UPDATE: tomorrow’s McDonogh 42 board meeting has been canceled. === Review TCSA’s board meeting agenda here.
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Board attends to final financial details before handing the reins to FirstLine
Revenues from Jazz Fest parking more than doubled this year, directors of Langston Hughes Academy learned at their May board meeting. The school made almost as much on the first weekend ($17,390) as it made on both weekends last year ($19,000), and the second weekend pulled in a hefty $27,893 for a grand total of […]
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Test scores are strong; Clark has seats to fill; $70G in new grants awarded
Initial results from standardized state tests look good, FirstLine Schools chief executive officer Jay Altman told the board at their May monthly meeting. Altman said he expects John Dibert Community School to post some of the city’s biggest gains. He said he was pleased that Langston Hughes Academy maintained the status quo. “I was relieved […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The agenda for the New Beginnings May board meeting is reprinted below: New Beginnings Schools Foundation Board Board Meeting Tuesday May 29, 2012 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 2045 Lakeshore Drive CERM Building, Room 438 Agenda Welcome & Opening Remarks (1 minute) Dr. Timothy Ryan, Chairman Call for Quorum & Minutes (2 minutes) Dr. Timothy […]
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Violence and gang activity draw board's attention; McDonogh 42 takeover stalls
By Yomi Akinyemi, The Lens charter school reporter | A recent spate of violence that claimed the lives of two students at a nearby school was a focus of the Choice Foundation’s monthly board meeting on May 2. Principal Mickey Landry said the killing of the two students from KIPP Believe, blocks away from Lafayette, […]
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Board weighs bid for Carver High charter; graduating seniors win $500 scholarships
By Josh Johnston, The Lens charter school reporter | An alumni group from the failing George Washington Carver High School has asked Friends of King Schools, the board that runs Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School, to apply for Carver’s charter, King board members learned at their May 8 monthly meeting. A Carver alumni […]
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Finances OK, but charter extension likely to hinge on performance score and special ed
By Yomi Akinyemi, The Lens charter school reporter | Pride College Prep’s finances are in excellent shape, according to the Recovery School District’s Office of School Performance. Now comes closer scrutiny of school facilities and services for students with disabilities, RSD officials Adam Hawf and Bayoji Akingbola told board members at their monthly meeting, May […]
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Teacher job application asked race, gender and marital status
Until Tuesday, teachers applying to work in the four charter schools in the Capital One-New Beginnings network were required to disclose their race, gender and marital status – information that could lead to discrimination lawsuits. A day after The Lens asked about the unusual application questions, the network removed its application packet from its website. […]
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Projected budget for 2012-13 school year released ahead of Friday's public hearing
Morris Jeff’s proposed budget for 2012-13 anticipates a bigger school and correspondingly higher costs. With at least 60 additional students expected to enroll next fall, revenues are projected to jump by $500,000 to $3 million while expenses rise by $400,000, also to $3 million With the incoming pre-kindergarten class and expansion to fourth grade, next […]