The Morris Jeff Community School Board cancelled their meeting last night. Only three members were able to attend, too few for quorum. Board members Stacey Gengel, Jolene Jeff and president Aesha Rasheed waited a few minutes, with principal Patricia Perkins and finance and operations director Jared Frank, to confirm the last cancellation. No one could […]
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Budget cuts stem flow of red ink after unanticipated revenue shortfall
The board of directors of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orléans voted Monday to cut more than $200,000 from the charter school’s 2012-13 budget, after members learned the school was operating at a deficit of $85,000. The board went into a closed session to discuss how it would move forward in light of news that school leader Jean-Jacques Grandiere is […]
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Big jump in school scores lifts NOCPA into top third; special-ed students discussed
Director Ben Kleban kicked off the Nov. 13 board meeting with a highly encouraging academic update on the three schools run by New Orleans College Prep Academies. In the 2011-12 school year, New Orleans College Prep, Sylvanie Williams Elementary and Walter L. Cohen High improved by 14 points, for an aggregate performance score of 82, […]
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Special-ed classifications draw fire; decision looms on return to OPSB
Accusations that the Recovery School District overloaded Joseph Craig Elementary School with special-needs students was a focus of the Nov. 13 meeting of Friends of King Schools, the board responsible for Craig as well as for Martin Luther King Science and Technology Charter School. Officials estimate close to 100 Craig students have special needs and […]
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Seven staff cuts put budget in the black, but renewal of school charter still iffy
Eliminating seven staff positions will bring the budget for the current year into the black, chief financial officer Tom Slager advised the Intercultural Charter School board at its monthly meeting on Monday night. Intercultural’s projected budget was based on an enrollment 34 students higher than turned up. Decreasing payroll by about $400,000 will more than […]
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BESE tackles OneApp and Lycee issues, delays governance choice
State education officials held their quarterly meeting Wednesday night in New Orleans. photo: Jessica Williams As proponents of the Recovery School District’s unified enrollment process contend, parents should be able to fill out one application to enroll their kids in any of the city’s numerous charter schools. It eases their burden and ensures equity across […]
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Board revises budget, struggles with meeting laws
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orléans board of directors struggled to comply with state open records and meetings laws at its meeting Monday night, as it reduced the school’s operating budget from $3.1 million to $2.8 million. Over 100 parents and teachers were in attendance at the school’s cafeteria. Parents learned about a budget shortfall […]
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Meeting tonight on extending deadline for governance switch
Under the state’s original timeline, 13 charter schools would have been faced with a decision on Dec. 1—little more than two weeks from now—on whether to switch to Orleans Parish School Board governance. That’s after finding out only last month that the decision was theirs to make. But under a new timeline, to be debated […]
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Enrollment shortfall, busing costs pinch budget; student social services reviewed
An amended budget was approved by Sci High’s board, Advocates for Science and Mathematics Education Inc., following its presentation at their monthly meeting, Nov. 8. Students in need of social services were another principal topic of discussion. Claudia Kent, finance and business manager for New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School, to use the […]
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Enrollment projected to climb next year; priority zip codes could cut bus costs
Encore Academy’s board of directors held a retreat Saturday, to focus on strategic planning and board development. School leader Terri Smith discussed plans for the 2013-2014 school year. Currently at 206 students, she projects next year’s enrollment to be 295. Smith said next years student population would require 14 classrooms, but she believes they could stay […]