Citing dropping enrollment, the InspireNOLA network will consolidate two of its elementary schools in New Orleans next school year, the latest move within the city’s all-charter district to get smaller as schools prepare for a future with fewer students.
Pierre A. Capdau Charter School and McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School (called 42 Charter) will form a single school, Pierre A. Capdau Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics School, or Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. for short.
The school will operate under a charter agreement that will last five years, until 2027, in Pierre A. Capdau’s current building at 5800 St. Roch Ave., officials said.
The Orleans Parish School Board voted unanimously Thursday night to approve the consolidation….
