After months of debate, the International School of Louisiana’s board of directors voted at its monthly meeting, April 16, to rent six modular classrooms for the Olivier Street campus, but to forgo modulars at the Camp Street campus. Securing extra space on Olivier Street was necessitated by state law that requires kindergarten and first-grade classrooms […]

Success Prep was gearing up for the state’s high-stakes LEAP test not just by coaching  students but also by guiding parents on how to help their kids succeed, the school’s board of directors was advised at their monthly meeting, April 5. Parents were being coached in approaches ranging from advice on test-day breakfast to where […]

The board of the International School of Louisiana authorized the acceptance of a three-year, $100,000, no-interest loan at their monthly meeting,  March 28. It also decided to approve ISL’s plan to apply for a much-discussed “i3” grant, from the federal program that encourages innovations that foster academic achievement. In other business, head of schools Sean […]

Lusher’s board of directors began their monthly meeting, March 3, with discussion of Governor Bobby Jindal’s education agenda and how the proposed legislation would affect Lusher. One Jindal proposal is to put more weight on SAT and ACT scores and other college preparation work to determine a high school’s School Performance Score (SPS). Board members […]

Debate continued at the International School of Louisiana’s monthly board meeting, Feb. 29, over whether to sign a five-year lease on several modular buildings for use on the school’s Olivier and Camp Street campuses. The leases would cost roughly $340,000 per building. Some board members questioned enrollment projections presented by head of schools Sean Wilson […]

The board of McDonogh City Park Academy welcomed new school staff and new board members at their monthly meeting on Feb. 14. Behavior interventionist Delisia Davis and new special-ed teacher Rebecca Clements are now on duty. In response to behavior problems brought to light by a group of teachers at December’s board meeting, the school […]

With the school’s Olivier Street campus on lockdown as the result of a fatal shooting in the neighborhood, the board of the International School of Louisiana gathered on Jan. 25 for a three-hour meeting at the school’s Camp Street campus. Head of schools Sean Wilson gave a presentation about ISL’s current and future expansion plans. […]

The monthly meeting of the McDonogh City Park Academy board, on Jan. 17, discussed interviews with potential new board members and the school’s recent acceptance into the Medicaid program before yielding to a disgruntled parent. The school already has a full-time staff nurse, but McDonogh City Park will now be able to seek Medicaid reimbursement for some […]

The International School of Louisiana has been awarded a new Type 1 charter to open what will be one of a very few charter schools in Jefferson Parish, the school’s board learned at its monthly meeting, Jan. 4. A location has yet to be selected, as Jefferson Parish reportedly is in the process of shutting […]

At their monthly meeting, Dec. 17, the board of Audubon Charter School — FAME — voted to induct new board members, re-instate French for 3-year-olds, establish an exploratory committee for a possible Audubon High School, and more. As part of the annual turnover of board members, former vice-chairman Carlos Zervigon stepped down. New members voted in […]