Operational

LA Legislative Auditor's Fraud Hotline

Click the link to access the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Hotline. 

Legislative Auditor's Fraud Hotline

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Public Records Request

Public records requests can be submitted to the Director of Communications via email, mail or in person. For information about making a Public Records Request, click here. 

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Charter School Application Process

In compliance with R.S. 17:3982, the St. Bernard Parish School Board is making public through our website, and in printed form upon request, the guidelines for submitting a charter proposal, all forms required for submission of a charter proposal, the timelines established for accepting and reviewing charter proposals, the process that will be used to review charter proposals submitted to the board, and the name and contact information for a primary point of contact for charter proposals. 

Charter School Application Process, Timeline, and Application

Charter School Process Schedule

• August 25, 2025: LDOE releases common applications and toolboxes with application resources. 

• September 8, 2025: Deadline for local school authorizers to release Charter Requests for Applications, Timeline, Process, and Point of Contact. 

• October 20, 2025: Local school boards submission deadline for the full application for Type 1 and Type 3 applicants. 

Applicants should email all application components to Doris.Voitier@sbpsb.org.

• November 7, 2025: Local school boards notify LDOE and state legislators of charter applications received within each district. 

• January 29, 2026: Last day for St. Bernard Parish School Board to make decisions to approve or deny charter applications. 

• January 30, 2026: Local school boards notify LDOE of board recommendations. 

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Louisiana's School Choice Law

In accordance with Louisiana Public School Choice (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 17:4035.1),  the parent or legal guardian of any student may seek to enroll his/her child in the public school of his/her choice, without regard to residence, school system geographic boundaries, or attendance zones, provided that:

1. The public school in which the student was most recently enrolled, or would otherwise attend, received a school performance letter grade of D or F for the most recent school year, pursuant to the state’s school and district accountability system, and
2. The school to which the student seeks to enroll received a school performance letter grade of A, B, or C, for the most recent school year, pursuant to the state’s school and district accountability system, and has sufficient capacity at the appropriate grade level.

Policy JBCE

Policy JCBE-R (Rules and Regulations for Implementation of Louisiana Public School Choice)