Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s contract expires next summer. The board may also consider changes to his performance metrics, given the pandemic.
The district also shared an initial financial forecast.
Several New Orleans charter schools ask the state for more support.
State letter grades are high-stakes for every district. But that’s especially true in New Orleans, where they are key to whether charter schools can continue to operate.
The lottery will not be open to the public. But the Uptown charter school will post a video and provide results to parents by May 1.
Class of 2020, which includes some students who expected to graduate last year, will miss out on graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 school shutdown.
Instructional minute and other requirements have been waived, leaving school districts able to chose their last day of school.
Education will continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Edwards said.
Access to technology and lack of it — often called the digital divide — have emerged as a critical issue in statewide school closures across the country.
The announcement follows a request from state education leaders to cancel the remainder of the academic year.
