Parents and community members are still reeling after a chaotic and emotional charter board meeting was cut short earlier this month at John McDonogh High School.
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Hynes board to discuss principal’s performance
Hynes to meet to review principal’s performance.
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Officials: RSD overbilled International High for meals
International High School has settled a disagreement with the Recovery School District over a $47,000 bill for school nutrition services, the school’s board of directors learned at its Jan. 23 meeting. According to Nan Ryan, International’s assistant head of school, the school has a contract with the Recovery School District to provide breakfast, lunch and […]
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Wilson board members praise Cantrell, discuss fundraising
At its January monthly meeting, the Andrew Wilson Charter School board heaped praise on its former president, LaToya Cantrell, saying her leadership was instrumental in the creation and establishment of the school in the Broadmoor community.
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Despite lack of quorum, board meets in executive session
Though FirstLine Schools’ Board of Directors didn’t have a quorum Wednesday, they voted to go into executive session. The members asked everyone to leave while they met privately for a half-hour, saying only that they were going to talk about “personnel issues.”
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Charter school boards do better job of following budgeting law
Last year, most of the charter boards failed to follow state law requiring them to keep the public informed of their budgeting process. This year, 25 of the 43 schools complied, and another dozen came close.
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Four school moves leaves Moton parents eager for permanent site
Students at Robert Russa Moton Charter School need a permanent school.
That was the message several parents and teachers delivered to Moton’s governing board during its quarterly meeting Jan. 16.
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Lake Forest beefs up tutoring for struggling students before LEAP
Students and staff at Lake Forest Elementary Charter school are gearing up for the next round of state testing.
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Success Prep leaders search for space as school grows
At their Jan. 10 meeting, board members at Success Preparatory Academy discussed reaching out to larger corporations for sponsorships and looking to re-configure the school building in order to accommodate more students.
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Jacobs lobbies Ben Franklin board about merits of OneApp system
Board members for Benjamin Franklin High School don’t appear to be racing to join OneApp, the new centralized student application system that allows parents to apply to multiple charter schools by filling out one form.