NEW ORLEANS -- Four New Orleans charter schools are now on probation, according to Orleans Parish School Board spokesman Steve Majors.
Majors said Benjamin Franklin High School, Robert Moton Charter School, New Orleans Science and Math, and Priestley School of Architecture now have permission to operate for one more year. During that time they must remedy problems of student performance or finances, or their charter status may be revoked next year.
Majors said the decision was made at a board meeting last week.
Audubon Charter School, Warren Easton High School, Edward Hynes Charter School, Lake Forest Charter School, and Lusher Charter School passed the evaluations and were given two-year charter extensions.
The charter evaluations take place in a school’s third year. They are based on test scores, attendance rates, yearly budgets and whether the school fulfilled contractual obligations. After the fifth year, provided the school passes the test, the charter expires and the school must obtain renewals.
