The board of directors of New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School — a.k.a. Sci High — met at 4:30 p.m., Sept. 8 at the school’s Loyola Avenue campus. The board was joined by six school faculty and administrators. A reporter from The Lens was the only member of audience. After approving the minutes […]
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September board meeting agenda released
See the detailed agenda at the following link.
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Maintenance contract under review; computer-assisted learning and PBIS program working well
The board of E.P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy held their first meeting of the academic year on September 12 at 6:20 p.m. Four of the seven board members were present: Jesse Hills Jr., Arthur Williams Jr., Ashton Ryan Jr., and board president Pastor Charles J. Southall III. Absentees were Gregory Mason, Kirk Reasonover and […]
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French government may accredit school; Tulane vols lauded; French Week and fire drill planned
The Lycée Français School Board met on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary of The First Presbyterian Church. One board member, Jean Montes, was absent. Six people were in the audience. Principal Jill Otis announced that two Tulane students are working as volunteers, providing great assistance during lunch breaks. Lycée Français is looking […]
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September board meeting reviews enrollment, field trips; loan deferral rejected
Correction: This story has been corrected to reflect that the BESE Candidate Forum was co-sponsored by the Charter Board Council, of which ReNEW is a member. A previous version stated that the event was sponsored solely by ReNEW. The ReNEW Charter Schools Board of Directors met Sept. 8 with no members of the public present […]
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Lusher holds budget and enrollment projection steady, as board reviews year ahead
The board of directors of Advocates for Arts Based Education Corporation, the charter management organization that runs Lusher, began at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 and lasted for an hour in room 207. Topics included the school’s budget, the re-election of current board members and officers and funding updates. Present were board members Blaine LeCesne, Rachel […]
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Despite state mandate to keep students in class, some schools continue to have high suspension rates
High suspension rates plague New Orleans schools. Seven years after an attempt to lower them, educators see little progress.
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Use of seclusion rooms remains focus of debate at Morris Jeff charter school
Parents were stunned to learn that their kindergarteners were isolated by teachers, a practice that school administrators say is warranted in some cases to calm down children.
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Censorship of inmate mail at Orleans Prison alleged in civil rights lawsuit against Gusman
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | Orleans Parish Prison inmates can receive bodice rippers and The Times-Picayune by mail, but not serious novels or a periodical on prisoner rights, according to civil-rights attorneys who have filed a suit against Sheriff Marlin Gusman alleging censorship. Civil rights attorney Mary Howell, her colleague Elizabeth Cumming, […]
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Board meets to discuss student retention, test scores, fundraising
The three biggest issues facing Success Prep Academy are student retention, maintaining a steady influx of donation dollars and improving student test scores, according to the Success Prep Board of Directors, which had its monthly meeting on Sept. 7. With improved scores in mind, the board was briefed on a new curriculum that will help […]