Warren Easton has received an additional $237,000 in per-pupil state allocations, the school’s board of directors learned at their monthly meeting May 17 Financial officer Mike Greer said Warren Easton received the Minimum Foundation Program money after making final adjustments of the school’s enrollment.  The board then accepted the financial report as submitted by the […]

At their monthly meeting, May 14, directors of Lycee Francais cast an eye toward the year ahead and the pending move to a new campus on State Street. Newly installed board chairman Dr. Jean Montes began with a brief introduction and spoke of the school’s mission before yielding to the board’s treasurer and the school’s […]

Sojourner Truth Academy is striving to finish strong, with 46 of 47 seniors set to graduate and the school meeting all deadlines as it prepares to close its doors and go out of business, the board learned at its monthly meeting, May 15. The school lost its charter and is being closed for failure to […]

The Capital One – New Beginnings Charter School Network is holding a public hearing on the budgets for its four schools Thursday at noon. A quick overview of the budgets can be seen below. We apologize for the quality; we’re working to get a higher-quality and more detailed set of budget documents. The two-hour hearing […]

Reporting to the school’s board of directors at their monthly meeting, May 15,  chief financial officer Catrina Reed said James M. Singleton Charter next year will be in compliance with state rules that limit administrative costs to 30 percent of the budget. The state Department of Education had notified the school last year that it […]

Addressing Lake Forest Elementary’s board of directors at their monthly meeting, May 15, principal Mardele Early expressed frustration that results of the state’s standardized LEAP tests still weren’t available. They were scheduled for release on May 18, five day’s before the school’s last day of classes. “I don’t know why they wait so long to […]

The ISL finance committee will hold budget hearings at 4pm this afternoon during the Finance Committee meeting at the Camp St. campus. The public may inspect ISL’s Budget Review document here, as well as the entire proposed 2012-13 budget here.

At their monthly meeting, May 10, Success Preparatory Academy board members approved teacher pay raises and new hires for next year, but postponed approving raises for administrators until the school’s finance committee has reviewed the details. Board members expressed frustration with next year’s budget numbers, noting that they had approved an extra $100,000 to fund two new […]

At their monthly board meeting, May 10, ReNEW’s board of directors learned about new programs and cuts to anticipated funding reimbursements. Controller Tanya Bryant said cuts from the federal Title I program – which augments funding for low-income and at-risk students – came to about $80,000 after it was determined that students over age 18 […]

Review the detailed board agenda for tomorrow’s meeting here.