Firstline additionally operates a program called "Edible School Yard."
The stated goal of Edible School Yard is "to improve the long-term well being of our students, families, and school community, by integrating hands-on organic gardening and seasonal cooking into the school curriculum, culture, and cafeteria programs.
Named after Joseph S. Clark, the first president of the Southern University at Baton Rouge[4] The ReBirth Brass Band formed in 1983 at the school.
Firstline chose to address these issues by cutting the 9th grade class for the 2016- 2017 school year and expanding vocational offerings for its matriculating 10th- 12th graders.
[6] While it was rumored that the school would shut down, it has been recently announced that Firstline will be partnering with another charter operator in the same building so that current Clark students can continue to attend school in the same building.