Crestworth Academy joins RSD Achievement Zone schools

The Recovery School District on Thursday announced the addition of Crestworth Learning Academy to the Baton Rouge Achievement Zone for the upcoming school year of 2012-13. Crestworth joins the six recently announced zone schools in impacting and turning around student learning and achievement among 10,000 students located in a contiguous three–ZIP code area of north Baton Rouge. The Crestworth board of directors will immediately begin transitioning the oversight and management of the school to the RSD, the RSD says. The six other schools participating in the Achievement Zone are Istrouma High, Capitol High, Prescott Middle, Glen Oaks Middle, Dalton Elementary and Lanier Elementary. Other RSD-LA schools include Pointe Coupee Central High, St. Helena Central Middle, and Linear Leadership Academy. Parents can submit applications online for RSD-LA schools at rsdla.net or download and fax the application to 342-4053. Individuals can also drop off applications at any RSD-LA school site. For additional information, parents can contact the RSD-LA office at 342-3868.