Caddo Parish School Board District Charter School Application Process for Schools Opening in the 2024-2025 School Year or Beyond

Forms and Information Needed for Submission of Type 1 or Type 3 Charter School Proposal

In compliance with R.S. 17:3982, the Caddo Parish School Board is making public through our website, and in printed form upon request, the guidelines for submitting a charter proposal, all forms required for submission of a charter proposal, the timelines established for accepting and reviewing charter proposals, the process that will be used to review charter proposals submitted to the board, and the name and contact information for a primary point of contact for charter proposals.

Applicant groups shall choose to be considered by submitting one of three applications based on requirements set forth:

• New Operator

  • Nonprofit organization whose primary members (founder and/or proposed school leader) do not have prior experience in leading or managing a public school; and

  • Who do not intend to employ an educational service provider (ESP) with prior experience in leading or managing public schools.

• Experienced Operator

  • Nonprofit organizations whose primary members (founder and/or proposed school leader) have prior experience in leading or managing a single public school; and/or

  • Nonprofit organizations which have operated more than one charter school; and/or

  • Nonprofit organizations which intend to employ an education service provider (ESP) which has operated more than one charter school.

• Virtual School Operator

  • Nonprofit organizations that seek to operate a public school facility aligned to the definition of a Virtual School as outlined in BESE Bulletin 126.

• Additional Resources:

  • Overview Template (coming soon)

  • Eligibility Determination

  • District Website Template

• August 29, 2022: Charter application released

• October 28, 2022: Applications due.

  Applicants should email all application components to mwood@caddoschools.org.

• January 20, 2023: Last day for the Caddo Parish School Board to make decisions to approve or deny charter applications

All charter applications will be reviewed by an independent evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise.  Applicants will have the opportunity to provide to the evaluator a written response to the independent evaluation of their charter application before the evaluator provides a final recommendation to Caddo Parish School Board.

Individuals or organizations with questions about the district’s charter application process should contact:

Mary Nash-Wood, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives
Email: mwood@caddoschools.org
Phone: 318.603.6339

Posted September 7, 2022