The state Department of Education today released the list of New Orleans schools eligible to participate in its voucher program. The program, called the Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, has for the past three years offered low-income students from low-performing public schools the chance to attend the private school of their choice, with the state […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the March 8 meeting details here.
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Board worries that planned building lacks sufficient space, but changes spell delay
Plans for a new building and updates on college placement were highlights of the Miller-McCoy school board’s monthly meeting, Feb. 27. Facilities leader Nat Jones presented a floor plan provided by the Recovery School District. The RSD has asked for approval of the plans as they stand, with the understanding that “tweaks” can be made […]
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Board will help finance Washington trip; parent-teacher night draws about 100
Parent-teacher conferences on Feb. 24 drew around 100 parents and guardians, principal Catherine Boozer advised the board of directors at their monthly meeting three days later. Boozer also reported that ”college week” began Feb. 6, with sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders visiting universities. On Feb. 8, visitors to the school from a spectrum of different careers […]
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Band, dancers and majorettes shine during Carnival; playground and garden draw vols
Langston Hughes Academy’s Marching Eagles band, dancers and majorette unit participated in six Carnival parades this season, including two on the West Bank and one in Metairie. “How the parents made it all the way across town, on-time, every time is beyond me,” chief operating officer Adrian Morgan said in a report to the school’s […]
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Pre-k programs OK'd for next year at Dibert and Hughes; school finances in good shape
John Dibert Community School and Langston Hughes Academy will both offer a pre-kindergarten program next year, the FirstLine board of directors decided at its monthly meeting, Feb. 28. Interested parents will be able to apply through the Recovery School District’s “One App” enrollment form, on which they designate their first three choices for pre-k placement. […]
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Academic performance soars; school budget on track despite move; LPO/band concert slated
The school’s latest academic performance data show major improvements, highlighted by a school-wide reading mastery rate of 81 percent or above. Kindergarten has made extraordinary progress, with students ranked as “emerging readers” jumping from 58 to 82 percent. The data were reported by principal Michelle Douglas at the monthly meeting of the school’s board of […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for the March 1 meeting here.
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Audit looks good; fundraising strategies mulled; new faculty being interviewed
Formal review of the school’s 2011 audit topped the agenda as the board of Akili Academy gathered Feb. 27 for its monthly meeting. The audit showed that Akili passed muster in all facets of its financial bookkeeping. The board’s committee on institutional advancement reported that it met earlier in the month to review new fundraising […]
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Board briefed on new RSD application process; musical instruments arriving by the truckload
At their monthly meeting, Feb. 25, Crocker’s board was briefed on the Recovery School District’s newly centralized application process, as well as the school’s equity report. Titled “One App”, the new application form seeks to ensure a more equitable distribution of students among schools, while still maximizing parental choice. While both Crocker and the RSD […]