Firstline Schools is a charter school operator in New Orleans, Louisiana. Its schools include Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School, a high school in Tremé opened in 1947 as the second high school in New Orleans open to African-Americans. Named after Joseph S. Clark, the first president of the Southern University at Baton Rouge The ReBirth Brass Band formed in 1983 at the school.it is now a charter school operated by Firstline Schools. However, Firstline has failed to take any interest in keeping Clark open and the school will close in the spring of 2018.