Chamber charter school moves a step closer to east bank expansion

Harvey, LA- The Louisiana Department of Education announced yesterday morning that plans for a second Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy campus in Metairie will be sent to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) for final approval.

The Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy (JCFA) is currently located in Harvey. The school targets at-risk students and offers them an opportunity to work at their own  pace on Carnegie Credit courses to earn their high school diploma while having access to dual enrollment career skills courses through Delgado Community and Technical College. JCFA is the country’s first charter school to be run by a Chamber of Commerce and has graduated over 60 students that were considered to be potential drop-outs since opening in 2010.The BESE vote will take place next week and will be the last step in the approval process for JCFA.(Also read Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy featured in television documentary)(State Department of Education to recommend Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy for charter in Jefferson Parish on Nola.com)