At the October 8 board meeting administrators from Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans considered partnering with the city’s French Alliance to offer French language courses to Lycee parents. “More than 150 parents (responded that they) want the classes,” Jean-Jacques Grandiere, Lycee’s General Director, told the school’s board of directors at their Oct. 8 meeting. […]
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NOMMA board meeting agenda released
The board meeting agenda is reprinted below: New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Monthly Board Meeting October 11¸ 2012 6:00 PM Agenda: 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of minutes 3. Reports and Recommendations None 4. Old Business: A. Construction Update: Provide an update on the financial and administrative progress […]
Posted inEnvironment, Investigations
Failure of canal gauges, other missteps highlight flaws in New Orleans flood system
This post has been updated to reflect new information about installation of the new sensors. The conventional wisdom after Hurricane Isaac was that the post-Katrina repairs and improvements in the levee system worked well. From the floodgates that kept the surge out of the canals in New Orleans to the Lake Borgne barrier that held […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Criminal courts struggle with delays, aggressive schedule
The volunteer non-profit organization Court Watch Nola issued its annual report today, highlighting a rise in court delays that plagued the Orleans Criminal District Court in 2011 and have continued into this year. The report, compiled by volunteers from 3,000 separate court-date observations, found that two-thirds of defendants had to come back to court another […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Judge makes city a defendant with sheriff in federal lawsuit
A federal judge made the city of New Orleans a defendant today in a lawsuit that seeks to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman to bring his jails into compliance with the U.S. Constitution. In court papers filed this morning in U.S. District Court, attorneys for Gusman said he was “making this claim against [the city] […]
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N.O. Sci High releases board meeting agenda
See the October 11 meeting agenda here.
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Landry leery of OPSB governance; termites delay move to Canal Street offices
At their monthly board meeting, Oct. 3, directors of the Choice Foundation discussed pros and cons of accepting governance by the Orleans Parish School Board and whether to launch a charter school in Jefferson Parish. Lafayette Academy, one of the foundation’s three charters, is in a group of about a dozen schools expected to be […]
Posted inOpinion
Good intentions aren't enough; challenged kids need real services
There have been many failed efforts to help save New Orleans children from crime. Many dedicated people have initiated and funded programs to help solve the problems associated with children who drop out of school, or whose education level leaves them unable to find a job. For too many, the alternative is crime. Unfortunately, there […]
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Training seminar held during board retreat
The Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans board of directors held a retreat focused on board governance Thursday. Marci Cornell-Feist, founder and CEO of The High Bar education management company, led the session. Cornell-Feist stressed the need for board members and school staff to understand their clear and distinct roles, yet also work together as […]