The money funds three district programs that serve children in the juvenile justice system and those struggling with attendance, truancy and behavioral issues.
OPSB members criticize contracted hiring firm over low attendance at superintendent search meetings.
OPSB committee advances measure to make booster shots mandatory for district employees.
The committee will allow community members to serve.
The meetings were held virtually due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the city.
The school district is not calling for remote learning, though several schools have independently decided to pivot to virtual instruction.
Harrah’s Fund dollars previously went to the Orleans Parish School Board. But the city has other educational priorities.
The NOLA Public Schools district is tracking 136 COVID-19 winter break cases and 451 people are quarantining. Those numbers don’t include tests taken this week.
IDEA Oscar Dunn is the second school this week that officials have said will close due to enrollment problems. The school opened in 2019 and has operated through three pandemic school years.
FirstLine’s Live Oak elementary school will close at the end of the school year. FirstLine took over the school in 2018 but officials say it has struggled with under enrollment.