Directors of Andrew H. Wilson Charter School got a grim report on student performance at their Sept. 27 meeting. Teachers described preliminary student test scores as “grim” and then detailed aggressive initiatives to improve academic performance. Board members present were David Winkler-Schmit, Latoya Cantrell, Nancy Marshall, Christina Jones, Santiago Burgos, Derek Rabb. Absentees were Sharon Hyde-Augillard […]
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Choice Foundation board meeting cancelled
The Choice Foundation, which governs Lafayette Academy and Esperanza Charter, cancelled its board meeting scheduled for September 28th at 4 p.m..
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Sheriff disses mayoral aide at tense meeting on law enforcement spending priorities
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | Last time he presided over a meeting of the Orleans Parish Law Enforcement District, Sheriff Marlin Gusman lambasted the Landrieu administration for not tapping millions available through the district for capital improvements to the city’s criminal justice infrastructure. At Wednesday’s follow-up meeting, where the administration proffered a […]
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Turnaround tactics: Principal Lause sets a new course for Harriet Tubman Charter
One in a series of conversations with New Orleans educators By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | How do you turn around a failing school? That’s the challenge Julie Lause has set for herself as principal of Harriet Tubman Charter School. Tubman is being reorganized this year under Lause’s leadership after a previous management […]
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Meeting agenda
The agenda for the Broadmoor Charter School Board meeting held on September 27 is reprinted below: BCSB MONTHLY MEETING Andrew H. Wilson Charter School (cafeteria) September 27, 2011 6:30 p.m. 6:30 -6:35 pm (start on time)—Call to Order, Roll Call and Board President Welcome (5 min.), time keeper: David Winkler-Schmit 6:35 -6:37 pm—Approve board minutes […]
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City officials persist in routinely violating public records law
Ask Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration about its frequent failure to comply with public records law and it will tell you that it thinks it’s doing a good job – or, well, a better job than the previous administration under Ray Nagin. Maybe so, but the letter of the law – which requires release of public […]
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Corporal punishment and expulsions targeted; debt to Edison Learning discussed
The board of the Intercultural Charter School met at 6 p.m. Sept. 15, with five members present and an audience of 16, including a reporter from The Lens. A development report by the board acknowledged the legal obligation to provide the public with complete records of board meetings and activities. Board member Al Alcazar said […]
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Reading scores show promise; new website goes live next week; fund drive hits halfway mark
The board of Akili Academy held its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 26, in the teachers’ annex. One member of the public, a reporter from The Lens, was present. The meeting began with a report on student reading levels. Details were not disclosed, but the assessments were called positive. Enrollment is at 306, eight […]
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Student assessments show improvement; free health services touted; Lens report denied
The board of Morris Jeff Community School met at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 in the second-floor community space. Patricia Perkins, acting principal, began the meeting with a report on the first wave of student assessments. Currently 60 percent of kindergartners who were in the school’s pre-K program last year are performing at grade level, while […]