A retired school administrator, an AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust officer, and an ExxonMobil engineer are the last three expected to interview during the 5:30 p.m. meeting.
Author Archives: Marta Jewson
Marta Jewson covers education in New Orleans for The Lens. She began her reporting career covering charter schools for The Lens and helped found the hyperlocal news site Mid-City Messenger. Jewson returned to New Orleans in the fall of 2014 after covering education for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in journalism and social welfare and a concentration in educational policy studies.
Jewson has covered New Orleans schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment. She was a founding member of the outlet's Charter School Reporting Corps and was instrumental in holding schools accountable to sunshine laws during the rapid expansion of charter schools in the city.
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Live blog: Lycée committee interviews three more in effort to fill open board seats
Two committees are racing to make a May 13 deadline to recommend board member and CEO prospects to the full board.
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Three Lycée CEO candidates have withdrawn their applications
Committee to decide today whether to interview one or two people on Thursday.
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Mays projects pool of red ink as it folds; records forwarded to families, new teachers
McDonogh 42 taking campus but only temporarily. Principal Gentry said families feel they’re being “robbed of a neighborhood school.”
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New Beginnings must find three top school leaders — and quick
The network wants to hire two principals and one assistant principal by July 1.
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Administrator at French school in San Francisco to interview for Lycée Français CEO
A search committee also plans to conduct initial interviews with two more candidates.
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Three of four Capital One-New Beginnings principals resign mid-year
Gentilly Terrace Elementary School Principal Tracy Guillory is the latest to announce his planned departure, effective Wednesday.
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Lycée board welcomes new members to school with wine, cheese and veggie trays
After operating below the state required seven members for some time, the board is ten members strong now.
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Lycée committee to interview six more board member applicants
The candidates include two CPAs, a retired school administrator, an architect, an engineer and a finance and real estate expert.
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Live blog: Lycée Francais zeroes in on candidates to replace current board
Board seeks members with skill sets including finance, fundraising or facilities management. Prior charter board experience is deemed a plus.