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East Baton Rouge school board denies Community Roots Leadership Academy charter after presentation and public debate
Summary
After a public presentation and dozens of comments for and against, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted to accept the superintendent's recommendation to deny the Community Roots Leadership Academy charter application; other consent items were approved earlier in the meeting.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted to accept the recommendation to deny the Community Roots Leadership Academy (CRLA) charter application following a public presentation and extended comment from supporters and critics.
Rochelle Washington Scott, founder and proposed founding principal of CRLA, presented the K'8 model she described as rooted in "literacy, leadership and legacy," emphasizing a hybrid "high-touch, high-tech" approach that would use AI-driven personalized learning, project-based learning and a multi-stage campus model. Dr. Lucretia Terrence, an instructional adviser who said she had reviewed local data and led national turnaround work,…
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