Living School
Basic Profile
Opened In 2019
Grades 9-12
Environment Urban
Type Chartered
Autonomies
Program Determine learning program
Set school-level policy
Determine professional development
Determine authorizer assessments
Determine state assessments
Personnel Select colleagues
Evaluate colleagues
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine tenure policy
Select leaders
Administrative Determine school budget
Set staff pattern
Determine compensation
Determine teacher workday
Set schedule
Teacher Authority Is...
De Jure and De Facto
The Living School strives to be a Democratic School with a balance of power for students, staff, & families balanced with the legal requirement in Louisiana for Charters to be governed by a Board that cannot contain staff members.
About the Learning Program
Living School cultivates equity by nurturing students to do work that improves their lives, communities, and environment through holistic health, citizenship, & entrepreneurship.