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FAME, Inc.

Audubon Charter School

Audubon sets final CEO search meeting for Wednesday; one candidate remains

Also, survey by the Parent-Teacher Organization shows that most respondents are satisfied with the school.

By Sarah Gamard    May 24, 2016    

City Council to consider ordinance that requires Ethics Board to file ethics forms

Board members have never turned in forms disclosing sources of income.

By Charles Maldonado    October 22, 2015    

Recovery School District charters inching past historic top-performers in New Orleans

Schools run by the Orleans Parish School Board have been the top performers on standardized tests. That continued this year, but several charters in the Recovery School District inched past them. The challenge: Replicating what's working.

By Jessica Williams    June 6, 2014    4 comments

State releases elementary and middle-school standardized test scores

How did your school do?

By Jessica Williams    May 27, 2014    10 comments

Unexpected computer costs send Audubon Charter budget back to the drawing board

Board authorizes KIPP network to take charge of cafeteria food.

By Della Hasselle    May 22, 2014    7 comments

Audubon Charter School forecasts $200,000 deficit for next school year

Most of it is due to equipment upgrades so the school can administer a new standardized test.

By Della Hasselle    May 16, 2014    1 comment

Public hearing on Audubon Charter’s 2014-15 budget set for May 17

French and Montessori Education Incorporated, the board that oversees Audubon Charter School, will hold a hearing on May 17 to discuss next year’s budget. Board members will convene at 10 a.m.

By Della Hasselle    May 1, 2014    

Audubon Charter School officials debate switching to KIPP’s food provider

Administrative fee currently charged by OPSB would plunge after switch to Revolution Foods, board is told.

By Della Hasselle    May 1, 2014    

Audubon restructures pre-K and Montessori programs; pricey tech costs foreseen

Board chair Cornelius Tilton: "We’re just a mouse speaking amongst a bunch of lions who have very little interest in funding the education system that they require you to have.”

By Della Hasselle    March 19, 2014    

Live blog: Audubon Charter School holds lottery Wednesday and Thursday

Each event starts at 9 a.m. Check back here to see if your child's number was picked.

By Jessica Williams and Della Hasselle    March 11, 2014    31 comments

Audubon waiting to learn extent of Broadway campus construction problems

The school also will hire a new Mandarin teacher.

By Della Hasselle    February 18, 2014    1 comment

Audubon will be stuck in modulars for another year because of contractor’s error

The Lower School was supposed to move back to its Broadway campus this summer.

By Della Hasselle    January 27, 2014    

Building issues stymie Audubon charter

Both its upper and lower schools are in temporary buildings now, waiting for repairs to other sites.

By Della Hasselle    October 21, 2013    4 comments

School to serve alcohol at its fundraiser

Audubon board votes to allow beer and wine sales at fall festival despite principal's opposition.

By Della Hasselle    September 23, 2013    1 comment

Pre-K classes hurt Audubon’s finances

School charges parents for pre-kindergarten classes, but still has a deficit there.

By Della Hasselle    September 23, 2013    1 comment

Cost of busing students in New Orleans rises as parents exercise school choice

It will cost $30 million to bring students to and from public schools this year, compared to $18 million the year before Katrina. The increase appears to be a consequence of citywide enrollment and the shift from a centrally-run school system. A few schools are working together to negotiate busing contracts.

By Della Hasselle and Marta Jewson    September 12, 2013    29 comments

Audubon and two other schools mistakenly billed for water

Most public schools in New Orleans were not billed for water after Katrina; refunds will be sent out.

By Della Hasselle    August 21, 2013    

Board members question timing of repairs at Audubon

$136,200 going to roof repairs at building the school is expected to move out of next year.

By Della Hasselle    August 19, 2013    1 comment

Check here for Orleans public schools’ opening days

School starting dates vary throughout the month of August.

By Jessica Williams    August 1, 2013    1 comment

Audubon Charter’s move to McDonogh 7 is on hold due to lead paint concerns

Lead paint removal at Milan Street building will take 10 weeks and cost $30,000, Orleans Parish School Board official says.

By Erin Krall    June 17, 2013    1 comment

Audubon Charter’s $6.9 million 2013-14 budget includes new Chinese teacher

Only two board members, chair Cornelius Tilton and member Eva Alito, attended Saturday's budget hearing.

By Robert Morris    May 20, 2013    

Audubon Charter asks for public input on $6.9 million budget proposal

The board will meet at 9 a.m. at the school's Carrollton campus.

By Rebecca Catalanello    May 17, 2013    

Audubon Charter families simultaneously pleased and worried about relocating

Old McDonogh 7 building on Milan Street is better than the Carrollton courthouse, but it also has major shortcomings, parents say.

By Robert Morris    March 21, 2013    1 comment

Audubon Charter community to learn details of proposed move to McDonogh 7

Orleans Parish School Board Deputy Superintendent Kathleen Padian will meet with parents and teachers at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Carrollton campus.

By Robert Morris    March 17, 2013    1 comment

Audubon board members encouraged to raise and give money

Recent holiday breaks compelled Audubon Charter School’s F.A.M.E. Board to hold both its January and February meetings in February.

By Michael Patrick Welch    February 19, 2013    

Audubon’s Carrollton campus awaits word on move to McDonogh 7 building

Parents and teachers at Audubon Charter School are awaiting word about when and if their upper grades will be moving out of the old Carrollton courthouse. Orleans Parish school officials are readying the old McDonogh 7 building, but say even that probably would be a temporary fix.

By Michael Patrick Welch    February 18, 2013    2 comments

Audubon leaders still worry Lusher will grab Allen building

Audubon Charter School officials on Saturday were still feeling the sting. Two days earlier, an Orleans Parish School Board committee discussed whether to give the Henry W. Allen School building to Lusher Charter School.

