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Will OPSB Convert Remaining Schools to Charters?
It’s possible that OPSB’s five remaining direct-run schools will be converted to charters, making New Orleans the country’s first 100% charter school district. Supt. Henderson Lewis, Jr. received “informal expressions of interest from current school and charter leaders” about converting Ben Franklin Elementary, Eleanor McMain, Mahalia Jackson, Mary Bethune, and McDonogh 35 to charters authorized by OPSB.
Some McDonogh 35 alumni are concerned about converting McDonogh 35 high school into a charter school. After Katrina, OPSB converted most of its other direct-run high schools to charters, and all of these Type 3 conversion charters have an A or B letter grade, including those that are open-admission and participate in OneApp. McDonogh 35 received a low C in 2016 and is OPSB’s lowest rated high school.
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Type 3 Charter
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2016 Grade
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| Ben Franklin |
A
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| Lusher |
A
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| Edna Karr (open-enrollment) |
A
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| Warren Easton (open-enrollment) |
A
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| Sci High (open-enrollment) |
B
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