The board of directors of the International High School of New Orleans met Sept. 21 at 6:00 p.m. Board members Andrew Ward (chairman), Karen Mayer Dwyer (vice chair/treasurer), Errol George, LavalHughes, Lilijana Mamoorian Johnson and Maria Garcia were present. Ed Graf, Maria George and Robert Couhig were absent. Two members of the public were in […]
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Board reviews firing of teacher who stalled drug test; property insurance assessed per student
The Sophie B. Wright School Board met Sept. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the school’s first-floor conference room. A reporter from The Lens was the only member of the public in attendance. The first matter of business was an expression of unanimous support for the school’s decision to fire a teacher who stalled […]
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Kitchen almost up to code; vols needed if buses are to be monitored; enrollment drive ahead
The board of Lawrence D. Crocker Arts and Technology School met on Sept. 24. Board members present were Grisela Jackson (chairwoman), John A. Jones (vice chairman), Michael Neyrey (treasurer), Shaun B. Raferty (secretary), Stephen J. Boyard Jr., Simmone G. Robinson, Charmaine Robertson (principal) and Cherie Lopez who arrived late (financial administrator). Absent board members were Edward […]
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Bullying and transportation costs dominate charter board meeting
The Treme Charter School Association, the governing board of McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School, met Sept. 24. The meeting, in the school auditorium, began at 11:24 a.m. and ended at 12:55 p.m. Board members Bernard Robertson, Madonna Green, Roslyn Smith, Raymond Brown, Hester Cottles and Bherita Hall were present. Board members Tracie Washington and Carol […]
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NOLA 180 agenda released
Read the agenda here: LHA NOLA 180 Board Agenda 110927
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FirstLine Board meeting agenda
Tomorrow’s FirstLine Schools Board meeting will begin at 4pm at Langston Hughes. Click here to see the FLS Board Agenda 110927
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Board Meeting Cancelled on short notice
Arriving at Mays Prep there were no postings regarding the board meeting and the school’s security guard was unaware of any meeting. According to Brent Washington, the Director of Finance, the principal cancelled the board meeting at about 4 p.m. The Lens called the school’s office at 1:30pm to confirm the meeting and was told […]
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Board meeting cancelled
The open board meeting at Arise Academy scheduled for September 21st was cancelled. According to a representative at the school, the 6 p.m. meeting was cancelled due to a lack of agenda. Furthermore, the board has yet to set a date for next month’s meeting.
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Board Meeting agenda released
Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, September 26, 2011 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 3774 Gentilly Blvd New Orleans, LA 70122 Agenda Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes Standing Items Facilities update – Ken Ducote Principal’s Report – Michelle Douglas Legal Report – Al Miester Financial Report – […]
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Audit finds that Criminal Court is holding money that should go to crime victims
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | An audit of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court found “material weakness” and “significant deficiency” in the 2010 books, reporting that the court held on to more than $300,000 that it was supposed to pay out to crime victims. The court has about $650,000 sitting in a fund […]