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 […]
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Board hears Tubman presentation, approves new policy
Crescent City Schools’ board members received an update on Harriet Tubman Charter School’s progress and an update on the organization’s pending charter application at their September board meeting. They also approved a vendor selection process and a healthy food options agreement with a new funder. Tubman principal Julie Lause presented Tubman’s end-of-year statistics and news […]
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Fear big jump in health insurance costs; savings seen by freezing info-tech outlay
As the board of directors gathered for their monthly meeting, Sept. 17, a review of financial challenges facing Intercultural Charter School was leavened by a look ahead to upcoming events, including an open house, the school’s lantern contest, and the Latino Festival. With 380 students and 40 pre-kindergartners currently in attendance, enrollment is lower than […]
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State open-meetings law trips up board; make-up dates for Hurricane Isaac set
Warren Easton’s board of directors held an unscheduled executive session as they met Sept. 19; though state law allows a board to add items to an agenda, it also requires a board to give 24-hours’ notice of such closed-door meetings, and to cite the legal exception for the private gathering. The move toward the executive […]
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Enrollment surge brightens finances; Hurricane Isaac make-up days slated
“We are at the magic number,” principal Mardele Early told directors of Lake Forest Elementary Charter School at their monthly meeting, Sept. 19. She referred to the current enrollment of 501 students and went on to discuss upcoming changes in curriculum. Early said the school lost some students but that the vast majority were from […]
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Isaac make-up days tentatively set; school is 35 students short of full enrollment
The impending move to a new campus was a topic of discussion as directors of the Fannie C. Williams Charter School gathered for their monthly board meeting, Sept.18. Principal Kelly Batiste encouraged the board to hire professional movers when the school relocates in mid-October. She said she was concerned about liability if volunteers do the […]
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Student demographics outlined; financing strategy for new school adjusted
The monthly meeting of the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy’s board of directors, on Sept. 19, began with an update from Commandant Col. Bill Davis on who’s enrolled for the 2012-12 year. The school now has 214 students, with males outnumbering females by a ratio of seven to three, Davis said. The student body […]
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New basis for school rankings detailed; enrollment slide prompts staff cuts
Chief executive officer Ben Kleban began the Sept. 11 meeting of the board of New Orleans College Prep Academies with a detailed explanation of the new system by which Louisiana schools will be evaluated and ranked. Under the new system, English language and math classes in grades three through eight will be double-weighted. A quarter […]