At its monthly board meeting, the Lagniappe Academy board announced that it was actively searching for a new facility due to increased enrollment and addition of new classes. The charter had earmarked the St.

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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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.

Next school year, the boards of Akili Academy and Harriet Tubman Charter School will combine. Lagniappe Academy is cutting back on its enrollment, and Lycée Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans is set to expand.

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.

At the Lagniappe Academies board meeting on Jan. 8, chairman Ray Smart said that a potential relocation campus was unacceptable.

Lagniappe Academies will decide in coming months whether to remain where it is or move to one of two available campuses, board members learned during their monthly meeting, Dec. 7.

They posted the following notice posted on the school web site for the make-up November meeting:
The Lagniappe Academies Board of Directors will hold its November meeting on Wednesday, December 7, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at 1501 St.

This afternoon Lagniappe Academies posted a notice on their website that stated: “Due to a medical emergency, this meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, December 14.”

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the board for Lagniappe Academy  re-scheduled tonight’s meeting. Details for the date and time of the new meeting will be announced soon.