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East Baton Rouge school board denies three charter expansion requests, citing Bulletin 126 requirements
Summary
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted Jan. 16 to deny three charter applications — Collegiate Academies and two Geo North Baton Rouge applications — following a third-party evaluation that cited Bulletin 126 requirements and concerns about applicants’ requests to qualify as type 2 charters without prior denial.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted on Jan. 16 to deny three charter applications after a third-party evaluation and board discussion.
Katie Blanche, the board's third-party charter evaluator, told the board she had reviewed each application using the LDOE rubric and recommended denial of the applications from Collegiate Academies and two Geo North Baton Rouge applications. Blanche said Bulletin 126 requires applicants to apply as a type 1 or type 3 charter to the local board and be denied before seeking a type 2 charter through BESE, and that the applicants had asked to be considered as type 2 charters during interviews.
Why it matters: The decisions affect planned openings in 2026 and shape how charter growth is handled in East Baton Rouge…
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