The school also failed to meet a deadline for expelling the child, who has returned to class.
Charter School
George Washington Carver Preparatory Academy (CLOSED 2016)
Governed by Collegiate Academies of New Orleans
Report Card Grade
D
Grades Served
9-11Enrollment
392 (Feb. 2016)School Performance Score
2016: 53.1Previous School Performance Score
2015: 59.1Audio: ReNEW program takes extra steps to teach its most troubled students
Collegiate Academies expects modest budget shortfall next school year
Most students from closing, failed schools win admission to one of their top choices
Collegiate Academies’ future growth to come from new schools, not takeovers
Board gets new member, and parents and students express support for Sci Academy during tough times
Carver students, parents protest schools’ discipline policies at December board meeting
Vote tonight, but little support for moving Collegiate Academies to parish control
The governance committee of Collegiate Academy’s board of directors met Tuesday night to discuss whether to remove Sci Academy from the state’s Recovery School District and place it under the oversight of the Orleans Parish School Board. Sci Academy is the only of Collegiate Academy’s three schools that qualified to move to governance by the parish school board.
|
Collegiate Academies board discusses growth outside New Orleans
Charter school considers leasing space at Carver
Collegiate Academies touts benefits to Baton Rouge audience
Cost of busing students in New Orleans rises as parents exercise school choice
It will cost $30 million to bring students to and from public schools this year, compared to $18 million the year before Katrina. The increase appears to be a consequence of citywide enrollment and the shift from a centrally-run school system. A few schools are working together to negotiate busing contracts.