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Posted inCharter Schools, Schools

Broadway campus overhaul about to get rolling; funding issues dog Carrollton stabilization effort

Projects underway to upgrade Audubon Charter facilities were a focus of attention at the board’s monthly meeting in March. The biggest project is renovation of the school’s Broadway campus. A contractor has been selected and the work, scheduled to begin in mid-April, is on track to be completed by December 2013, the original deadline. Principal […]

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Plans for new campus dominate board meeting; adjacent lots eyed; reading tests show progress

The Morris Jeff board of directors focused on plans for a new building at their monthly meeting, March 15, and principal Patricia Perkins said she is determined to have the building ready for the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. As part of the ongoing community engagement phase, the Recovery School District and the Verges […]

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Administrator promoted; fundraisers declared successful; school groups seek share of spoils

Warren Easton’s board of directors adopted new bylaws and appointed a second assistant principal at a marathon monthly meeting, March 14. The board promoted administrative assistant Mervin Jackson to the job of second assistant principal. The promotion comes with a $10,000 annual raise, which will be pro-rated for the remainder of the current school year. […]

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Schools gain more discretion on spending; test scores call for more work

School leaders within the ReNEW network will have a bigger say in next year’s budgets, the ReNEW charter management organization announced at the monthly meeting of its board of directors, March 8. ReNEW’s chief executive officer Gary Robichaux informed the board that school leaders planning for the upcoming year will be given a template with […]