Correction: This story has been updated to correct errors. In an earlier version, the statement about hiring New Orleans natives was misattributed. The school is counting on improved academic performance to attract teachers; it has no plans to offer a retirement plan. The request for proposals for custodial services was reissued after one vendor complained […]

The agenda for Thursday’s board meeting at Morris Jeff is now available here.

NOMMA’s board released its agenda for tomorrow’s board meeting. Review it here.

The Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education, Inc., which governs Ben Franklin High School, released the agenda for tomorrow’s board meeting (reprinted below). Regular Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:00 PM Benjamin Franklin High School Library Meeting is open to the general public Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. […]

The board salutes students associated with their school newspaper. Photo by Alex Belser Just outside the gates of the navy base that was formerly a pillar of the Algiers neighborhood, teachers wonder what their future might be in a rapidly changing school system. The Algiers Charter School Association, which now runs eight schools in the […]

The board of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans has found a new home, at 631 State Street, and arranged a long-term lease with St. Francis of Assisi Church. This location is convenient for the many Lycée families who live close by and the new building, with a capacity for upwards of 500 students, gives the […]

A curriculum change is imminent. At its monthly meeting on Dec. 10, the Advocates for Arts Based Education Corp., the board governing Lusher Charter School, discussed the school’s planned switch from LEAP test standards to standards associated with the Common Core. Patty Glaser, the assistant head of school, said Lusher  plans the shift over the […]

A three percent raise is in the works for Einstein Charter School faculty. “It is something that the teachers deserve,” James Pineda, the board’s newest member, said. “It will help with retention and morale.” The raises, approved at the board’s monthly meeting, Dec. 6, will take effect in January. The staff has not had a raise […]

As the date draws near for moving to a new building, the board of Crocker Arts and Technology School is addressing critical issues, including the student performance score. At the their monthly meeting, Dec. 10, board members discussed what needs to happen in the next few months before the school moves from a few bocks […]

Discussion of the school’s Response to Intervention report dominated the Dec. 8 monthly meeting of the New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High board. The report takes a close look at Sci High’s student achievement levels through the first half of the year. Of the schools 370 students,  182 are currently failing at least one […]