An amended budget was approved by Sci High’s board, Advocates for Science and Mathematics Education Inc., following its presentation at their monthly meeting, Nov. 8. Students in need of social services were another principal topic of discussion. Claudia Kent, finance and business manager for New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School, to use the […]
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Enrollment projected to climb next year; priority zip codes could cut bus costs
Encore Academy’s board of directors held a retreat Saturday, to focus on strategic planning and board development. School leader Terri Smith discussed plans for the 2013-2014 school year. Currently at 206 students, she projects next year’s enrollment to be 295. Smith said next years student population would require 14 classrooms, but she believes they could stay […]
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Charter extension deemed likely; decision due Dec. 5; new faculty hires announced
A site visit in connection with the school’s application to extend its charter went well, principal St. Claire Adriaan told the board of Success Preparatory Academy at its monthly meeting, Nov. 9. With a school performance score of 76.9—above the state’s minimum score of 75—and in the absence of financial irregularities, Adriaan said he thought […]
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Lusher tops among state's K-12 schools; OneApp admissions option rejected
Lusher has the highest performance score—170.7— in the state, among schools that run from kindergarten through grade 12, school leader Kathy Riedlinger advised the charter’s board of directors at their monthly meeting Oct. 12. The elementary school score was based on test numbers, while the high school score also reflected academic endorsements, the dropout rate, […]
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Board shuts public out of another meeting
The Warren Easton board of directors appears to have violated public meetings law at its October meeting, again revealing its ignorance of when it can and can’t exclude the public from its deliberations. This is the board’s fourth apparent violation of public meetings laws in a year. In this case, a lawyer told The Lens […]
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Gusman seeks 60% increase; Criminal Court faces major cut
Agreeing that he wants an alternative to the oft-derided price-per-prisoner amount he collects from the city, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman submitted a fixed-cost budget to the City Council today. Gusman is asking for $37 million for 2013. That’s not going to happen, city officials said. The Sheriff’s Office is budgeted for $22.4 million, about […]
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Proposed budget asks courts, library to use their own funds
Friday’s round of City Council budget hearings continued much in the same vein as those of the first two days: Department heads estimated the impact of smaller allocations from Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s proposed $491 general fund budget. And council members continued to ask departments to tap into their reserves, generate as much outside revenue as […]
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Warren Easton board shuts public out of another meeting
The Warren Easton board of directors appears to have violated public meetings law at its October meeting, again revealing its ignorance of when it can and can’t exclude the public from its deliberations. This is the board’s fourth apparent violation of public meetings laws in a year. In this case, a lawyer told The Lens […]
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Council looks to help Police Monitor, slash Juvenile Court
On the second day of New Orleans City Council budget hearings Thursday, department heads described to council members the impact of widespread cuts in the mayor’s proposed $491 million general fund budget for 2013, down from $497.5 million this year. Council members used the hearings to inquire about shortcomings in various departments and compliment a […]
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Board President informs Lycée parents of sudden staff cuts, unexplained $90G deficit
Nearly 200 concerned parents and teachers attended Wednesday night’s Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orléans’ parent-teacher-organization meeting, where school board president Jean Montes said Lycee was operating with a $90,000 budget deficit and that more staffing cuts were possible. Three administrative positions were eliminated at the charter school within the past week – an office […]