Lycée schedules hearing on $3.7 million budget

Last fall the charter school’s board was forced to cut more than $200,000 after discovering it had begun the year approximately $85,000 in debt.

Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans will have a public hearing on the charter school’s $3.7 million budget in two weeks.

Last fall the charter school’s board was forced to cut more than $200,000 after discovering it had begun the year approximately $85,000 in debt. The school made staff cuts, used its $90,000 reserve fund and amended the budget in November.

The 2013-2014 $3.7 million budget reflects an increase over last year’s $3.1 million budget as the school continues to grow. Lycée will add third grade in the fall.

Members of the public are invited to comment on the proposed budget at the hearing on July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the school, 5951 Patton St.

Marta Jewson

Marta Jewson is an independent reporter based in New Orleans. Marta has covered New Orleans schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment and was instrumental in holding schools accountable to sunshine laws during the rapid expansion of charter schools in the city. She focuses on education, health and climate.

She earned her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin.