Review the meeting agenda here.
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Orleans schools struggling to turn credits into dollars for rebuilding
In a rare gathering, the committee tasked with overseeing the $2 billion master plan for rebuilding and renovating Orleans Parish schools damaged by Hurricane Katrina met Tuesday night to discuss construction progress. The conversation, which largely covered status updates and funding sources, is one that’s been had before, albeit in different settings. The Orleans Parish […]
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Live blog: Master Plan Oversight Committee for Orleans Parish schools
The Master Plan Oversight Committee, which monitors Orleans Parish’s school facilities master plan, is meeting Tuesday evening for the first time in a year. According to the agenda, committee members will give an update on all revenue sources and expenses, and they’ll provide status updates on buildings completed and in progress. I’ll live-blog the meeting […]
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Fall break days cancelled due to Isaac; school passes on OneApp
At its meeting September 22, 2012, the F.A.M.E. board of Audubon Charter School approved the Orleans Parish School Board’s Office of Civil Rights Resolution. The OCRR mandates that every OPSB school must formally adopt the OCR’s procedural safeguards and grievance procedures. “It is relative mostly to special ed students,” said principal Janice Dupuy. “It’s information […]
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Board preps for all-encompassing school review; $3.4 million received for improvements
On Sept. 20, the board at Ben Franklin High School received an in-depth look at the upcoming school review process to be conducted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The board discussed enrollment projections, as well as $3.4 million which the school recently received from the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB). Shannon […]
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Programs put in place to encourage good behavior, discourage bullying
At Tuesday’s monthly board meeting school leaders at McDonogh City Park Academy announced a new partnership with the Center for Restorative Approaches and the successful implementation of the Kickboard program. Kickboard is an online data-collection tool that helps teachers gather information about students’ academics and behavior. The program allows teachers to keep detailed digital records of each student, which are used to improve classroom instruction […]
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Officials walk neighborhoods to find students after post-Isaac enrollment dip
At September’s monthly board meeting ARISE Academy officials said they had begun to implement student recruitment strategies in order to meet this year’s enrollment target. ARISE is currently 25 students short of its target, after 14 students withdrew during the school’s two week closure to repair damages from Hurricane Isaac. “We’ve started walking the neighborhood, […]
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FirstLine Schools board meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for the Sept. 26 FirstLine Schools board meeting here.
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Board meeting agenda released
Review tonight’s board meeting agenda here.
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New Beginnings charter network set to hire new CEO next week
The board running the New Beginnings Charter School Network publicly interviewed two finalists Thursday for chief executive officer, one from Milwaukee with Louisiana experience, and the other with the Recovery School District. The CEO oversees four schools with a projected 2012-13 enrollment of more than 2,100 students and a combined budget of more than $17 […]