Parents and teachers at Audubon Charter School are awaiting word about when and if their upper grades will be moving out of the old Carrollton courthouse. Orleans Parish school officials are readying the old McDonogh 7 building, but say even that probably would be a temporary fix.
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Report: Lycée charter school needs new CEO and board members
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans charter school needs a new chief executive and new board members. That’s according to a report released Sunday by Jeremy Hunnewell, a management consultant hired by the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools to help the school overcome political and financial turmoil that has plagued it in the last year. […]
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Lycée announces special Monday night board meeting
The board for Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans charter school has announced a special board meeting to be held Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the school, 5951 Patton St. Mike Pinkerton, a volunteer who is helping the school manage public records requests, told The Lens that the board expects to receive a report detailing the findings of […]
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King charter board refuses to release agendas in advance, scolds reporter
Board attorney makes race-based remark after Lens reporter points out lack of compliance with open-meetings law.
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Middle grades showing academic gains at NOCP
Middle school students at New Orleans College Preparatory Academies are improving in math and Language Arts, according to testing data the charter organization’s top administrator shared with board members Feb. 5. Ben Kleban, founder and director of the charter group, highlighted gains its middle schoolers showed on recent Achievement Network tests during the Feb. 5 […]
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New pool and wellness center will be open to Singleton families
A long-anticipated wellness center and natatorium in the works next door to James Singleton Charter School is nearing completion. The school’s board of directors, which also oversees the Dryades YMCA that operates the charter school, received a status report on construction of the wellness center and indoor pool at its monthly board meeting Jan. 22. […]
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Einstein lands $1 million federal grant for Intercultural ‘turn-around’
New Schools for New Orleans announced Tuesday that Einstein Group, Inc. will receive $1 million from the federal government to turn around an academically failing school next year. At the behest of Recovery School District officials, Einstein is taking over Intercultural Charter School, an F-rated school currently serving 425 students. The federal grant should help. Shawn Toranto, principal […]
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Teacher evaluations in full swing at Harney
Without enough members present to reach a quorum, the board of Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy met briefly Monday night to discuss teacher evaluations and space issues at the school. Principal Eileen Williams said that the school is working on an on-going teacher evaluation project comprised of fall and spring observations and student […]
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Sci Academy leaders cite numerous reasons for high suspension rate
The board of Collegiate Academies met in January to discuss financial data and an article published in the Advocate, which described the correlation between high suspension rates and low school performance scores in charter schools throughout the New Orleans area. In the article, Collegiate’s Sci Academy is mentioned as having the second-highest suspension rate at […]
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Lusher grapples with new football rules, grants same-sex benefits
As the rest of the city focused on the Super Bowl this past weekend, officials at Lusher Charter School had their minds on high school football – and potential injuries that their students could face next school year. Recent division changes made by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association pose a “danger” for students at Lusher and […]