Good to Know

• Report on Charter School Admission and Expulsion Criteria
• Proposed Changes to Bulletin 126 - Charter Schools
• 2009 Louisiana Legislative Report
• Stanford University CREDO Report: Charter School Performance in Louisiana
• What You Need to Know About Charter Schools and Your Child With a Disability (LA Department of Education Charter Office)
• 10 Things You Should Know About Charter Schools
• Steps to Starting a Charter School
• New Schools for New Orleans: Charter School Guidebook

Government Resources

• Find Your Legislator
• Louisiana State Legislature
• Louisiana State Senate
• U.S. Department of Education
• Louisiana State Department of Education
• Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
• Louisiana Department of Education

Other Resources

Algiers Charter School Association
In conjunction with the Orleans Parish School Board, the Algiers Charter Schools Association (ACSA) has elected to establish charter schools to address the needs of families living on the West Bank of New Orleans.

All Children Matter
The mission of All Children Matter is to work for the election of public officials who are committed to the enactment of meaningful reforms to ensure that all children in America – without regard to race or family income – have equal access to a quality education.

Black Alliance for Education Options
National, nonprofit, membership organization whose mission is to actively support parental choice to empower families and increase quality educational options for Black children.

The Center for Education Reform
The Center for Education Reform (CER) creates opportunities for and challenges obstacles to better education for America's communities.

Citizen Schools
Operates a national network of apprenticeship programs for middle school students, connecting adult volunteers to young people in hands-on learning projects after school.

Council For A Better Louisiana
Unique among statewide organizations, CABL promotes ideas for the betterment of Louisiana that cut across political, social and ideological boundaries. CABL's greatest asset has always been its members.

Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools
Mission: 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.

Louisiana Resource Center for Educators
A nonprofit based in Baton Rouge serving as a resource center for educators. The center provides a lending library with over 29,000 items, professional development sessions, technology support, and an alternative teacher certification program.

Louisiana Children’s Education Alliance
The mission of Louisiana Children's Education Alliance (LCEA) is to improve the quality of education in Louisiana by providing parents with the liberty to select the school that works best for their family.

New Schools for New Orleans
The mission of New Schools for New Orleans is to achieve excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans by: (1.) Attracting and preparing talent to teach and lead (2.) Launching and supporting open-enrollment public charter school (3.) Advocating for accountable and sustainable high-quality public schools.

National Association of Charter School Authorizers

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Save Our Schools New Orleans
SOSNOLA is building and supporting a community of informed parents, residents and partner organizations to leverage their collective knowledge and influence toward ensuring equitable, excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans.

The Scott Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives
The Cowen Institute is an action-oriented think-tank that actively addresses the issues impeding student achievement by designing and advancing innovative, high-impact policies and programs. It also serves as a clearinghouse for charter and traditional public schools in Orleans Parish to directly access the myriad of experts and resources available at Tulane. Our work is focused on four key areas: Applied Research, Public Policy, University-Based Initiatives, and College Readiness Programs.

School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans
SLC is a professional development and support organization that is privately funded and governed by the Baptist Community Ministries, Xavier University and The University of New Orleans. Professional growth of principals (public, private, and parochi

teachNOLA
Seeks the nation’s most outstanding recent, mid- and post-career professionals to make a difference by teaching in New Orleans's charter schools and the Recovery School District.

US Charter Schools
While the initial development of the US Charter Schools Web site involved input from numerous individuals in the charter school movement from across the country and the generous support of the US Department of Education, this site is currently supported by a consortium of organizations interested in providing accurate information and promising practices about and for charter schools.