Following outdoor meeting, committee asks educators Keith Bartlett and Joseph Daschbach to complete a project that they will present to the committee next week.
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Audubon Charter’s move to McDonogh 7 is on hold due to lead paint concerns
Lead paint removal at Milan Street building will take 10 weeks and cost $30,000, Orleans Parish School Board official says.
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Warren Easton plans Wednesday public hearing on $8.3 million budget
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the school, 3019 Canal St.
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Einstein board authorizes school to spend $150,000 on supplies at Intercultural site
Intercultural, which Einstein leaders are now calling “Einstein Extension,” had little inventory of its own, Einstein CEO Shawn Toranto says.
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Quorum should be easier for Lycée committee following member’s resignation
Carol Asher submitted her resignation Thursday, one day after the committee met without a quorum present twice in 24 hours.
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Lycée charter school pays attorneys thousands to deal with public records requests
In January alone, Adams and Reese law firm billed the school $8,440 to “review,” “analyze” and “respond to” public records requests. The school depended on attorneys to provide some routine records including the interim CEO’s resume. The expenses raise questions about how heavily public agencies should rely upon lawyers for public records compliance.
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Lycée committee interviews three interim CEO candidates in meetings held without quorum
Committee members said they knew they were voting to enter executive session without a quorum of the board, which the law requires.
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New Orleans College Prep CEO predicts schools will have D grades despite some gain
Also, NOCP’s board last week agreed to give CEO Ben Kleban a new 2-year $143,000 contract.
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Most students leaving RSD’s 4 closed, failing schools are headed to other substandard schools
Four of the Recovery School District’s failing schools will not reopen next year. In most cases, those students will be at other substandard schools. About three-quarters of students leaving Abramson Elementary James Weldon Johnson Elementary are headed to schools graded F or T, which are failing schools that are under new operators. The exception: Benjamin E. Mays Preparatory School students, who were offered preference in RSD’s enrollment process.
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Court ruling on per-pupil state allocation boosts Hynes’ budget for the coming year
Biggest single increase goes to salaries, with additional funds for benefits.