Below is a reprint of the notice given for today’s board meeting: FY13 Budget meeting – Monday June 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm in Hynes Libary This meeting will be followed by: Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, June 11, 2012 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 990 Harrison Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124 […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for tonight’s meeting here.
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Andrew Wilson Charter School's budget expected to increase 9.7 percent
At the June 4 annual budget hearing, Andrew Wilson Charter School Principal Logan Crowe and Director of Operations Darius Munchak projected a nearly 10 percent increase for the 2012-2013 budget over last year’s actual expenditures. The school spent about $4.7 million last year and expects to spend less than $5.2 million in this upcoming school […]
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[Corrected:] School faces $1.4 million deficit; leaders will trim resources, increase enrollment
Correction: An earlier version of this report mistakenly described NOCP’s deficit as a debt. New Orleans College Prep Charter School faces a $1.4 million debt deficit that, if left as is, could persist into the 2013-2014 school year. To prevent that, the school has decided to beef up its enrollment, terminate one position, and cut […]
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Edward Hynes Charter plans 11 percent increase
The board that runs Edward Hynes Charter announced an 11 percent increase in the first draft of its 2012 – 2013 budget. The board will hold a public hearing on the budget on Monday, June 11 at 4:30 p.m. at 990 Harrison Avenue. Next year’s budget is $5.4 million, up from 4.9 million last year. […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the LFNO regular meeting agenda here.
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Sheriff's Office wants to hire outside manager for paid details
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman confirmed Friday that he is working to outsource the management of the lucrative off-duty private security details available to his deputies. In a written statement, Gusman said that “the Sheriff’s Office is reviewing a plan that involves a third party to assist with the handling of detail assignments,” but nothing […]
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2012-13 budget released
Review the budget narrative here and the budget numbers here.
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Thoughts on The Lens' role in covering the TP, and a quaint look back
The Lens this week produced a photo essay of readers enjoying their Monday and Tuesday papers, something they won’t be able to do when The Times-Picayune stops publishing those days and two others sometime this fall. Like a lot of ideas in this town, the photo essay was born on a front porch over an […]