Update, Jan 30: Two passages in the story have been corrected, as noted below. Five months into their first year running Harriet Tubman, the Crescent City Schools board of directors is preparing to run two more. Crescent City plans to take over Akili Academy in Gentilly in July, and possibly start running a third school next […]
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Shooting after basketball game draws scrutiny; cheerleaders en route to Orlando finals
At their monthly meeting, Jan. 18, Warren Easton Charter High School’s board of directors discussed a shooting incident and approved funds to support several extra-curricular activities. In her report on the Jan. 6 shooting, Principal Alexina Medley said two Warren Easton students were injured when a gunman opened fire on a crowd exiting the school […]
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Medicaid helps with in-school healthcare costs; departing students mostly moved out of state
The monthly meeting of the McDonogh City Park Academy board, on Jan. 17, discussed interviews with potential new board members and the school’s recent acceptance into the Medicaid program before yielding to a disgruntled parent. The school already has a full-time staff nurse, but McDonogh City Park will now be able to seek Medicaid reimbursement for some […]
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Spring Fair moved up a month; closing-time mandate responds to neighborhood violence
ARISE Academy will host its Spring Fair on March 9, a month earlier than originally scheduled and will hold another fair in July, the school’s board of trustees said at its monthly meeting Jan. 18. According to the board, the fair will be a chance for parents to educate themselves about the school programs and […]
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Board rejects move to former McDonogh 7 campus; faculty stabilizing after departures
At the Lagniappe Academies board meeting on Jan. 8, chairman Ray Smart said that a potential relocation campus was unacceptable. Smart informed board members that representatives from Lagniappe had recently visited the old McDonogh 7 campus on offer by the Recovery School District and concluded that the outdated building had serious heating and cooling problems […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The board governing Lake Forest Elementary released its meeting agenda. View it here.
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Meeting agenda released
Review the January board meeting agenda for Langston Hughes Academy here.
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Meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for FirstLine Schools board meeting here.
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Board meeting agenda released
Here is the agenda for tomorrow’s board meeting at Edward Hynes Charter: Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, January 23, 2012 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 990 Harrison Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124 (in the library) Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes Standing […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Update: Audubon released a revised agenda reprinted below. FAME, Inc. Board Meeting Agenda Carrollton Campus Cafeteria 10:00 A.M. 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Adoption of the Agenda Additions/Deletions (Action Item) 3. Approval of the December Minutes (Action Item) 4. Welcome to New Board Members 5. Election of Officers (Action Item) 6. Administrative Report 7. […]