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Students at Robert Russa Moton Charter School need a permanent school.

That was the message several parents and teachers delivered to Moton’s governing board during its quarterly meeting Jan. 16.

Students and staff at Lake Forest Elementary Charter school are gearing up for the next round of state testing.

At their Jan. 10 meeting, board members at Success Preparatory Academy discussed reaching out to larger corporations for sponsorships and looking to re-configure the school building in order to accommodate more students.

Board members for Benjamin Franklin High School don’t appear to be racing to join OneApp, the new centralized student application system that allows parents to apply to multiple charter schools by filling out one form.

With the state changing its formula for how it grades schools, teachers and administrators at New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School taking a hard look at what and how students learn.

As the lease for Morris Jeff Community School is set to expire at the end of the school year, board members at Thursday’s meeting were anxious to find a new location for the school’s students.

As its takeover of Pride College Prep looms, ARISE Academy’s board and school administrators met with Recovery School District officials to discuss facilities and operational/contractual questions at its monthly meeting, Jan. 16.

As a specialized military charter requiring all of its students to enroll in the JROTC program, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy would like to participate in Orleans Parish’s new OneApp centralized system, the school’s top two administrators said during the school’s Jan. 10 board meeting.

Louisiana’s new school accountability standards have alternative schools like NET Charter High School looking for different ways to be judged and remain open.