New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School has released the agenda for their Thursday board meeting. The meeting will be held at 4:30.
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Hynes Charter School closes out the school year by approving 2012-2013 budget
The Hynes Charter school board welcomed two new members and approved the 2012-2013 operating budget in its last meeting of the school year, June 11. Helene Derbigny and Cassandra Youmans will replace departing board members, Todd Schexnayder and Elizabeth Sigler. Vice president Alvin Meister will succeed Schexnayder as board president next fall. In other items […]
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Singleton Charter School presents slight decrease in 2012-2013 budget
James M. Singleton Charter School Finance Committee Chair, Ed Shanklin, opened the June 12 public budget hearing at 5:06 PM in front of a small crowd in the school’s multipurpose room. The purpose of the meeting was to publicly announce next year’s budget and to allow for public comment. Singleton is proposing the adoption of […]
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Lycee Francais charter school passes 2012-2013 budget without making it available for public previewC
While it was clear that the budget for the Lycee Francais charter school was going to pass on Monday night, June 11, it was unclear whether the board was acting in accordance with state laws. The board of directors for Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans unanimously passed the $3.1 million budget Monday night with […]
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Artist Corps brings practicing musicians to classrooms
Six-year-old Pride College Prep student Ferdinand Carter knows how to play 35 songs on his classroom’s keyboard, and he can read the sheet music, too. Ferdinand and nearly 40 of his kindergarten classmates have learned to play and read music through the school’s music education program, which uses the national nonprofit music instruction system Music […]
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[Corrected:] New Orleans College Prep Academies face budget woes alongside improving test scores
Correction: the original story stated that the NOCP board violated Local Budget Act requirements. Those claims were incorrect and have been changed. The June meeting of the board of New Orleans College Preparatory Academies held mixed messages for its members. Though the school’s LEAP scores came in significantly better than expected, the board learned that […]
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New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy board meeting agenda
You can see the agenda for the June 13, 2012 NOMMA board meeting here.
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Hynes budget increase reflects rising cost of employee benefits
The Hynes Charter School’s board announced at its annual budget hearing that rising teacher benefits and facilities costs accounted for spending hikes in next year’s budget, effective July 1. Next year’s budget is slated to be $5.4 million, a 7 percent increase from last year. The 2012-2013 budget hearing held Monday, June 11 at 4 […]
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Moton postpones budget hearing
Robert Mussa Moton Charter School has canceled its public budget hearing, according to principal Paulette Bruno. A Lens reporter went to review the school’s budget, by law made publicly available 10 days in advance of the hearing, to find there was no copy available for public review. Bruno said the budget was not available and […]
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Milestone SABIS charter school looking for a new location
The board of Milestone SABIS charter convened in a special board meeting June 8 to discuss its ongoing search for new facilities. Board secretary Nayita Wilson said the school was looking at two locations in Gretna: one on Virgil street, the other on Fourth street. Both facilities could house the current student body. Both are […]