At their monthly meeting, July 25, trustees of the International School of Louisiana pondered an eclectic batch of issues ranging from solar panels to Title I funding to the décor of modular classrooms. “Aesthetic is important,” an audience member interjected as the conversation touched on the modular classrooms being designed for the Olivier Street campus. […]
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NOMMA faces uncertainty about interim and permanent locations
Col. Bill Davis, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Commandant, announced at the board’s June 13 meeting that the school had not received word on when it might be able to move to the temporary location where it plans to hold classes next year. “No major changes from three weeks ago,” he said. The proposed […]
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Officials look into leasing options; frontloaded payment cause of concern
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy is negotiating two leasing agreements with officials in Federal City. The school’s board discussed the potential arrangement, along with other matters, at its May meeting. NOMMA’s currently housed at Murray Henderson Elementary School on L.B. Landry Avenue. School leaders are in talks to eventually move to a new school […]
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Board irked by last-minute salary hikes; withholds approval of admin raises
At their monthly meeting, May 10, Success Preparatory Academy board members approved teacher pay raises and new hires for next year, but postponed approving raises for administrators until the school’s finance committee has reviewed the details. Board members expressed frustration with next year’s budget numbers, noting that they had approved an extra $100,000 to fund two new […]
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A blog reborn: The 'heritage' that gave rise to The Lens
Newcomers to this site may not be aware that before there was The Lens there was a blog called Squandered Heritage. With help from a wee band of fellow zealots, I devoted Squandered Heritage to the task of chronicling the parlous state of the built environment in New Orleans post-Katrina, with particular attention to the city’s priceless residential architecture.
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Head of schools offered new term; plans for Jeff campus roll forward; mission statement debated
The board of the International School of Louisiana authorized the acceptance of a three-year, $100,000, no-interest loan at their monthly meeting, March 28. It also decided to approve ISL’s plan to apply for a much-discussed “i3” grant, from the federal program that encourages innovations that foster academic achievement. In other business, head of schools Sean […]
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Board approved to open a charter school in Jefferson Parish; new member seated
The International School of Louisiana has been awarded a new Type 1 charter to open what will be one of a very few charter schools in Jefferson Parish, the school’s board learned at its monthly meeting, Jan. 4. A location has yet to be selected, as Jefferson Parish reportedly is in the process of shutting […]
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Board misses out on big grant and one school takeover, but it may still get other campuses
The school board leading the International School of Louisiana charter campus learned recently that it did not win a substantial grant it sought to help build the organization’s capacity, and that it was turned down in its bid to take over a failing school in New Orleans. Still, a state team recommended to Jefferson and […]
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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. The most important order of business at Audubon’s last F.A.M.E board meeting was clearing up the logistics of the school’s admissions process. Admittance to the school was once on a first-come, first-served basis until they […]
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Does the Big ‘S’ stand for Shaquille, Superman or … Subversion!!
Last week a scandalous event occurred at Louisiana’s flagship university. Crowds gathered to cheer a subversive person who touts values that are anathema to our national character. Perhaps you think I’m referring to some radical protest at the edge of LSU campus or an extremist diatribe on Free Speech Alley. I wish it were so. […]
