Contact Organizations
Andrea Thomas-Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer
Algiers Charter Schools Association
3712 MacArthur Blvd.
New Orleans,LA 70114
(504) 302-7000

Rose Drill-Peterson
Director
Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools
2021 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans ,LA 70122
504-267-7239

Caroline Roemer Shirley
Executive Director
Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools
5500 Prytania Street
New Orleans,LA 70115
(504) 274-3673

Sarah Usdin
Founder & CEO
New Schools for New Orleans
200 Broadway Street
New Orleans,LA 70118
(504) 274-3619

Policy Overview

2008-2009 Louisiana

Charter Schools

Metrics #
Charter Law
State Has Charter Law Yes
Year of Charter School Law 1995
Charter Cap
State-Imposed Cap on Charter Schools Yes
Description of Cap 70 charters statewide; Charters authorized in the statewide recovery school district by the state board of education, however, are exempt from this cap
Charter Funding
State Provides Funding for Charter Schools Yes
Description of Funding The Louisiana Charter School Start-Up Fund provides zero-interest loans for both new and existing charter schools. The fund provides loans of up to $100,000 with terms of up to three years. The loans may be used for facility acquisition, upgrade and repairs. The state allocated $680,000 to the program in Fiscal Year 2007.
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