The goal is one computer for every three students. Currently the ratio is one for every six students.
Author Archives: Seth Mattei
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Funding cutoffs bedevil FirstLine budgeting; parking is a concern at new campus
Green Charter leaders pleased to report that all graduating eighth-graders got into college prep schools, with three of them enrolling at Franklin.
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Campus move yields hefty surplus — but its uses are limited to debt service, construction
Several milestones have been reached as NOMMA completes its build-out to a four-grade high school.
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OPSB budgeting error makes for $3 million FirstLine Schools revenue windfall
Financial breathing room allows for delay in sale of Katrina-devastated New Orleans Charter School site.
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FirstLine schools oppose return to Orleans school board governance
Three of the organization’s five charter schools were eligible to move from Recovery School District.
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FirstLine board discusses construction
CEO notes good news in performance-grade improvements.
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Budget, Common Core are main concerns of FirstLine board
Schools see reductions in two funding sources.
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$616,000 surplus predicted for First Line schools budget this year
Per pupil funding is increased after Orleans Parish School Board recalculation
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FirstLine expects to end budget year with surplus, but new buildings bring added costs
Official projected that the budget year will end with a balance of $506,000 — $100,000 more than expected.
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Green charter school touts post-Katrina progress at FirstLine board meeting
The board also adopted a 77-page financial policies and procedures manual.