At their August board meeting, the board that governs Crescent City Schools approved a 20 percent salary hike for their chief executive officer after an hour-long executive session. They also approved revisions to their finance and operations manual and a new conflict of interest policy. On July 1, chief executive officer Kate Mehok assumed responsibility […]
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Spare the rod and spoil the school? OK, then I need spanking lessons
Better paddles have holes that whistle. photo: Wesley Fryer, Flickr creative commons “Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and on its institutions.” — Michel Foucault I need some fatherly advice on how to spank my children. See, the other day my […]
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Temporary campus lined up for next year; enrollment projected to reach target
The school remains on track to move to a temporary site for the 2013-2014 school year, the Sophie B. Wright Charter School board announced at its monthly meeting, Aug. 15. Pending renovation of the Napoleon Avenue building, the school will occupy portable classrooms at the former James Derham Junior High School in the Hoffman Triangle […]
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Interim CEO named; enrollment nears targets; new cafeteria service lined up
At its monthly meeting, July 31, the New Beginnings School Foundation introduced Helene Derbigny as interim chief executive officer and announced formation of a committee to replace executives who have resigned. The board also announced plans to implement a new teacher training and evaluation system. Derbigny, director of field experiences at the University of New […]
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Move to Gretna campus boosts projected budget costs for coming year
The Milestone SABIS budget for the coming year could rise by 30 percent, due to an increase in transportation and other costs associated with the move to a new campus. The board will hold a public hearing on the budget on Monday, August 20, at 5:30 p.m. at its new campus at 1407 Virgil St., […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Schools
And they're off! OPSB candidates approach the starting gate
Qualifying begins today for candidates seeking seats on the Orleans Parish School Board. At issue are basic questions of governance including whether schools that now answer to the state’s Recovery School District will be returned to local control, making this one of the more pivotal elections in recent memory. Six of the board’s seven incumbents […]
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Association board reviews school budgets; final numbers hinge on enrollment
The Algiers Charter Schools Association met Monday night in the O. Perry Walker library to publicly review finances for the 2012-2013 school year. Finance director Charlie Mackles led a short presentation on each school’s proposed budget. Board members, principals, and a few parents were present. Mackles answered questions about the organization’s asset depreciation rates, which […]
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Fundraisers to fuel year-end field trips
An “End of Year Field Studies” program that aims to send nearly seven hundred students to centers of art and science throughout the country was announced at the monthly ReNEW Schools board meeting, August 9. The program, created by recently-appointed Development Director Pete Rodway, is designed to offer students educational trips at year’s end to […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for the August 14 board meeting here.
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Hynes board meeting schedule
Review the 2012-13 board meeting dates here.