“What I hope to bring to the board is a connectedness or a glue, to really start to embed this school into this particular community,” Sams said in her pitch to the board’s members.
No parents or current board members were present for Wednesday's meeting. Interviews are likely to continue next week as tonight's meeting is postponed.
During its annual financial audit, the school's former charter management organization discovered a $686,000 due to Tubman.
So far Lauren Hightower has not been charged with any crime, though she admitted taking money from the school.
School leaders warn they will need additional funding in order to pay their 45 employees on April 30.
Though it none of the candidates are expected to be at the school in person, it does appear that all of the interviews will likely take place in executive session.
Now, the Algiers Development District will oversee the development in the long term, school leader says.
Enrollment levels are at the heart of a per-pupil state funding cut that appears likely to trim budgets by 4 percent in the remaining months of the school year.
James Baker, an experienced project manager, was selected for his ties to Broadmoor and education.
It's designed to accommodate military and language-immersion schools with students from around the state.
