The impending move to a new campus was a topic of discussion as directors of the Fannie C. Williams Charter School gathered for their monthly board meeting, Sept.18. Principal Kelly Batiste encouraged the board to hire professional movers when the school relocates in mid-October. She said she was concerned about liability if volunteers do the […]
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Student demographics outlined; financing strategy for new school adjusted
The monthly meeting of the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy’s board of directors, on Sept. 19, began with an update from Commandant Col. Bill Davis on who’s enrolled for the 2012-12 year. The school now has 214 students, with males outnumbering females by a ratio of seven to three, Davis said. The student body […]
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For a reporter, New Orleans is simply irresistible
Official statistics show that New Orleans’ population is 360,740. Make that 360,741. When I left New Orleans in 1996, driving my battered Toyota Tercel to a new job in Tallahassee with The Miami Herald, I never imagined I might return. Racial politics had left me in despair about New Orleans. The soaring homicide rate seemed […]
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The Lens hires prizewinner Tyler Bridges to cover public policy
Veteran prize-winning reporter Tyler Bridges will become a staff writer with The Lens on Oct. 1, focusing on state-level public-policy decisions that affect the New Orleans area. Bridges is returning to New Orleans after a 16-year hiatus that took him from The Times-Picayune to The Miami Herald, where he was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning […]
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New basis for school rankings detailed; enrollment slide prompts staff cuts
Chief executive officer Ben Kleban began the Sept. 11 meeting of the board of New Orleans College Prep Academies with a detailed explanation of the new system by which Louisiana schools will be evaluated and ranked. Under the new system, English language and math classes in grades three through eight will be double-weighted. A quarter […]
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Gretna move poses enrollment challenge; calendar will reflect Isaac make-up days
How to attract more students was a focus of attention at the monthly meeting of the Milestone/SABIS board, Sept. 17. Despite the addition of a ninth grade this year, the current enrollment stands at 394 students, the same as last year, but well below the school’s target of 528. Principal Catherine Boozer said the school’s […]
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ReNEW board approves amended bylaws
During the ReNEW Schools board meeting Sept. 13, board member Kathy Conklin led discussions regarding bylaw revisions to the Charter Management Organization document. Bylaws changes included an update to the conflict of interest policy and a decision to change the title of Chief Operations Officer to president. Regarding the change in title, board members discussed an […]