The Edward Hynes Board of Directors has released the school’s 2012-2013 budget for public review. View it here. 

After much controversy, embattled Lycée Francais board member, Allen Kelly, has resigned from his post. The board of Lycée Francais accepted Kelly’s resignation at a specially called June 1 board meeting. It also appointed the school’s interim general director, Jean-Jacques Grandiere, to the general director position. After the public release of an email Kelly wrote […]

McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School, the Choice Foundation’s soon-to-be acquired charter, will remain at its current location for the 2012-2013 school year, the Choice Foundation’s board announced at a second May gathering. McDonogh will be under the control of its current charter operator, the Treme Charter School Association, until July. The state Board of Elementary […]

Einstein Charter School’s preliminary 2012-13 operating budget of $4.4 million is within 1 percent of last year’s budget. The budget was available for public review this week at the school. Business manager Doug Guidry said the preliminary budget is based on an estimated school enrollment of 443, as determined by the Orleans Parish School Board. […]

The narrative summary of Einstein’s proposed budget may be read here, and the complete budget numbers may be reviewed here.

The Uptown Messenger has coverage of tonight’s special LFNO board meeting here, in which Jean Jacques Grandiere was confirmed as General Director of Lycee Francais and board member Allen Kelly resigned.

The Lens received written notice that Dryades Y and James M. Singleton Charter School will host a public hearing for their 2012-13 budget at 5pm on Tuesday June 12, at 2220 Oretha Castle Haley. Singleton Charter’s regular board meeting will be held at noon on June 19 at 2220 Oretha Castle Haley.

A public hearing on the school’s new budget will be held Wednesday Review the numbers for Lusher’s 2012-13 budget here. For comparison, see the current year’s budget here.

A “culture of fear” among fellow teachers was alleged by a member of the Pierre Capdau faculty at the May 29 board meeting of the charter management organization that runs Capdau and three other schools. “Have you noticed that there are no teachers at these meetings?” Iesha Pearce asked the Capital One-New Beginnings board during […]

The content of tomorrow’s board meeting agenda is reprinted below: REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Treme Charter School Association will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. in the McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School Auditorium, 1651 North Tonti Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119. The items […]