Sitting still doesn’t come naturally to a lot of kids. Getting students to sit still long enough to learn is often the teachers’ hardest job. But weeks before school officially began at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology, eager students sat for hours at a time, practicing their horns under […]
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Construction to proceed at Broadway campus
As almost an afterthought to a quick meeting of Audubon Charter School’s F.A.M.E. board this past Saturday, it was announced that the permit for the disputed Broadway contract had been picked up by a contractor and cleared for continuation. An old custodial house on Audubon’s 428 Broadway campus had been mostly dismantled, but a civil complaint by the Upper Audubon […]
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Fall break days cancelled due to Isaac; school passes on OneApp
At its meeting September 22, 2012, the F.A.M.E. board of Audubon Charter School approved the Orleans Parish School Board’s Office of Civil Rights Resolution. The OCRR mandates that every OPSB school must formally adopt the OCR’s procedural safeguards and grievance procedures. “It is relative mostly to special ed students,” said principal Janice Dupuy. “It’s information […]
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Pride leaders optimistic about charter extension; school construction slows
At its meeting on Tuesday September 11, the Pride College Prep board announced it had officially submitted its application for a charter extension. Though the school is still graded far below average, results from an internal Pride study and student Assessment Index (AI), based on standardized test scores, offered hope for improvement. Tests showed that 2012 […]
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Fifty windows blown out by Isaac; search continues for kindergarten space
Hurricane Issac topped the agenda at Lusher’s monthly board meeting, Sept. 8. While the Willow Street campus suffered minimal wind damage, and the temporary quarters at the Jewish Community Center on St. Charles Avenue were unscathed, the Freret Street high school lost upwards of 50 windows, and another 50 need to be re-caulked, according to […]
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Neighbors' suit stymies renovation work, but return to B'way campus still on track
Not enough members showed up to comprise a quorum at Audubon Charter School’s monthly board meeting, Aug. 18. The result was a relatively short and uneventful meeting at which it was not possible even to formally accept the minutes from the July meeting. One topic of discussion was a civil complaint that has halted renovation […]
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Board drops expansion plan, cuts lower grades at Jeff start-up; LEAP scores rise
Parents applauded at the International School of Louisiana’s monthly directors’ meeting, May 23, when board president Andrew Yon reversed course and urged the board to drop plans to add another charter to its portfolio in the coming school year. Instead, the board should concentrate on solving problems at schools already under management, in particular the […]
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Federal grant application abandoned; Camp Street crowding issues tackled
At its monthly meeting on May 2, the board of International School of Louisiana postpone an application for funding through the federal “i3” program until a school leader has been hired. “It’s a challenge,” explained board President Andrew Yon, “because you have to hire someone for a job they may or may not get, depending on […]
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Dream of a new school on hold; questionable utility bills and end of free rent add to woes
Robert Moton Charter School looks likely to stay put for the foreseable future, on the campus of the former St. James Major parochial school on Gentilly Boulevard. Though the school’s leased premises need repair and a search has been ongoing for a permanent site, Moton board member were annoyed to learn at their April 21 […]
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Board agrees to share new building with Encore elementary; week of intense testing ends
The board of Crocker Arts and Technology School voted unanimously at their monthly meeting, April 21, to allow Encore Academy to share Crocker’s new space at 2301 Marengo St. for the next two years, a decision backed by the Recovery School District but left to the board’s discretion. Encore was on hand to present the […]