The planned Nov. 14 announcements hinged on a Nov. 1 release of state A through F letter grades, which have not yet been issued, NOLA Public Schools officials said.
District will hold one more meeting, on Thursday. Next month, state-issued grades typically are released.
Williams presented data on what she called “eligibility schools,” or the handful of New Orleans public schools with some type of eligibility requirement. She identified 10 schools, four with academic requirements and six with a language requirement.
NOCP CEO J’Vann Martin said the board directed the center’s staff to report directly to them and has implemented “strict financial controls” and will help ensure the center has back-office support from NOCP or a third-party business vendor.
The merger comes as citywide enrollment continues to decline
The lawsuit kept the school open in its final year after NOLA Public Schools threatened to abruptly shut it last summer.
The analysis will help inform the district’s “right-sizing” plan which could include school closures as enrollment declines in the city.
The New Orleans school district’s annual facility siting process is underway and six schools have applied for a new campus.
Matriculation rates indicate that if 100 students enrolled in kindergarten this year, 87 would remain in their cohort their senior year.