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whether they are at
school
, at home, or on the road. in addition to providing innovative approaches to education, louisiana?s
charter
school
law expresses that
charter
school
s
should have in mind the best interests of at-risk pupils. generally, a student deemed ?at-risk ? is eligible to participate in the federal free and reduced lunch program, or is two or more grade levels behind in reading achievement. heeding the legislature?s call to serve those students most in need, thrive opened in 2011 and remains the only free public boarding
school
in the state. ?ere are fewer than 10 of these public residential
school
s in the nation. meant to serve baton rouge?s disadvantaged students in grades 6-12, thrive offers its students the opportunity to not only learn in a safe environment, but to perform everyday household duties such as preparing meals and washing laundry. accountability while
charter
school
s currently operating in baton rouge enjoy more freedom in making instructional decisions than those operating as part of the ebrpss, they are still accountable to either the local
school
district or the state?s board of elementary and secondary education (bese), depending on which type of
charter
school
is being created (there are five types, categorized by such things as location). regardless of the type of
charter
school
a non-profit group is hoping to open, all
charter
school
s are required to administer the same state assessments that students in traditional public
school
s are required to take. to receive an extension to operate for each additional
school
year, a
charter
school
must meet rigorous student performance growth standards, as well as operate within an approved budget. ?is means that parents can see a report card and a
school
performance score for
charter
school
s, just as they would any traditional public
school
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