Zachary Community School District School Board 2026-2027 District Charter School Application Process for Schools Opening in the 2027-2028 School Year or Beyond
Forms and Information Needed for Submission of a Type 1 or Type 3 Charter School Proposal:
In compliance with R.S. 17:3982, the Zachary Community School District 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.
I. Charter School Application
Applicants should complete the 2026-2027 Common Charter School Application found at https://doe.louisiana.gov/topic-pages/louisiana-school-choice/charter-schools/charter-school-authorization
Applicants should complete the appropriate application based on designation as a New Charter Operator or Experienced Charter Operator.
II. Charter School Process Schedule
- September 8, 2026: Deadline by which local school boards must post application materials to their websites. Use of the District Website template is optional.
- October 19, 2026: Charter applications are due to districts.
- January 28, 2027: Deadline for districts to consider charter applications. If a district has not made a decision about a charter application by this point, that applicant group is eligible to appeal to BESE.
- January 29, 2027: Report any charter entered into; the number of schools chartered; the status of those schools, and any recommendations relating to the charter RFA process to charters@la.gov .
Applicants should email all application components to ben.necaise@zacharyschools.org.
III. Charter Application Review Process
All charter applications will be reviewed by an independent evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise. Applicants will have the opportunity to provide the evaluator a written response to the independent evaluation of their charter application before the evaluator provides a final recommendation to Zachary Community School Board.
IV. Charter School Contact Information
Individuals or organizations with questions about the district’s charter application process should contact:
Ben Necaise, ZCSD Superintendent, ben.necaise@zacharyschools.org, 225-658-4969
Posted August 25, 2026 Posted