The ARISE Academy board’s prospective budget for the 2012-13 school year shows a 26 percent increase in revenue from the prior year, balanced by a similar increase in expenses. The board will hold a public budget hearing 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22, at their campus on 3819 St. Claude Avenue. ARISE, which expands to […]
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Agendas for 8/20/12 public budget hearing and board meeting
The agendas for the public budget hearing and board meeting are available at the links below. Public budget hearing agenda (scheduled for 5:30pm) Board meeting agenda (scheduled to follow budget hearing)
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Facility costs mount as temporary campus ages; health plan frustrates teachers
Intercultural’s financial woes once again dominated the agenda at the monthly board meeting, as board members and school administrators discussed ways to remedy a steady stream of facility costs. Seven years of constant repairs and maintenance at the schools current, albeit temporary, facility, have taken a toll on school expenses, the board said. Also, the […]
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Committee to plan school's 100 year anniversary announced; board affirms president Garland
Warren Easton’s board meeting on August 15 began with the first of two executive sessions conducted that evening. The first session was a forty minute legal discussion regarding the new regulations of the Recovery School District and Orleans Parish School Board student expulsion process. It was requested that the executive session be moved to the […]
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Six of seven school-board races draw at least one challenger
A few surprise candidates qualified to run for the Orleans Parish School Board today, the last day to do so. Only one incumbent, Seth Bloom, is getting a free pass; the other six are facing at least one challenger. Some qualified just hours before the deadline. Long-time parent advocate Karran Harper Royal was one, completing […]
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Franklin students in N.O. East still looking for transportation answers
While not on the formal agenda, transportation issues came to the forefront of the Ben Franklin High School board meeting on August 16. Board members listened to members in attendance from the Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association, known as VAYLA, and addressed their concerns about bus service. VAYLA is representing a number of Ben Franklin […]
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After first week of school, KIPP enrollment below expectations
Lower than expected enrollment figures were revealed at the KIPP New Orleans board meeting August 16. They showed that, after the first week of classes, KIPP enrollment is four percent under the budgeted student count. Some board members worried that missing out on expected per-pupil funding from the state may affect the organization’s finances in an already […]
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Ethics board: Kira Orange Jones can stay on BESE, run TFA
State school board member Kira Orange Jones will continue to serve after the Louisiana Board of Ethics ruled this morning that there’s no conflict of interest with her working as executive director of a nonprofit that contracts with the board. Jones runs the Greater New Orleans office of Teach For America, which frequently enters into […]
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Miller-McCoy balances budget for 2012-2013 school year
The Miller-McCoy finance committee hosted a public hearing to review their proposed budget for the upcoming school year. The proposed budget shows a net income of $679, just breaking the school out of the red, but leaving little room for error. Major expenses include $2.5 million for salaries, followed by $1 million for purchased professional […]