The governing board of Benjamin E. Mays Prep School has rescheduled its November meeting to tomorrow, Tuesday November 29 at 5pm. (It was originally scheduled for this evening.)
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NOLA 180 Board Agenda
Review the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting here.
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FirstLine Schools Board agenda released
Review the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting here.
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Board to talk with teachers about leaving the state retirement system
A rushed board overseeing McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter almost skipped over an agenda item regarding their teachers pension plan as a matter for discussion, and then passed five action items in one vote as the Treme Charter School Association Board of Directors met Nov. 19. The agenda listed a possible opting out of the Teachers […]
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Firing of management company puts school's future in jeopardy; decision expected by January
Intercultural Charter School should learn within two months whether the state school board will allow it to continue operating with the current board, whether the state will take it over or whether it will close, the board learned recently. Board member Alvaro Alcazar explained at the Nov. 17 board meeting that because the board decided […]
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Fund-raiser joins staff; enrollment growing
A few months into their first year running a new school, board members of Harriet Tubman Charter continue searching for money to finance it. Crescent City Schools hired a staff member focused solely on fund-raising, and she wants board members to bring two names of potential donors each month. “We’re hoping to have 14 new […]
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School searching for new site after Uptown campus is leased to another charter school
The board of Milestone/SABIS Academy charter school met recently and expressed frustration at being essentially kicked out of its campus. The Innovators in Milestones board met Nov. 21 and discussed how the St. Francis of Assisi church has leased its Uptown classroom space to another charter school, Lycee Francais. Board member Lorin Crenshaw said the […]
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December board meeting agenda released
The agenda for the Hynes Charter Board meeting is reprinted below: Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, December 5, 2011 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 3774 Gentilly Blvd New Orleans, LA 70122 Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes Standing Items 1. Opportunity for […]
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Board members stress importance of being an open-admission school, offering pre-K
The board of Audubon Charter cleared up the logistics of the school’s admission process at its Nov. 19 board meeting. The most important order of business at Audubon’s last F.A.M.E board meeting was clearing up the logistics of the school’s admissions process. Admittance to the school was once on a first-come, first-served basis until they […]
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City won't disclose employee addresses, claiming its records are too scattered
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | The City of New Orleans has declined to release the addresses of its employees, saying it has not kept track of whether or not employees want their information kept private. The Lens sought the addresses as part of a public-records request for city payroll information filed on […]