Recovery School District

What Recovery School District does

Recovery School District (RSD) is a Louisiana state government education agency created by the Louisiana Legislature in 2003 to intervene in and transform chronically low-performing public schools. Operating under the Louisiana Department of Education and governed by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), RSD serves as the state's final intervention mechanism for schools that have failed local reconstitution efforts or remained academically unacceptable (F-rated) for four consecutive years. Once transferred to RSD jurisdiction, schools may be operated directly by the district, converted to charter schools, managed through university partnerships, or operated via agreements with education management organizations. Schools must remain under RSD oversight for a minimum of five years before potentially being returned to local school board control upon BESE recommendation.

RSD currently operates four schools: Dalton Charter, Lanier Charter, and Prescott Academy in Baton Rouge, plus Linwood Public Charter in Shreveport. The organization offers a Type 5 charter application process with continuous intake, and maintains general contact channels through the Louisiana Department of Education. Leadership is vested in a Superintendent role; Dr. Pam Schooler was unanimously appointed to this position in January 2024, having previously served as Assistant Superintendent of School Choice at the Louisiana Department of Education.

RSD is funded through state education budgets as a public agency and does not charge tuition. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization does not produce or sell commercial products and has no disclosed technology platform, proprietary systems, or AI/ML capabilities, as it is structured as an operational education oversight body rather than a technology or commercial enterprise.

Name

Recovery School District

Legal name

Recovery School District

Website

https://rsdla.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Recovery School District is a Louisiana state agency created in 2003 that oversees and transforms chronically failing public schools. It currently operates four charter schools across Baton Rouge and Shreveport under Louisiana Department of Education governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Administration

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Alternative & At-Risk Schools (Continuation, Credit Recovery, Juvenile) (EDAJACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Continuation & Credit Recovery Schools (EDAJAEAA), Public Alternative, Continuation & Credit-Recovery Schools (EDAJAAAG)

Keywords

• School turnaround services
• Public school oversight
• Charter school authorization
• School intervention programs
• Education transformation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a state-level education agency under the Louisiana Department of Education, the RSD receives funding through state education budgets and operates within the Louisiana public education system framework. Schools transferred to RSD receive operational support and transformation plans.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Recovery School District transforms the lowest-performing public schools in Louisiana by assuming jurisdiction over chronically failing schools and operating them as direct-run RSD schools, charter schools, university partnerships, or through education management organizations. It also administers a continuous Type 5 charter application process for new charter operators to enter the RSD system. Schools must remain under RSD jurisdiction for at least five years before potential return to local school board control.

Product overview

Recovery School District (RSD) is a Louisiana state education agency created in 2003 that oversees the transformation of the lowest performing schools in the state. RSD operates as a unified system managing four charter schools (Dalton Charter, Lanier Charter, Linwood Public Charter, and Prescott Academy) and provides a Type 5 charter application process for new schools to join the district. Schools may be operated as direct-run RSD schools, charter schools, university partnerships, or through agreements with education management organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dalton Charter

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBESE is the governing board that must approve all school transfers to RSD and all transformation plans. The State Superintendent works with RSD leadership to develop transformation plans and makes recommendations to BESE for final approval of school operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Michigan State School Reform Office: Michigan's state office responsible for intervening in and closing or restructuring the state's persistently lowest-achieving schools, sharing RSD's role as a state-level turnaround mechanism for chronically failing schools.
• Tennessee Achievement School District: Tennessee's state-level intervention authority for chronically failing schools, created to take over the lowest-performing schools and turn them around through charter operators and direct management — directly comparable to RSD's mandate and operating structure.
• New Jersey Abbott Districts: New Jersey's long-standing designation of high-need school districts that receive enhanced state funding and oversight, functioning as a state-level intervention framework targeting underperforming schools — comparable to RSD's role.
• New York City Renewal Schools: NYC Department of Education's program to turn around the city's lowest-performing schools through targeted interventions, school closures, and charter/non-charter partnerships, paralleling RSD's transformation approach at the municipal level.
• Connecticut Commissioner's Network: Connecticut's state-led network of the lowest-performing schools that receive intensive supports and oversight from the State Department of Education, providing a comparable state intervention framework for chronically low-performing schools.

Emerging players

• Uncommon Schools: Multi-state charter management organization that operates high-performing charter schools, including in turnaround contexts — comparable to the EMO/charter operator channel RSD uses for school operation.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: Large urban charter school network running schools in turnaround and restart contexts, comparable to the type of charter operator under which RSD's schools like Dalton Charter and Lanier Charter are run.
• KIPP Public Schools: National charter network that operates turnaround and restart schools in chronically underperforming districts, comparable to the type of charter operator that RSD partners with to run schools under its jurisdiction.

Regional players

• New Schools for New Orleans: Regional education intermediary that has driven the transformation of New Orleans public schools into a charter-based system after Hurricane Katrina, an analogous state/regional intervention and operator ecosystem to Louisiana's RSD model.

Others

• National Association of Charter School Authorizers: Industry association supporting charter school authorizers across the U.S., directly relevant because RSD functions as a charter authorizer through its Type 5 charter application process and oversight of charter schools under its jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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