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Board follows consultant recommendation and denies Community Roots charter application

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board · January 10, 2026
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Summary

The board accepted the charter office and independent reviewer’s recommendation to deny the Community Roots Leadership Academy application; the applicant was not present at the meeting and public commenters urged denial on procedural and fiscal grounds.

District staff presented the Community Roots Leadership Academy charter application and said the Learning Collective and the charter office recommended the board not approve the application. The application’s representatives were not…

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