Charter School Application

Applications should complete the 2024-2025 Common Charter School Application found here.

Applicants should complete the appropriate application based on whether or not they are a New Charter Operator, an Experienced Charter Operator or an applicant proposing to open a Virtual Charter School.

• September 9, 2024: Deadline by which local school districts to release Charter Requests for Applications, Timeline, Process, and Point of Contact.

• October 25, 2024: School district submission deadline for Type 1 and Type 3 full applications.

• November 11, 2024: School district notify LDOE and state legislators of charter applications received within the district.

• January 17, 2025: Deadline for districts to decide whether to approve or deny charter applications.

• January 31, 2025: School district notifies LDOE of board recommendations.

All charter applications will be reviewed by an independent evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise. Applicants will have an 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 the St. James Parish School Board.

Any questions about the district's charter application process should be sent to:

Sarah Forsythe, Public Information Manager
sforsythe@sjpsb.org
(225) 258-4556