To inform voters and provide a broad platform for candidate debate, The Lens and our partners at WWNO-FM are presenting conversations with candidates in the Orleans Parish School Board races. Lens reporter Jessica Williams is hosting the events, which are airing on WWNO for the three Sunday nights before the election, at 9 p.m. The […]
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Rusnak gets contract extension, raise; school income in black
Ben Franklin’s CEO/Principal Timothy Rusnak received a two-year contract extension and a one-time, six percent raise at the Oct. 18 Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education board meeting. The extension keeps Rusnak as head of school through June 30, 2015. Assistant Principal Dan Casey introduced the board to Compass for School Leaders, a new program […]
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Board votes to form non-profit to collect anonymous donations
Warren Easton’s board of directors voted to form an additional nonprofit in order to collect anonymous donations for the existing Warren Easton Charter Foundation. “There are many people who like to give, but don’t like to make it public,” said board president David Garland. The board held an executive session at its meeting Oct. 17 […]
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Milestone/SABIS board meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for the October 22 board meeting here.
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Board mulls OPSB oversight for Akili, charter app for Paul Habans Elementary
Members of the board that governs Crescent City Schools discussed Akili Academy’s possible switch to Orleans Parish School Board governance and a petition that could help guide that process at their Oct. 17 board meeting. They also discussed the general progress of Akili and a pending application to charter Paul Habans Elementary. Board members held […]
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Charter school association lays out terms of returning to OPSB
Charter school boards across the city have a Friday deadline to decide whether to back a petition, penned by the state charter school association, that outlines their terms for a system-wide switch to Orleans Parish School Board governance. Though many charters governed by the Recovery School District share similar concerns about a switch – the […]
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Einstein board votes to apply for grant to take over failing school
Einstein’s board of directors voted to apply for an i3 grant, which if awarded would allow the group to take over a failing school next year. The board approved a motion allowing Principal Shawn Toranto to hire a grant writer for up to $4,500 to write the i3 grant. “It’s wonderful to be considered and […]
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Einstein Group could take over Intercultural Charter school
Story here.
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Einstein Group could take over Intercultural Charter School
The board of directors that oversees the Einstein Charter School voted to pursue a grant to fund the takeover of a failing school, a move apparently targeted at nearby Intercultural Charter School. The Recovery School District has “actively” asked Einstein Group Inc., which runs a pre-K through eighth grade school in eastern New Orleans, to […]
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Four teachers lose jobs after school misses enrollment goals
Lower than expected enrollment numbers have led to reductions in staff at James M. Singleton Charter School for the 2012-2013 school year. According to Principal Debra Robertson, the October 1 student count is 648, well below the school’s enrollment goal of 740. The school had budgeted for a total enrollment of 725 students and, as […]