Repairing the school building was a focus of attention at the monthly meeting of Einstein’s board of directors, Sept. 11. “I think it’s time we aggressively and assertively move forward to get our building up to the standards that our children deserve,” principal Shawn Toranto said. Last week Toranto, along with several teachers, voiced frustration […]

Concerns about the school’s new cafeteria and lunch service brought nearly a dozen parents to the board of directors’ monthly meeting, Sept. 10. Parent volunteers, who have been helping with lunch service over the past two weeks, reported that the cafeteria’s acoustics make the room very loud and that many students need help with the buffet-style arrangement. Tables […]

The school’s board of directors held its August meeting on Sept. 11, after delays due to Hurricane Isaac. Principal Shanda Gentry said the school has 410 students in pre-k through sixth grade, 18 shy of the projected enrollment. Gentry said she has been preparing teachers for the Recovery School District site visit, Sept. 18.  This […]

Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy has seen a 19 percent increase, from 58 to 69, in the number of students requiring special-education services, board members learned at their monthly meeting, Sept. 10. Special-education students pose a budgetary problem for schools because the cost of  services they may require—social workers, speech therapists and other […]

At its monthly meeting, Aug. 23, the board of the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy approved plans to sell $11 million in bonds for the construction of its future home within Algiers’ Federal City development. Though negotiations and lawsuits are still underway between some of the key parties involved in Federal City, NOMMA faced […]

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Hurricane Issac topped the agenda at Lusher’s monthly board meeting, Sept. 8. While the Willow Street campus suffered minimal wind damage, and the temporary quarters at the  Jewish Community Center on St. Charles Avenue were unscathed, the Freret Street high school lost upwards of 50 windows, and another 50 need to be re-caulked, according to […]

Success Prep’s board approved a $4.2 million annual budget at their September meeting, then focused on Hurricane Isaac damage to the school, estimated at $65,000. Students and teachers did not return to school until Thursday, Sept. 6, after eight days of canceled classes. Board President Anderson Baker said water came through ceilings and/or windows in […]

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