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Pelican Educational Foundation won the charter to take over Kenilworth Middle School in 2009 and renamed it Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School. The charter was authorized by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to take over Kenilworth Middle School after years of academic and other problems.

Last Thursday, the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education agreed to renew the charter for five more years, extending the school’s charter through 2019.

That news came on the heels of performance scores released in October that showed Kenilworth was among just five schools in East Baton Rouge Parish that improved by more than one grade level since last year.

Kenilworth, the only charter school in Baton Rouge overseen by the Recovery School District, jumped from an F last year to a C grade this year.

It also still doesn't change the fact that students in southwest EBR parish have to pass two middle schools on their way to mid city .

If St. George is willing to pay for new schools, they could alleviate these problems.

IMO, the best scenario would be for a special school district to be created without incorporating St. George.

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Posted by LSURussian

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Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:43 pm to dewster

I stand corrected. I thought the EBR school board made KMS into a parish run charter school. Thanks for the info.

But students in the neighborhood are eligible to attend that school. The website for the school says "traditional" students also attend KMS. It's not just for kids interested in science and technology.
Eta: Btw, the school's website says nothing about it being a RSD school.

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