Directors of Intercultural Charter School were advised at their April meeting that individual financial disclosure forms must be delivered to the Louisiana Board of Ethics by May 15. Board member Tap Bui reported on attending a luncheon at which John White, the state’s superintendent of education, discussed his newly inaugurated Louisiana Believes program. Developed as […]

Directors of Milestone SABIS New Orleans Academy are studying two properties owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and hope to decide in the next few weeks which one to lease, board vice president Lorin Crenshaw told board members at their monthly meeting, April 16. Members also interviewed two candidates for an open board […]

Parent-teacher conferences on Feb. 24 drew around 100 parents and guardians, principal Catherine Boozer advised the board of directors at their monthly meeting three days later. Boozer also reported that ”college week” began Feb. 6, with sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders visiting universities. On Feb. 8, visitors to the school from a spectrum of different careers […]

At February’s monthly meeting of Intercultural Charter’s board of directors, six members reported on training they received recently from the Louisiana Charter School Association. Member Larry Boudin called the training informative, particularly as regards the guidance board members should provide to the charter schools they serve. Member Tap Bui said she came away with an […]

Milestone/SABIS Academy will proceed with acquisition of 5.5 acres in Gentilly as the site for a new school, board members learned at their January meeting. Board member Lorin Crenshaw said the facilities committee will proceed to evaluate the construction firms that have expressed interest in the project. Local and national firms have been asked to […]

The Intercultural Charter School’s education and financial plans have been approved by both the Recovery School District and the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, ICS board members learned at their Jan. 19 monthly meeting. During the meeting the board voted and approved the self-management plan that was requested by BESE when the school […]

Intercultural Charter School should learn within two months whether the state school board will allow it to continue operating with the current board, whether the state will take it over or whether it will close, the board learned recently. Board member Alvaro Alcazar explained at the Nov. 17 board meeting that because the board decided […]

The board of Milestone/SABIS Academy charter school met recently and expressed frustration at being essentially kicked out of its campus. The Innovators in Milestones board met Nov. 21 and discussed how the St. Francis of Assisi church has leased its Uptown classroom space to another charter school, Lycee Francais. Board member Lorin Crenshaw said the […]

The board of Intercultural Charter School met Oct. 20, at 6:00 p.m. before an audience of 36, including a reporter from The Lens. Members present were: Alvaro Alcazar, Kathleen Carlin, Vong Nguyen, Cam-Thanh Tran, Francis Cascio, Jerome Jordan, Amy Scalia, Ed Blouin, Tap Bui and Claudia Duque. Tran, the board’s chair, said the school’s decision to  […]

The board of Milestone SABIS Academy of New Orleans met Oct. 17, at 7:00 p.m. Members present were Leslie Ellison, Nayita Wilson and Tania Moore. Lorin Crenshaw was absent due to a work conflict and Tom Piglia was absent due to illness. The audience of four included a reporter from The Lens. In Crenshaw’s absence, […]