FILE:  AC

SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

The schools under the jurisdiction of the Orleans Parish School Board shall be organized in a manner that will provide all children in the school district an opportunity to develop their educational potential to the maximum extent possible.  The School Board shall require the educational organization of the schools to remain flexible so that new patterns of organization may be implemented as may become necessary to accommodate student and community needs. 

The School Board is authorized to reorganize schools and to determine and fix the number of grades to be taught at each school, taking into consideration the best interests of the students of Orleans Parish and the dictates of the community.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:151, 17:151.1

Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

Orleans Parish School Board