Langston Hughes Academy’s Marching Eagles band, dancers and majorette unit participated in six Carnival parades this season, including two on the West Bank and one in Metairie. “How the parents made it all the way across town, on-time, every time is beyond me,” chief operating officer Adrian Morgan said in a report to the school’s […]
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Pre-k programs OK'd for next year at Dibert and Hughes; school finances in good shape
John Dibert Community School and Langston Hughes Academy will both offer a pre-kindergarten program next year, the FirstLine board of directors decided at its monthly meeting, Feb. 28. Interested parents will be able to apply through the Recovery School District’s “One App” enrollment form, on which they designate their first three choices for pre-k placement. […]
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Academic performance soars; school budget on track despite move; LPO/band concert slated
The school’s latest academic performance data show major improvements, highlighted by a school-wide reading mastery rate of 81 percent or above. Kindergarten has made extraordinary progress, with students ranked as “emerging readers” jumping from 58 to 82 percent. The data were reported by principal Michelle Douglas at the monthly meeting of the school’s board of […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for the March 1 meeting here.
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Audit looks good; fundraising strategies mulled; new faculty being interviewed
Formal review of the school’s 2011 audit topped the agenda as the board of Akili Academy gathered Feb. 27 for its monthly meeting. The audit showed that Akili passed muster in all facets of its financial bookkeeping. The board’s committee on institutional advancement reported that it met earlier in the month to review new fundraising […]
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Board briefed on new RSD application process; musical instruments arriving by the truckload
At their monthly meeting, Feb. 25, Crocker’s board was briefed on the Recovery School District’s newly centralized application process, as well as the school’s equity report. Titled “One App”, the new application form seeks to ensure a more equitable distribution of students among schools, while still maximizing parental choice. While both Crocker and the RSD […]
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East New Orleans homeowners roll out the welcome mat; enrollment drive planned
Following recent increases, Pride College Prep’s enrollment has settled at 254 after the withdrawal of three students, school leader Michael Richard reported at the board’s monthly meeting, Feb. 14. Richard also discussed a recent visit with the Kenilworth Park homeowners at which he talked up the school’s pending move into the eastern New Orleans neighborhood. […]
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State school board votes to divert public money to private-school voucher program
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | The state school board on Monday backed Gov. Bobby’s Jindal’s push for a statewide voucher program. Pending approval from the legislature, the voucher program will tap the pool of money the state doles out to districts on a per-student basis. Dubbed the Minimum Foundation Program, that pool […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The NOMMA board agenda is reprinted below: New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Board Meeting February 28¸ 2012 6:00 PM Open Meeting Meeting Agenda 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of minutes 3. Reports and Recommendations A. Finance – Budget Update 4. Old Business A. Building Contract Update B. Budget Policy 5. New Business A. Grievance […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the board meeting agenda for all FirstLine Schools here.