Review the agenda for tomorrow’s NOMMA board meeting here.
Category: Charter Schools
Board meeting agenda released
View the KIPP board meeting agenda here.
Modular classrooms to be rented for Olivier Street campus but not Camp, board decides
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 […]
Board meeting agenda released
Review the detailed agenda for the April 17 meeting.
Shortage in federal cash for some schools; pre-test results improve
The ReNEW Board of Directors discussed a shortage in federal funding for students at its accelerated high schools on Thursday. Some students at the accelerated high schools aren’t eligible for federal Title I funding, the board has learned. The government doles out this cash to schools with high percentages of low-income students, but schools that […]
Board meeting agenda released
The agenda content is pasted below: INNOVATORS IN MILESTONES, INC 5951 Patton Street. New Orleans, LA 70115-3232 (504) 894-0557 Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda 5951 Patton Street New Orleans, LA 70115 7:00PM Monday, April 16, 2012 Call to Order Roll Call Meditation Pledge of Allegiance Potential Board Members – Interviews Board Reports: · Facilities Director’s […]
FirstLine Schools board meeting agenda released
Review the April 24 meeting agenda here.
Board meeting agenda released
Review the details of the April 24 meeting here.
Recruitment drive flies high as new school nears completion; 'blueberry smurf' furniture on order
Fannie C. Williams has received a combined total of over $300,000 in grants from the Public Charter School Program and the Walton Foundation, board members learned at their monthly meeting, April 10 . The school is also pursuing funding from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation as a participant in the foundation’s Challenge for a […]
Board votes to withdraw from state pension plan; search is on for best 403(b) alternative
The school’s board of directors has decided to seek an alternative to the expensive state-run pension plan, the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL). Sean Bruno, a certified public accountant, and Tony Monk, of the Morgan Stanley investment firm, addressed the board at its April 10 monthly meeting to explain the difference between defined-benefit retirement […]