Review it at the following link: ACSA Board Agenda 9-29-2011final.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Group studying New Orleans jail size may consider adding 1,000 beds to complex
Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s jail working group will meet again in October, and it could recommend another 1,000 jail beds on top of the 1,438 that the City Council has already given Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman the go-ahead to build. The group will convene Oct. 19, the first time in 12 weeks. The administration said […]
Posted inLand Use
BioDistrict violates state law requiring hearing to let public offer input on budget
By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | Nearly two years into its operations, the state-funded organization coordinating development of a new biomedical district spanning downtown, Mid-City and Gert Town has never held a public hearing on its $2.5 million budget. The lack of public input puts the Greater New Orleans Biosciences Economic Development District […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Enrollment is up, but preliminary scores trigger massive remedial effort in reading
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 […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
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..
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
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 […]
Posted inSchools
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 […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
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 […]
Posted inOpinion
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 […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
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 […]