The monthly meeting of the McDonogh City Park Academy board, on Jan. 17, discussed interviews with potential new board members and the school’s recent acceptance into the Medicaid program before yielding to a disgruntled parent. The school already has a full-time staff nurse, but McDonogh City Park will now be able to seek Medicaid reimbursement for some […]
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Spring Fair moved up a month; closing-time mandate responds to neighborhood violence
ARISE Academy will host its Spring Fair on March 9, a month earlier than originally scheduled and will hold another fair in July, the school’s board of trustees said at its monthly meeting Jan. 18. According to the board, the fair will be a chance for parents to educate themselves about the school programs and […]
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Board rejects move to former McDonogh 7 campus; faculty stabilizing after departures
At the Lagniappe Academies board meeting on Jan. 8, chairman Ray Smart said that a potential relocation campus was unacceptable. Smart informed board members that representatives from Lagniappe had recently visited the old McDonogh 7 campus on offer by the Recovery School District and concluded that the outdated building had serious heating and cooling problems […]
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RSD turns over 5 schools to charter groups, closes another; vocational efforts unveiled
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | The Recovery School District announced today which charter operators next year will manage five schools that are now directly run by the district. It also unveiled new career and technical programs to be instituted within the district’s high schools as early as next fall. The charter management […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The board governing Lake Forest Elementary released its meeting agenda. View it here.
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Meeting agenda released
Review the January board meeting agenda for Langston Hughes Academy here.
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Meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for FirstLine Schools board meeting here.
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Board meeting agenda released
Here is the agenda for tomorrow’s board meeting at Edward Hynes Charter: Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, January 23, 2012 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 990 Harrison Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124 (in the library) Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes Standing […]
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City unveils new system for public notices; text, email messages are options
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | Looking to address longtime complaints from civically engaged residents, city officials hope their new online calendar will become a one-stop shop for announcing public meetings and other city events. The new calendar went live Thursday. It offers the options to send people text messages or emails regarding […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Update: Audubon released a revised agenda reprinted below. FAME, Inc. Board Meeting Agenda Carrollton Campus Cafeteria 10:00 A.M. 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Adoption of the Agenda Additions/Deletions (Action Item) 3. Approval of the December Minutes (Action Item) 4. Welcome to New Board Members 5. Election of Officers (Action Item) 6. Administrative Report 7. […]