Eastbank Collaborative
of Charter Schools

Kathy Riedlinger, President
Michelle Douglas, Secretary
Sean Wilson, Treasurer
Rose Drill-Peterson, Ph.D., Director

2021 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 414
New Orleans, La 70122
(504) 267-7239 or (504) 352-0286
rpeterson@slc-gno.org

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Member Schools:
• Audubon Charter School
• Benjamin Franklin High School
• Einstein Elementary Charter
• Hynes Charter School
• International School of Louisiana
• Lake Forest Elementary Charter
• Lusher Charter School
• Morris Jeff Community School
• Robert Russa Moton Charter School
• New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School
• New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy
• Warren Easton Charter High School

Managed by the School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans

With funding from Baptist Community Ministries, Greater New Orleans Foundation and Keller Family Foundation

Quick Facts About New Orleans Charters:

• One out of every two Orleans Parish public school students are enrolled in a charter school, as of Fall, 2007.

• New Orleans public school district has more students enrolled in charter schools than any other school district in the nation.



Welcome to the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools!
STUDENTS AND PARENTS CHOOSE CHARTER SCHOOLS
A charter school differs from other public schools in New Orleans because:
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Students and parents CHOOSE their school;
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Students and parents CHOOSE to apply to a charter school;
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Students and parents CHOOSE to abide by the rules of their charter school, as it pertains to parental involvement and
student behavior;
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Each charter school CHOOSES an enrollment cap to maintain
low teacher-student ratios in the classroom;
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Principals are EMPOWERED to operate their school without the
red-tape governing traditional public schools;
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Teachers are ACCOUNTABLE for their performance on the basis
of renewable contracts, not tenure;
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The school is REQUIRED to meet various learning objects as set
forth by its organizing community.
ALL NEW ORLEANS CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE:
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Public;
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Tuition free;
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Governed by a non-profit board which sets the school policy,
plans its budget and makes other decisions regarding the
school’s overall operation;
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Judged by the Louisiana school accountability system;
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Required by the State to administer LEAP, iLEAP and GEE tests
to students each year;
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Reviewed every 5 years to continue as a charter school based
on meeting contract requirements and student achievement
goals.
MISSION STATEMENT
To ensure the survivability of the charter school reform movement in New Orleans so that parents and students can have access and choices to high quality schools.
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