The pilot program would serve overage middle school students ages 14 years and older who are identified as emotionally disturbed, learning disabled or who require other special education services.
The candidates include two CPAs, a retired school administrator, an architect, an engineer and a finance and real estate expert.
All Collegiate Academies schools have been housed in modular trailers since Hurricane Katrina, leaving parents and school leaders anxious to move into permanent facilities.
State funding cut would cost the school $140,000 next school year.
Board seeks members with skill sets including finance, fundraising or facilities management. Prior charter board experience is deemed a plus.
The background check for New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy only went back seven years and wasn't as comprehensive as a similar service available from the state. Darrell Sims was once charged with stealing from a Terrebone school; now NOPD is investigating him for theft from the military academy.
Candidates from Los Angeles and Illinois both took their names out of the mix.
The three were among five candidates chosen from a field of 30 earlier this month.
The school is one of many in New Orleans to experience a funding loss of $181 per student due to inaccurate enrollment projections.
