The controversy centers around whether the board’s December vote to override Lewis’ recommendation met a legal requirement.
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‘Standardized and systematized’ high school records critical for students and public school staff, district says
District aims to ensure that what happened at Kennedy High School does not happen again.
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Audit: New Beginnings may have enrolled students outside of New Orleans, jeopardizing funding
The audit also found financial issues which the NOLA Public Schools district plans to review.
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Morris Jeff Community School teachers' union inks three-year contract
The charter is one of three schools in New Orleans with a collective bargaining agreement.
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Weak grading policy prompts district review of all high school promotion plans
One high school administrator said the district told her to change school policy in what may have been an overstep.
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Parents question selective school’s gifted program
Charter schools are not required to offer gifted services. The district’s only ability to force schools to provide gifted services is through its charter contract.
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Plessy Community School to take over Joseph Craig campus
Craig was rated an F by the state last fall and its charter was not renewed.
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Appeals court denies Kennedy HS operator's request to be taken out of graduation scandal lawsuit
The attorney representing the students and families suing the school accused the charter network of delay tactics.
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Initial district reviews of HS student credits detail array of issues
The district adopted new high school review process in the wake of a graduation scandal at John F. Kennedy High School last spring.
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After school bus crash, NOLA Schools Superintendent reports more buses pass inspection
The superintendent has promised increased enforcement of new city code after a December accident. Today he said 86 percent of buses have passed inspection.