Enrollment increase will mean more money from state in per-pupil funding.
The water system stopped billing schools after Katrina, but the school was charged nearly $9,000.
Board also discusses approval from state for additional charter schools.
Board votes to put money into emergency and special financial needs funds.
Strong fundraising and late grants helped up the income for last year.
Some students who have to travel across town, or across the river, must be at their stop before 6 a.m. Martin Berhman, located on the West Bank, starts picking up kids in eastern New Orleans at 5:42 a.m. Parents say they're willing to deal with early mornings in order to send their kids to better schools.
The former University of New Orleans chancellor was the board's chairman.
School eyes what it calls its "field of dreams."
School has 80 students attending this year and may get more.
Two members wanted to participate by phone, but that's illegal.