In an effort to trim costs, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman instituted a new scheduling plan for deputies and staff at Orleans Parish Prison earlier this month. The schedule, which was reflected in prison employees’ paychecks for this first time last week, means fewer overtime hours for deputies, whose starting pay for working in the […]
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The New Orleans dilemma: Is it hip to be so very, very 'hip'?
Congratulations, New Orleanians! The April 2012 Travel & Leisure magazine has voted you the fourth hippest city in America! If only we could pin down what “hip” is supposed to mean, we could feel even prouder. There is, of course, a great deal of confusion about what defines “hip,” and the definition also appears to […]
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Morris Jeff looks to new site, plans to ramp up savings with new budget
The Morris Jeff board of directors discussed expanded operations and a projected year-end surplus this time next year at its 2012-13 budget hearing on May 24. Principal Patricia Perkins is anticipating surpluses for the next two years as the school rebuilds its reserve fund and prepares to move to the former Fisk-Howard site on Rendon […]
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Amid concerns over effects of vouchers, board passes budget
The board that runs Audubon Charter School approved its 2012-13 budget Saturday with an increase of 2 percent. The budget goes into effect July 1, rising from $6.72 million to $6.84 million. That’s a $125,000 increase. The increase comes primarily from an expected boost in enrollment numbers. Each new student increases the amount of money […]
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Interim CEO and academic officer named – to mixed response; enrollment rises
Algiers Charter Schools Association’s board has approved Stuart Gay, the association’s chief financial officer, to serve as interim chief executive officer of the charter management organization, succeeding Andrea Thomas-Reynolds who did not seek to renew her contract. The board’s action, at its May 23 monthly meeting, was greeted with applause from the audience. The crowd […]
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2012-13 budget available for review
Review the budget documents here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
2012-13 budget available for review
Review the proposed budget here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
2012-13 budget available for review
Look over the proposed numbers here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Restroom and locker upgrades scheduled as OPSB drags feet on larger overhaul
Three of the first-floor restrooms at Audubon’s Carrollton Avenue campus will be renovated this summer and students will get new lockers, board members learned at their monthly meeting, May 26. The upgrades are long overdue, school officials said. The French and Montessori Education board approved the $62,700 contract with Crescent Commercial Construction for the restrooms and a $26,191 […]
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2012-13 budget available for review
Review Crocker’s budget documents here. (Use the view “rotate” settings for the .pdf document pages that appear upside-down.)