The narrative summary of Einstein’s proposed budget may be read here, and the complete budget numbers may be reviewed here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Special board meeting
The Uptown Messenger has coverage of tonight’s special LFNO board meeting here, in which Jean Jacques Grandiere was confirmed as General Director of Lycee Francais and board member Allen Kelly resigned.
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Budget hearing and board meeting announcement
The Lens received written notice that Dryades Y and James M. Singleton Charter School will host a public hearing for their 2012-13 budget at 5pm on Tuesday June 12, at 2220 Oretha Castle Haley. Singleton Charter’s regular board meeting will be held at noon on June 19 at 2220 Oretha Castle Haley.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Let’s hope T-P treats readers better than it treated its employees
The Times-Picayune opinion page should razz its ownership for the way it handled plans to cut staff and shrink to a three-days-a-week paper. The inside account of the T-P restructuring story, as reported by Kevin Allman at Gambit, reveals a lack of professionalism among the paper’s new decision-makers: Gambit spoke to more than a dozen […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Budget available for review
A public hearing on the school’s new budget will be held Wednesday Review the numbers for Lusher’s 2012-13 budget here. For comparison, see the current year’s budget here.
Posted inSchools
BESE reviews capital projects, Early Head Start monitoring
Construction of four new schoolhouses should be completed as classes resume in August, education officials announced Wednesday night, but modular buildings are ready just in case. Capital projects, including ground-up school construction, highlighted Wednesday night’s meeting in New Orleans of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The board meets periodically in New Orleans […]
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Teacher alleges 'culture of fear'; school performance scores reviewed
A “culture of fear” among fellow teachers was alleged by a member of the Pierre Capdau faculty at the May 29 board meeting of the charter management organization that runs Capdau and three other schools. “Have you noticed that there are no teachers at these meetings?” Iesha Pearce asked the Capital One-New Beginnings board during […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The content of tomorrow’s board meeting agenda is reprinted below: REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Treme Charter School Association will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. in the McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School Auditorium, 1651 North Tonti Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119. The items […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use, Squandered Heritage
… and put in a parking lot: Mansion gives way to yet more macadam
With owners claiming Katrina damage, this architecturally eclectic structure on Prytania Street near Touro Hospital was demolished on Thanksgiving Day 2006. While people were basting turkeys or gussying up for a racetrack repast, bulldozers gassed up and tore into a lunch of timbers and cornices, a few blocks uptown of the Garden District. Weekends, holidays […]
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Principal standing up for employee raises
The lower-school principal of Success Preparatory Academy will try to convince charter school board members this evening that salary increases for administrative staffers are needed. Currently, the spending plan for next year at Success Prep is over budget by $15,000. Board members at a finance committee meeting last week said they support a balanced budget. The […]