After a heated discussion, the Orleans Parish School Board delayed Tuesday night a decision on modifications to its disadvantaged business enterprise program. The program is intended to help socially or economically disadvantaged businesses to compete in, and obtain, contracts with the School Board. The City of New Orleans has a similar program, as does the […]
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Milestone/SABIS nears decision on new location
The board of Milestone SABIS announced at its June 19 board meeting that it had begun building inspections on two locations in Gretna as it narrows its search for a new facility for the upcoming school year. Board Chair Leslie Ellison said she was confident the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education would approve the […]
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Few appeal RSD placement; most who do get a top-three choice
Of the 32,000 students that the Recovery School District placed in its schools this year through its new centralized application process, only 4 percent were unhappy enough with their assignment to submit an appeal, according to data provided by district officials. Just more than two-thirds of those who appealed ended up getting into one of […]
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Reset the hook: something educators should do-now
The first lesson I ever taught was in Pachamama, Ecuador. I was a wet behind the ears Peace Corps volunteer, and it was my first charla, or workshop. I was delivering a presentation on the importance of cropping sheep tails to a group of seasoned campesinos, who obviously knew far more about ovine management than […]
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Sophie B. Wright postpones June 20 meeting
The Institute of Academic Excellence’s June board meeting has been changed from June 20 to June 27 at 5:30 p.m.
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Board meeting agenda released
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School has released the agenda for tomorrow’s 1:30 p.m. meeting.
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[Correction] ReNEW considers chartering more schools as performance scores rate at the "F" level
ReNEW’s board of directors learned at its June meeting that two of the network’s three elementary schools will likely meet their internal school performance score targets. Chief Executive Officer Gary Robichaux said SciTech Academy and Reed Elementary are predicted to score 71 and 65, respectively. Robichaux’s predicted score of 63 for Batiste Cultural Arts Academy […]
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Akili Academy budget planned to increase nearly 50 percent
The board that runs Akili Academy announced that it expects a 49 percent increase in its budget over last year in its proposed 2012-2013 budget, effective July 1. The board will discuss the budget at an open hearing on Monday, June 25 at 6 p.m. at the Akili Academy Team Room. Crescent City Schools, the […]
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NOMMA faces uncertainty about interim and permanent locations
Col. Bill Davis, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Commandant, announced at the board’s June 13 meeting that the school had not received word on when it might be able to move to the temporary location where it plans to hold classes next year. “No major changes from three weeks ago,” he said. The proposed […]
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Akili Academy of New Orleans releases proposed budget
Akili Academy has released its 2012-2013 proposed budget. You can review it here, but please note there is neither a budget narrative nor a comparison provided in relation to last year’s budget.