Here is the agenda for tomorrow’s board meeting at Morris Jeff Community School.

Board meetings over the past few months have been marked by tension over a central question: who is to succeed the charismatic Barbara MacPhee as head of New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School after she retires. Parents and students have attended the past few meetings awaiting a decision. At the Jan.12 meeting, the […]

According to our CSRC reporter, tonight’s board meeting has been cancelled. No further information available at this time.

There was good news this month for the board of directors of New Orleans College Preparatory Academies. State education officials have extended the original charter for three years and granted them another to take over Walter L. Cohen High School. “BESE approved our three-year renewal, and approved our charter for Cohen,” executive director Ben Kleban […]

Two prospective members attended the Jan. 10 monthly meeting of the Pride College Prep board of directors: Sam Joel, director of research for Mayor Mitch Landrieu, and Gabriel Bordenave, the Recovery School District’s portfolio communications director. Pride’s founder and school leader, Michael Richard, announced that with an enrollment of 257, the school is approaching full […]

At their monthly meeting, Jan. 10, Einstein Charter School’s board of directors approved the allocation of $28,500 to continue after-school enrichment for the remainder of the academic year. With the current enrichment program, Open World, winding down, principal Shawn Toranto requested the funds to pay eight to 15 teachers to conduct after-school classes.  The program […]

With charter schools competing more and more vigorously for students,  the Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy is moving forward with a marketing and advertising effort, the school’s board learned at its monthly meeting, Jan. 10. Accountant Sean Berner said funds of an undisclosed amount have been set aside for the enrollment drive. Now […]

The International School of Louisiana has been awarded a new Type 1 charter to open what will be one of a very few charter schools in Jefferson Parish, the school’s board learned at its monthly meeting, Jan. 4. A location has yet to be selected, as Jefferson Parish reportedly is in the process of shutting […]

Correction: Errors in an earlier version of this article have been removed. St. Claire Aadrian is now correctly described as upper school principal. The comment about “bang for the buck” is now correctly attributed to Anderson Baker. The Success Preparatory Academy Board of Directors are mulling over new ways to help the school raise $38,000 […]

View next week’s January board meeting agenda here.