Langston Hughes Academy’s Marching Eagles band, dancers and majorette unit participated in six Carnival parades this season, including two on the West Bank and one in Metairie. “How the parents made it all the way across town, on-time, every time is beyond me,” chief operating officer Adrian Morgan said in a report to the school’s […]
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Pre-k programs OK'd for next year at Dibert and Hughes; school finances in good shape
John Dibert Community School and Langston Hughes Academy will both offer a pre-kindergarten program next year, the FirstLine board of directors decided at its monthly meeting, Feb. 28. Interested parents will be able to apply through the Recovery School District’s “One App” enrollment form, on which they designate their first three choices for pre-k placement. […]
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Lingering debt irks board; fund drive launched; pool set for grand opening in March
Lingering debt concerns loomed as the Dryades YMCA board of directors, who also run the James M. Singleton Charter School, gathered on Dec. 20 for their final monthly meeting of the year. The agenda focused more heavily on the Y than the school. Catrina Reed, the organization’s chief financial officer, delivered the finance committee’s report for the […]
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Cutting non-instructional costs still a challenge; reading scores and enrollment rise
A looming deficit drew attention at the monthly meeting of the Dryades Y James M Singleton Charter School Board of Directors, on Nov. 15, with 10 of 17 board members present. A first-quarter report from Singleton’s finance committee shows $850,000 in current fiscal year spending and a deficit of $200,000. The state is expected to […]
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Pool swimmable by early January; Title 1 and MFP problems ironed out, but deficit lingers
The Dryades Y/ James M. Singleton Charter School board of directors met Oct. 18, with 11 of 17 members present. Absentees were Kendricks Brass, John Calhoun, Sidney Cates, Priscilla Edwards, Jacque Jackson, and Mary Joseph. School staff members in attendance were Avis Brock, Douglas Evans, Catrina Reed, Rhenette Tobias, and Mossy Turner. A reporter for The Lens was the only […]
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Master teachers, monthly deficits and compliance with 70% MFP requirement stir board debate
The Dryades Y/ James M. Singleton Charter School Board of Directors met Sept. 20, with 10 of 17 members present. Those absent were: John Calhoun, Ron Sholes, Sidney Cates, Lance Eden, Jacque Jackson, Mary Joseph, and Barbara Lacen Keller. A reporter for The Lens was the meeting’s only audience member. In addition, two men, identified on […]