In complicance with R.S. 17:3982, the Pointe Coupee 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, adn the name and contact information for a primary point of contact for charter proposals.

Pointe Coupee Parish School Board

2023-24 District Charter School Application Process

for School Opening in the 2025-2026 School Year or Beyond

Charter School Process Schedule:

August 23, 2023 Charter School Application Release

September 5, 2023: Deadline for districts to post all required information to thier websites

October 27, 2023: Applications due- Applicants should email all application components to Kim.Canezaro@pcpsb.net

January 19, 2024: Last day for Pointe Coupee Parish School Board to make decisions to approve or deny charter applications.

Charter School Application Review Process:

All Charter applications will be reviewed by an independent evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise. Applications will have the 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 Pointe Coupee Parish School Board.

Charter School Contact Information

Individuals or organizations with questions about the district's charter application process should contact:

Kim Canezaro

Superintendent, Pointe Coupee Parish Schools

kim.canezaro@pcpsb.net

225 638-8674