State law says the public is entitled to observe how government bodies make decisions. But Lusher board members privately discussed how to respond to the union, using a boardwide email group. And they set up several private meetings that appear to have circumvented the Open Meetings Law.
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Posted inGovernment & Politics, Schools
Lusher Charter School drags feet on public-records requests
Three months later, we haven’t received emails from CEO Kathy Riedlinger.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Emails reveal board’s struggle to guide Lusher Charter during unionization effort
They show deep divisions over the union and questions about CEO Kathy Riedlinger’s leadership.
Posted inSchools
Teachers union files labor complaint against Lusher and International High
Organizers say handful of teachers involved in union activities weren’t asked to return.
Posted inSchools
New Beginnings charter network hires former Orleans Parish administrator
The board also extended the contract of a consultant hired to create its budget.
Posted inSchools
New Beginnings charter network likely to appoint CEO next week
Michelle Blouin-Williams was the lone recommended candidate from a hired search firm.
Posted inSchools
A top Orleans schools lieutenant interviews to be charter network’s CEO
Michelle Blouin-Williams was the only candidate interviewed by the New Beginnings committee.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
New Beginnings charter network, Audubon appoint leaders in past week
The position at New Beginnings is for an interim CEO while the board works to fill the job permanently.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
International High, like Lusher, fights union by appealing to national labor board
Teachers last month voted seek collective bargaining, but school argues that vote shouldn’t have been allowed.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Application jitters: Dreaming of a place in Lusher’s kindergarten
A mother obsesses about getting her boy into a high-demand charter school.