Despite Greene's claims to the contrary, Harris determined that an external, professional evaluation
of charter school
applications in New Orleans predicted important
aspects of school quality.
During his tenure with the organization, Colleston has helped to develop and lead all
aspects of the district's authorizing function, including overhauling the district's
charter school policies, managing the
charter school
application process, overseeing citywide authorizing strategic priorities, and leading the development
of the district's first School Performance Framework.