Friends of King School met in regular session on July 25, after passing budgets for the two schools under the board’s management: Martin Luther King School of Science and Technology and Joseph Craig Elementary. Principal Doris Hicks, chief executive officer of the schools, updated the board on an overture from a group of George Washington […]
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Board seeks increased parent participation, enhanced after-school programs
At its first meeting of the school year, the board of Andrew Wilson Charter briefed the public on a June retreat in which members brainstormed ways to encourage parent involvement and enhance after-school programs. School officials also gave an update on recent staff hires, current budget figures, and enrollment. The school is expanding its after-school […]
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Board approves budgets for both schools, but frets about funding delay for special ed
The board of directors who run Martin Luther King School of Science and Technology, as well as the Joseph Craig Elementary, approve budgets for the 2012-13 school year at their meeting July 19. Discussion began with the budget for Craig, which the Friends of King School board begins operating in the coming year. Board members […]
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Randall takes over as school's new leader; reduced outsourcing promises big savings
A two-month search has ended with the selection of Pamela Randall as Intercultural’s new leader. The board introduced her at its monthly meeting, July 19. Randall takes the reins from Dayphne Burnett whose contract was not renewed following a series of controversial decisions. Board members said they were particularly irked by her dismissal of the […]
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King budget for 2012-13 nears $8 million; Craig expects to spend $3.7 million
The Friends of King School Board released its budget for the 2012-13 school year at Martin Luther King Science and Technology Charter. It also released a budget for Joseph A. Craig Elementary, which the board will begin running in the coming year. Based on an anticipated enrollment of 685 students, the school expects to receive […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the July board meeting agenda here.
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Hiring procedures: way too complicated or a valid safeguard against bad apples?
The board’s governance committee met July 19 to discuss the policy manual for the all three International School of Louisiana campuses. The committee focused in particular on hiring procedures, some of which were condemned as overly bureaucratic. Among other stipulations, applicants must undergo “a minimum of two rounds of interviews with more than one current […]
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Dual enrollment's strengths weighed against possible funding shortfall
Dual enrollment was a focus of Ben Franklin High School’s monthly board meeting, July 19. The board also passed its 2012-13 budget and went into executive session to discuss the school’s principal and chief executive officer, Timothy Rusnak. Board member Patricia Adams, who is of counsel to the University of New Orleans, informed the board […]
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Surging enrollment eases sharp cutbacks in projected spending for 2012-13
With the projected student count rising from 395 to 452, McDonogh City Park Academy’s 2012-13 budget will rise accordingly, the board learned at its monthly meeting, July 17. More students means more expenses, but also more revenues; just how much more remains to be determined, finance director Keeanyu Dupre said. Dupre said the school was […]
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Budget year ends with healthy surplus; new staffer will target staying in college
The Collegiate Academies school board met July 18 to review the year-end financial picture, discuss parent handbook revisions, and thank retiring board members. The 2011-2012 school year left Collegiate Academies with a surplus of $243,000, at least $87,000 of it the result of successful fundraising over and above set goals. This year, the finance committee […]