The board of Sojourner Truth Academy began its September meeting with reports on challenges ranging from academic performance to misconduct and suspensions. Thirteen board members were present: Robert Burvant, Sybil Favrot, Charline Wright, Keith Crawford, Elizabeth Rhodes, Anne Michaels, David Perlis, Alice Parkerson, Ryan Mast, Lawliss Turner, Reginald Flenory, Patrick Walsh and Shelly Dobard. Victoria […]
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Staff commits to raise school's performance by 15 points; enrollment jumps by almost 100 students
The board of the recently reorganized Harriet Tubman Charter School met for an hour on Sept. 21, starting at 6 p.m. Nine board members were present, including one who was connected to the meeting by phone. Two people were in the audience, one of them a reporter from The Lens. By December, Tubman should have […]
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Curriculum aligned with state tests to boost overall performance; budget approved
The board of New Orleans College Preparatory Academies met at 5:35 p.m. Sept. 7 to approve a yearly budget and review academic goals for the 2011-2012 school year. Members present included Hal Brown, Chairman Kenneth Polite, Vice Chairman Murray Pitts, Secretary Rick Conway, Treasurer Ruth Kullman, Jim Raby and Monica Edwards. Peter Harding was absent. NOCP […]
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Principal backs school bus service; ad campaign seeks to attract more students
The board of Milestone SABIS Academy of New Orleans met Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. with an audience of three, including a reporter from The Lens. Topics discussed included planning for a patron party and reception to increase sponsorships. Board member Lorin Crenshaw provided a subcommittee report on facilities and said he was researching developers […]
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French 'interventionist' on tap; Montessori accreditation process continues
The board of directors of the Audubon Charter School — formally, French and Montessori Education Inc. – met Sept. 17, from 10:18 to 11 a.m. Present from the start were board members the Rev. Cornelius Tilton, Carlos Zervigon, Olivier Brochenin, Gloria Bingmon, Timothy Jackson, Yvonne (Teddi) Locke, Miriam Maxwell, Robert D. Sloan, Jacqueline Smith and […]
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Master teachers, monthly deficits and compliance with 70% MFP requirement stir board debate
The Dryades Y/ James M. Singleton Charter School Board of Directors met Sept. 20, with 10 of 17 members present. Those absent were: John Calhoun, Ron Sholes, Sidney Cates, Lance Eden, Jacque Jackson, Mary Joseph, and Barbara Lacen Keller. A reporter for The Lens was the meeting’s only audience member. In addition, two men, identified on […]
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BESE's permission to increase enrollment is sought — but no more mice, please!
The Pride College Prep School Board met on Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Main Office Building. Two board members were absent: K. Lavon Wright and Scott Jacobs. Two teachers and a reporter for The Lens comprised the audience. All teacher and staff positions are currently filled, except for the […]
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Governance Committee meeting agenda released
The committee will meet at S J Green Charter tomorrow, prior to the full board meeting next Tuesday at 4pm. The agenda for this Board Committee meeting for Firstline Schools, Inc. can be found here.
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September Board Agenda released
Click the following link to review the Milestone Board Agenda. The letter appears to be mistakenly dated August 19.
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Updated: Board agenda released
This evening, the Lake Forest Elementary Board of Directors released the September agenda which can be reviewed here: Lake Forest Sept Agenda update Earlier, an agenda dated June 20th had been mistakenly sent. It can be reviewed here: Board Agenda 6-20-11