By Michael Patrick Welch    December 18, 2012    

"A" grade SPS celebrated, while finance committee reports "We still got money"

The 19 minute F.A.M.E. Inc.

By Lillie Martin    November 17, 2012    

Construction to proceed at Broadway campus

As almost an afterthought to a quick meeting of Audubon Charter School’s F.A.M.E. board this past Saturday, it was announced that the permit for the disputed Broadway contract had been picked up by a contractor and cleared for continuation. An old custodial house on Audubon’s 428 Broadway campus had been mostly dismantled, but a civil complaint by the Upper Audubon Neighborhood Association had kept the structure from being moved and renovated.

By Michael Patrick Welch    October 22, 2012    

Audubon committee begins exploring creation of new high school

Uptown Messenger has the story here.

By Charter Schools Editor    October 12, 2012    

Fall break days cancelled due to Isaac; school passes on OneApp

At its meeting September 22, 2012, the F.A.M.E. board of Audubon Charter School approved the Orleans Parish School Board’s Office of Civil Rights Resolution.

By Michael Patrick Welch    September 25, 2012    

Neighbors' suit stymies renovation work, but return to B'way campus still on track

Not enough members showed up to comprise a quorum at Audubon Charter School’s monthly board meeting, Aug. 18.

By Michael Patrick Welch    August 21, 2012    

Board meeting agenda

Review it here.

By Charter Schools Editor    August 18, 2012    

Board will explore creation of a new high school

Uptown Messenger reports that “Audubon Charter School plans to begin taking concrete steps this fall toward the possibility of creating a new high school.” Click this link for full coverage.

By Charter Schools Editor    July 28, 2012    

Amid concerns over effects of vouchers, board passes budget

The board that runs Audubon Charter School approved its 2012-13 budget Saturday with an increase of 2 percent. The budget goes into effect July 1, rising from $6.72 million to $6.84 million.

By Kris Johnson    May 29, 2012    

Restroom and locker upgrades scheduled as OPSB drags feet on larger overhaul

Three of the first-floor restrooms at Audubon’s Carrollton Avenue campus will be renovated this summer and students will get new lockers, board members learned at their monthly meeting, May 26. The upgrades are long overdue, school officials said.

By Kris Johnson    May 29, 2012    

Proposed budget increases by modest 2%

The leadership of Audubon Charter School will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2012-13 budget Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 719 S. Carrollton Ave., seeking input from parents and community members. Next year’s budget, which goes into effect July 1, is 2 percent higher than the current year, rising from $6.72 million to  $6.84 million.

By Kris Johnson    May 25, 2012    

Meeting agenda released

Review the FAME meeting agenda here.

By Charter Schools Editor    May 25, 2012    

Audubon Charter 2012-13 budget available

Review the proposed budget numbers for this year here. 

By Charter Schools Editor    May 21, 2012    

Broadway campus overhaul about to get rolling; funding issues dog Carrollton stabilization effort

Projects underway to upgrade Audubon Charter facilities were a focus of attention at the board’s monthly meeting in March. The biggest project is renovation of the school’s Broadway campus.

By Kris Johnson    March 20, 2012    

Board meeting agenda released

The F.A.M.E. board’s March meeting information is reprinted below:

 

FAME, Inc.

By Charter Schools Editor    March 16, 2012    

Smooth move to temporary digs in Gentilly; funding for Carrollton facility tops $2 million

So far, students and faculty at Audubon Charter School have a lot to celebrate this semester. At the Jan.

By Kris Johnson    January 25, 2012    

Board meeting agenda released

Update: Audubon released a revised agenda reprinted below. FAME, Inc.

By Charter Schools Editor    January 20, 2012    

Committee will explore possible Audubon High School; French for 3-year-olds initiated

At their monthly meeting, Dec. 17, the board of Audubon Charter School — FAME — voted to induct new board members, re-instate French for 3-year-olds, establish an exploratory committee for a possible Audubon High School, and more.

By Michael Patrick Welch    December 20, 2011    

Meeting agenda released

Tomorrow’s board meeting agenda is now available, and may be reviewed here.

By Charter Schools Editor    December 16, 2011    

Board members stress importance of being an open-admission school, offering pre-K

The board of Audubon Charter cleared up the logistics of the school’s admission process at its Nov. 19 board meeting.

By Kris Johnson    November 26, 2011    

FAME board moves meeting to November 19

Principal Janice Dupuy sent this announcement:

 
Due to some confusion regarding the date of the November FAME Board Meeting, it has been rescheduled by the Board Chair to take place Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Carrollton Campus at 10:00 A.M.

By Charter Schools Editor    November 9, 2011    

A-plus rank puts school in top tier; post-holiday start at temporary campus pushed to Jan. 9

The board of Audubon Charter School met Oct. 15.

By Kris Johnson    October 21, 2011    

FAME releases meeting agenda

Click on the below link to review the agenda for Saturday’s board meeting at Audubon’s Carrollton campus. FAME Board Agenda October 2011

By Charter Schools Editor    October 14, 2011    

French 'interventionist' on tap; Montessori accreditation process continues

The board of directors of the Audubon Charter School — formally, French and Montessori Education Inc. – met Sept.

By Kris Johnson    September 21, 2011    

September Board meeting agenda released

To view the details of the agenda, click the following link: FAME Board Agenda September 2011

By Charter Schools Editor    September 16, 2011    

Audubon Charter gets temporary digs in Gentilly after lead levels scuttle earlier plan

By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer |

Students at Audubon Charter School will have a temporary home next year after all. The school is slated to move by January to the old Jean Gordon School site on Chatham Drive in Gentilly while its Broadway campus undergoes a $14 million renovation, expected to take two years.

By Jessica Williams    August 19, 2011    

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