View the proposed budget at this .pdf link.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
2012-13 budget released
Review the ARISE Academy’s proposed budget numbers here. A budget hearing is scheduled for August 22.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Spending cuts to counter drop in revenues; slight budget surplus projected
Despite $5.7 million less in federal funding, the Algiers Charter School Association forecasts a budget surplus for the 2012-13 school year, in contrast to its $1.3 million budget deficit in 2011-12. Most of the decline in federal revenues stems from diminished Title 1 funding and an expired Teacher Incentive Grant. State and local funding increases […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Algiers Charter Schools Association releases prospective 2012-13 budgets
View the budget numbers in this .pdf spreadsheet.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Temporary move to Touro Synagogue as construction finishes at Crocker
Visit Uptown Messenger for a full report on the announcement.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Transportation deal brings new flexibility, raises funding questions
At their August 9 meeting, the board governing New Orleans Science and Math High School learned of positive increases in both enrollment numbers and year-end net assets. Last minute changes to the school’s transportation and food service providers were also announced. Claire Jecklin, Director of Academics, briefed the board on the latest enrollment figures for the upcoming school year, […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Enrollment near capacity for start date; school-provided lunch to be offered
According to Jean-Jacques Grandiere, General Director of Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Charter School, everything is in order for the August 13 start-date of the 2012-13 school year. That includes, for the first time, a school-provided lunch. Members of the charter school’s board announced that Revolution Foods, contracted through KIPP food service, had been chosen to […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Mayoral panel studying OPP size to get new projections Monday
Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Criminal Justice Working Group will meet Monday at City Hall for the first time since Oct. 19. The meeting will feature testimony from James Austin, President of the JFA Institute, a national prison-research think tank that has been advising city leaders about prison issues since 2010. The meeting is scheduled for 1:30 […]
Posted inOpinion
The Lens retracts opinion piece regarding St. Claude Ave. parkettes
The Lens is retracting and apologizing to Candy Chang for an opinion piece about “parkettes” on St. Claude Avenue that appeared in this space Thursday. The article contended that Chang, the co-founder of the design company Civic Center, is pushing an effort to build “parkettes” along St. Claude Avenue. This is not true. Civic Center […]
Posted inInside the News Room
Missed the public forum on journalism? Replay it here
If you weren’t able to attend the New Orleans Coalition on Open Governance’s Wednesday night forum or catch it live on our site, we’re happy to offer it to you here.