The proposed budget for KIPP New Orleans Schools shows an increase of about thirty percent in both revenue and expenses for the 2012-2013 school year over last year, with total costs reaching $32.3 million.  The schools are relying on an increase in per-student funding from the state as enrollment grows from 2,400 to 3,200 students. […]

The budget for the Collegiate Academies of New Orleans, the board that operates Sci Academy, remains flat for the upcoming school year compared to 2011-2012, coming in at around $3.6 million. The budget for the 2012-2013 school year includes projections for two new schools opening on the Carver campus and anticipates a 60-student increase in enrollment. […]

Algiers Charter Schools Association’s board has approved Stuart Gay, the association’s chief financial officer, to serve as interim chief executive officer of the charter management organization, succeeding Andrea Thomas-Reynolds who did not seek to renew her contract. The board’s action, at its May 23 monthly meeting, was greeted with applause from the audience. The crowd […]

Correction: The headline has been revised: the word renewal replaces extension. Another change is marked in the seventh paragraph. The board of Miller-McCoy Academy met Monday night with a representative of the Recovery School District to discuss the future of the school’s charter. Adam Hawf, the deputy superintendent of the state’s “Type 5” charters reviewed […]

At their monthly meeting, May 16, the board of Collegiate Academies was advised what to expect in coming months as they apply for extension of their charter. “Currently you’re in very good standing financially. We’ve already done one special education visit in the spring, and it went very well. It would appear that you are […]

The board of Miller-McCoy Academy met on April 23 to discuss next month’s charter renewal process. The board expects their financial statements, facilities and state test scores to be evaluated before an extension of the charter is approved. The facilities and finance committees both expressed confidence in their ability to meet Recovery School District standards, but no […]

With 95 percent of the school’s first graduating class accepted by a four-year college, Sci Academy  is seeing increased interest among prospective ninth-grade enrollees, the school’ board of directors learned at its April board meeting. As of April 1, 377 current eighth-graders listed Sci Academy on their high school applications, a 14 percent rise from […]

Financial implications of an increase in students with special needs topped the agenda at the monthly meeting of the Miller-McCoy Academy board, April 26. Currently, 13 percent of Miller-McCoy’s enrollment – a total of 67 students – are identified as having special needs, an increase of 22 students that could strain the school’s finances. Under […]

Just under 40 members of the George Washington Carver High School community attended Collegiate Academies of New Orleans’ March board meeting. They were generally opposed to the proposed phase-out of Carver, a failing school run directly by the Recovery School District, and its replacement with two charter high schools  to be run by Collegiate. The […]