The New Orleans Maritime and Military Academy board met at 6:15 p.m. on Oct. 26 to discuss the ongoing battle to rein in operating costs and improve student performance. Cecilia Garcia, the principal; Maj. Gen. Walt Paulson; Courtney Bagneris; Col. Terry Ebbert,  president; James Reiss, and Col. William Davis, commandant, were present. Capt. Keith Amacker, Capt. […]

Repercussions of the newly adopted Common Core State Standards Initiative dominated discussion at the October  board meeting of Choice Foundation, which operates Lafayette Academy and Esperanza Charter School. “I expect our test scores, the state’s test scores, to go down,” Lafayette principal Mickey Landry said. “In some cases, these scores may even go down dramatically.” […]

The Warren Easton Charter High School board of directors met Oct. 26. David Garland, Robert Delle, Brenda Christiansen and Ronald McDonald were present. Garland, the board president, called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. as member Ronald McDonald arrived, achieving a quorum. Others in attendance were principal Alexina Medley, assistant principal Joe Gilyot, CFO Mike Greer, board […]

Review the details of the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting at the following link: MJCS Board Agenda.10.27.2011

Click the following link to review the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting at Martin Behrman Academy: ACSA Regular Board Agenda 10-27-2011A

The Miller-McCoy Academy board of directors met for an hour on  Oct. 24 to discuss the school’s progress, review financials, and discuss transportation costs. With nine of 15 board members absent, the meeting failed to achieve a quorum, so no votes were taken. To cut down on the expense of bus service, a major budget […]

Faced with a new $1,500-a-month expense or the prospect of fewer students enrolling, the board that oversees Lycee Francais charter school opted to hire a marketing company to raise awareness of the new school. Black Olive Marketing will now handle the campaign for the board of Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans. Black Olive had been doing […]

The board of Intercultural Charter School met Oct. 20, at 6:00 p.m. before an audience of 36, including a reporter from The Lens. Members present were: Alvaro Alcazar, Kathleen Carlin, Vong Nguyen, Cam-Thanh Tran, Francis Cascio, Jerome Jordan, Amy Scalia, Ed Blouin, Tap Bui and Claudia Duque. Tran, the board’s chair, said the school’s decision to  […]

Cash flow concerns, student achievement and the draft of a three-year development plan were the focus of greatest attention at the monthly meeting of the Benjamin E. Mays Preparatory Academy charter school board, on Oct. 24. Board members Sidney Barthelemy, Kristen Ponthier, John Williams, and Todd James were present; member Morgan Williams participated by phone. […]

Edward Hynes Charter School remains on schedule to move to its new campus the week of Dec. 19, the school’s principal said during October’s monthly board meeting. In her report to the board at the Oct. 24 meeting, Principal Michelle Douglas said Hynes will adjust its academic calendar by canceling school on Friday and Monday, […]