MLK charter is the first eligible school to choose Orleans Parish School Board oversight.
Charter School
Lagniappe Academies (CLOSED)
Governed by Lagniappe Academies of New Orleans
Report Card Grade
D
Grades Served
K-3, 7-8School Performance Score
2015: 58.7Previous School Performance Score
2014: 82.3Lagniappe Academies cuts instructional time to prepare for school’s closing
Lagniappe Academies board turns daily control over to teachers as shutdown begins
So far, no charter boards have returned their operations to Orleans school board
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.
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State releases elementary and middle-school standardized test scores
Logistics of Lagniappe’s pending move to Orleans Avenue still in flux, but on schedule
Bypassing Treme church, Lagniappe Academies gets a new home on Orleans
Lagniappe Academies searching for a new home
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.
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Lagniappe Academies looking for new site
Lagniappe Academies seeks refund for water bills it paid
Audubon and two other schools mistakenly billed for water
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Lagniappe CEO predicts school will jump from an F to a B due to improved scores
Lagniappe to halt enrolling new fifth- and sixth-graders next year due to space restrictions
Board member frustrated at lack of permanent building; recruitment hampered by redevelopment
The absence of a permanent building three years after opening is continuing to weigh heavily on leaders at Lagniappe Academy. Board member Dan Henderson described a general lack of space and facilities, and trouble attracting new students and teachers, as some of the difficulties of operating a school out of modular buildings.
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Lagniappe Academies failed to screen employees for criminal histories, audit says
Students’ food and shelter among Lagniappe board concerns
At capacity, Lagniappe announces possible move to St. Rose de Lima Church; SPS still low
Draft budget projects trimmed expenses and a surplus despite enrollment gain
The recently released 2012-13 budget for Lagniappe Academies projects a year-end surplus, with expenses dipping even as enrollment rises. With revenues projected at $2.1 and expenses at $2 million, Lagniappe envisions an $87,654 surplus at the end of the coming year. It would allow the school to make up for last year’s deficit and begin building a financial cushion, officials said.
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Proposed 2012-13 budget released
Continuing search for long-term campus frustrates board; budget in balance
The Lagniappe Academies board grew in number while continuing to search for a new home at their monthly meeting, May 16. The board started the meeting by unanimously agreeing to add to members to their ranks: Joanie Houston, a parent, and Dan Henderson, an education veteran who served nine years on the Baton Rouge Board of Education.
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State school board tentatively approves charter changes
State school board tentatively approves changes to charters, including merger
Students eligible for private-school voucher
The state Department of Education today released the list of New Orleans schools eligible to participate in its voucher program. The program, called the Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, has for the past three years offered low-income students from low-performing public schools the chance to attend the private school of their choice, with the state paying the bill for tuition and fees.