Edward Hynes Charter School will move Dec. 19 to a new 90,000-square-foot building on Harrison Avenue, school principal Michelle Douglas told the board at its monthly meeting, Dec. 5. “All major works are complete,” and the staff and Lakeview community are excited about the move Douglas said. “The only thing that’s not quite ready to […]
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Lagniappe Academies Board meeting December 7
They posted the following notice posted on the school web site for the make-up November meeting: The Lagniappe Academies Board of Directors will hold its November meeting on Wednesday, December 7, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at 1501 St. Louis Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.
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FirstLine to take over at year's end; campus upgrades continue; school hires new CFO
Pending approval by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the charter for Langston Hughes Academy will shift from NOLA 180 to FirstLine Schools, which has been assisting NOLA 180 in managing the school. The move, announced at the NOLA 180 board meeting on Nov. 29, takes effect June 30 and follows months of […]
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Board seeks to boost line of credit as enrollment climbs; two additional schools proposed
Adding an item to the agenda of their Nov. 30 meeting, the board of the International High School unanimously approved a motion to apply for a $250,000 increase in the school’s line of credit. With expenses running about $190,000 a month, the money, bringing the school’s total line of credit to $425,000, would help alleviate […]
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Board misses out on big grant and one school takeover, but it may still get other campuses
The school board leading the International School of Louisiana charter campus learned recently that it did not win a substantial grant it sought to help build the organization’s capacity, and that it was turned down in its bid to take over a failing school in New Orleans. Still, a state team recommended to Jefferson and […]
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Despite previous grumbling, council meeting verges on love-fest in passing budget
By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | In a city confronting an ever-rising homicide count and profound infrastructural and economic challenges, one place remains relatively calm: City Hall. With a noticeable absence of strife or dissent, the City Council voted today to unanimously approve a $497 million general operating budget for 2012 that looks […]
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SCI High board meeting agenda
The Board of Directors of ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS EDUCATION INC. have released their December 8 meeting agenda. Review it here.
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Board authorizes pre-kindergarten program, frets over budget crunch
Hopes to reinstate a pre-kindergarten program and lingering concerns over a potential spring budget crunch topped discussion at the monthly meeting of the Benjamin Mays Preparatory Academy board of directors, Nov. 29. Principal Shanda Gentry said only four of the school’s 44 kindergartners had previously attended school. Gentry is an advocate of early education, especially as […]
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Black Sabbath dawns — yep, your father’s Black Sabbath!
Reliable sources inform me that Black Sabbath, the inventors of heavy metal, will headline The Voodoo Experience music festival in 2012.
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Lafayette accorded national citation; board plots film, theater and television school
Lafayette Academy has been listed as a breakthrough school by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the school’s board announced at its monthly meeting, Nov. 30. Lafayette, along with nine other middle and high schools, demonstrated “significant and sustained” improvement among students who are affected by poverty and all of its associated issues, the […]