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RSD rep says acceptable SPS is within reach; urges stalling plan to add sixth grade

As Crocker works to raise its school performance score and renew its charter, the school board members received a visit from a Recovery School District administrator at their monthly meeting, Jan. 28. In addition to charter retention and the SPS score, Adam Hawf, the executive director of the RSD’s Office of School Performance, discussed the […]

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New committee sets rules for bringing parental concerns to teachers and administrators

That Langston Hughes Academy should create a separate bank account for payroll. That was the most salient suggestion to emerge from discussion of an otherwise routine financial audit by the school’s board of directors, NOLA 180, at their monthly meeting, Jan. 24. In other business, the board voted to authorize chief financial officer  Shailendra Baghel […]

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Mardi Gras fundraiser aims for $25,000; board to explore student community service options

The upcoming Mardi Gras Food Festival fundraiser was a focus of discussion at the Sophie B. Wright school board meeting on Jan. 26 (not Jan. 18, as previously scheduled). In coming weeks, the school will prepare a rotating schedule of volunteers to march beside students in 12 different Carnival parades, from Feb. 11 through 20. […]

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Board hears reports on school construction and temporary office; seeks $5 million literacy grant

Finances and campus facility changes were the topics of discussion at the monthly meeting of the FirstLine charter school board, Jan. 24. A financial summary for the 2012 school year projects $1,051,631 will be available in the net fund to operate FirstLine’s network of schools: Arthur Ashe, Samuel J. Green, John Dibert and Joseph S. […]

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Board no-shows make for a voteless meeting; academic benchmark scores called 'alarming'

Enforcement and possible amendment of the organization’s rules dominated discussion at the monthly meeting of the board that governs Andrew H. Wilson Charter  School, but no votes could be taken because not enough members showed up for the Jan. 24 session. Four of eight members of the Broadmoor Charter School Board were present, but Darek […]