Hurricane Issac topped the agenda at Lusher’s monthly board meeting, Sept. 8. While the Willow Street campus suffered minimal wind damage, and the temporary quarters at the Jewish Community Center on St. Charles Avenue were unscathed, the Freret Street high school lost upwards of 50 windows, and another 50 need to be re-caulked, according to […]
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Hurricane Isaac damages priced at $65G; annual budget OK'd with little discussion
Success Prep’s board approved a $4.2 million annual budget at their September meeting, then focused on Hurricane Isaac damage to the school, estimated at $65,000. Students and teachers did not return to school until Thursday, Sept. 6, after eight days of canceled classes. Board President Anderson Baker said water came through ceilings and/or windows in […]
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State revokes day care license of Operation REACH's center
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has revoked the license for the daycare owned by struggling nonprofit Operation REACH, Inc., according to state officials. That revocation, effective at the end of last week, means The Knowledge Garden, at 1700 Josephine St., must end its operations immediately. Former clients of the daycare said officials […]
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Hurricane Isaac destroys house moved to build new VA hospital
One of the houses moved out of the way of the new VA hospital in Lower Mid-City has met a similar fate as it would’ve if it had remained: destroyed not by bulldozers, but by Hurricane Isaac. In November 2010, the classic shotgun double was moved from S. Miro St. in the Tulane/Gravier neighborhood 10 […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the Sept 11 Einstein board meeting agenda here.
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New Arthur Ashe campus opened, board elects new members
FirstLine Schools Inc. welcomed two new board members and announced the long-awaited opening of the new Arthur Ashe Charter School building during its meeting on August 22. The board unanimously elected Kim Henry and Paul Pechon. Henry is an engineer who has been active at Arthur Ashe Charter School, and Pechon is a CPA and […]
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New principal updates board on teacher training, student testing
Board members of the Dryades YMCA and James Singleton Charter School welcomed new principal Debra Robertson at their monthly meeting on August 21. Wasting no time, Robertson updated board members on teacher preparation efforts during the summer. She said teachers returned to work in late July for an intensive week-long schedule of professional development topics and […]
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No jail time for former deputy in Coast Guard officer's suicide
Family members of U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. William Goetzee pleaded Friday morning for a judge to put a former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s deputy in prison for enabling Goetzee to commit suicide while in jail. Instead, former jailer William Thompson got five years of probation and 200 hours of community service. Goetzee was arrested in August […]
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Board meeting agenda released (updated)
The (updated version) of the board meeting agenda content is printed below, as it was received. Please note the temporary venue change: Meeting of the Board of Directors ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS EDUCATION INC. September 13, 2012 4:30 P. M. Tulane University Uptown Square Cowen Institute Suite 108 AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. […]