Below is the board’s agenda for their meeting on October 25. PUBLIC NOTICE Capital One-New Beginnings Charter School Network Regular Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday October 25, 2011 5:00 pm CERM Building Room 438 2045 Lakeshore Dr. New Orleans, LA Meeting is Open to the General Public Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call […]
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Sheriff blocking reform, says councilwoman, causing group to delay decision on jail size
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman is delaying a criminal-justice reform measure that would let New Orleans make a final decision on the total number of beds in his jail, the councilwoman most involved in pushing for that measure said this afternoon. Councilwoman Susan Guidry said Gusman has […]
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Sci High board meeting announcement
Correction: this notice was erroneously posted on the N.O. SCI Academy page. We’ve moved it to the correct page and removed the incorrect agenda link. The ADVOCATES BOARD MEETING will be held on October 20, 2011 at 4:30 P. M. Location: SCI HIGH, 5625 Loyola Ave., N.O., LA 70115, Room 115
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AAEE releases board meeting agenda
Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education, Inc. released its meeting agenda for tomorrow’s October board meeting. Click this link to review it.
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BESE allows enrollment increase; leader's goals discussed; family conferences on Friday
The board of Pride College Prep School met on Oct. 18 at 6:45 p.m. in the conference room of the Main Office Building. Three board members were absent: Lauren Bierbaum, Lisa Tabb, and Janice Piazza. Two teachers and a reporter for The Lens comprised the audience. Founder and school director Michael Richard, an ex-officio board member, discussed school leader […]
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Tonight's board meeting cancelled
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the board for Lagniappe Academy re-scheduled tonight’s meeting. Details for the date and time of the new meeting will be announced soon.
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Landrieu saying little about two no-bid contracts given to Gusman worth $1 million
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | For the second time in a year, Mayor Mitch Landrieu has used an intergovernmental agreement to funnel city money to Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman without seeking bids on the work or showing why Gusman’s services provide the best value to taxpayers. The two contracts likely will […]
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Pool swimmable by early January; Title 1 and MFP problems ironed out, but deficit lingers
The Dryades Y/ James M. Singleton Charter School board of directors met Oct. 18, with 11 of 17 members present. Absentees were Kendricks Brass, John Calhoun, Sidney Cates, Priscilla Edwards, Jacque Jackson, and Mary Joseph. School staff members in attendance were Avis Brock, Douglas Evans, Catrina Reed, Rhenette Tobias, and Mossy Turner. A reporter for The Lens was the only […]
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Dardenne, Nungesser race for lt. governor gets down and dirty
Three weeks ago I thought I’d be the only one to plumb the lurid depths of the lieutenant governor’s race between Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and incumbent Jay Dardenne. But, happily, pundits of all stripes have jumped into the reindeer games with both hooves, probably because the race for the state’s No. 2 office […]
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Absent officers stall hearing on 7th Ward bar
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | In a move to address repeated neighborhood complaints about two neighborhood bars, city officials held a second administrative hearing Tuesday, a month after negotiating an agreement with the first place, The Duck Off Bar. That decision allowed the owners to continue operating a business, but as a […]