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Board approves Harvest Commons charter application after presentations and public support
Summary
After hearing a detailed presentation and multiple public comments, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted to accept the Harvest Commons charter application. The proposed K–5 farm- and project-based school plans capacity for about 424 students and emphasizes services for students with disabilities and other high-need groups.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted to accept the Harvest Commons charter application during its Jan. 8 meeting, after presentations from the applicants, questions from board members and public comment from local partners.
Harvest Commons founder Sarah Schnauder (presented as Sarah Shouter in the transcript) and founding principal Candace Wright described a K–5, farm- and project-based instructional model, which they said emphasizes Tier I…
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