The meeting agenda for the Sci High board is reprinted below: Meeting of the Board of Directors ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS EDUCATION INC. November 8, 2012 4:30 P. M. SCI HIGH, Rm. 115 AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of the Minutes Sybil 3. Financial Report Jim/Claudia Consideration of proposed amendments to the […]
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Former Algiers Charter Schools CEO brought in as academic consultant
In lieu of a quorum at the Oct. 11 Miller-McCoy board of directors meeting Andrea Thomas-Reynolds, former Algiers Charter Schools Association CEO, updated the board on the school’s charter renewal and extension process. After leaving ACSA, Reynolds founded Pinnacle Learning Systems, an education consulting company recently hired by Miller-McCoy to address academic and leadership issues […]
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Board looks for new members, will discuss i3 grant app on Sunday
Einstein Charter School’s board of directors plan to meet again within the week to discuss the i3 grant. The board is applying for an i3 grant, which could give them the ability to take over a failing school next year. The grant is due Nov. 5. Board President Ryan Bennett appointed Kathy Litchfield to the […]
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Board celebrates "A" level SPS, looks to improve further; Intuit CEO pledges new playground
Hynes officials reviewed the school’s latest performance scores and highlighted school-wide improvement plans at its monthly board meeting, Oct 29. Hynes’s 2011-2012 school performance score was 122.7, an ‘A” grade, and a 5.5 point gain from last year. According to the school report by Principal Michelle Douglas, reading mastery levels at Hynes are 84 percent, […]
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Clean audit for school finances, no discussion of performance scores
Members of Ben Mays Preparatory School board of directors received a clean audit at their Oct. 29 meeting. Don Wheat, a certified public accountant from Carr, Riggs & Ingram firm, presented a brief overview of the school’s financial audit. Wheat said the school received an unqualified opinion, which is a positive accounting assessment of the […]
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The Lens talks with candidates from School Board districts 3 & 6
To inform voters and provide a broad platform for debate, The Lens and our partners at WWNO-FM are presenting conversations with candidates in Orleans Parish School Board races. The interviews are airing on WWNO-FM for the three Sunday nights before the election, at 9 p.m. The Lens is also publishing the unedited video for these […]
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Einstein board meeting agenda released
The board meeting agenda is reprinted below: NOTICE THE EINSTEIN GROUP, INC. BOARD MEETING Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 6:00 P.M. Einstein Charter School Village De L’est Community Bldg. 5100 Cannes Street, NOLA 70129 The Board of Trustees of the Einstein Group, Inc. (“Einstein”) will meet on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., at Einstein […]
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New tutors make "noticeable" impact
Third and fourth graders at Crocker Arts and Technology School are getting a little more attention this year. Two para-educators were hired in an effort to improve students’ academic performance and standardized test scores. The teacher’s aides began work Oct. 15. They assist small groups of about five students who rank below their class levels, […]
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FirstLine schools show test score improvements; no plans to return to OPSB
FirstLine Schools saw an overall improvement in their 2012 state School Performance Scores (SPS), which were released by the Louisiana Department of Education earlier this week. Each FirstLine school maintained or improved its score from the previous year. John Dibert Community School and Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School achieved the most dramatic gains of […]
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Board lacks quorum for meeting, reviews SPS, enrollment and finances
Lacking a quorum at Thursday night’s meeting, the KIPP board met with staff to review test scores, enrollment, and financial statements. By the letter grade system currently in place, KIPP Believe and KIPP Central City Academy scored B’s—two of only three B’s in the Recovery School District this year. KIPP Believe was ranked as the […]