school closure recommendations released next week.
Interim principal appointed following suspension of school leader Ashonta Wyatt. Wyatt says she fired the interim appointee last week.
Education experts say year over year growth is a better measure of a school's performance than student test scores alone. School ratings are set to be released on Thursday.
