Academy defies military-school stereotype by maintaining expulsion rate of zero.
Charter School
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy
Governed by New Orleans Maritime and Military Academy
Report Card Grade
A
Grades Served
9-12Enrollment
642 (Feb. 2016)School Performance Score
2016: 98.8Previous School Performance Score
2015: 103.2NOMMA budget hearing is tonight, just ahead of board meeting: public is welcome
Campus move yields hefty surplus — but its uses are limited to debt service, construction
Military charter dedicates new campus in Federal City; brass laud academic strength
Speakers noted that NOMMA is an open-enrollment school, not one that selects among applicants of already proven academic ability.
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Military academy’s board tours new school building in Federal City
Former employee charged with stealing $31,000 from military academy
Military Academy board celebrates performance scores
Majority of NOMMA students do well in end-of-course tests
Military school’s new building 80 percent finished
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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Military academy organizing for the new year
Check here for Orleans public schools’ opening days
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy should get a B grade in the fall, principal says
Military charter school could be losing money by managing Federal City auditorium
Military academy’s background check didn’t turn up employee’s prior theft charge
The background check for New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy only went back seven years and wasn’t as comprehensive as a similar service available from the state. Darrell Sims was once charged with stealing from a Terrebone school; now NOPD is investigating him for theft from the military academy.
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New Orleans Federal Alliance phased out of its role in the new NOMMA school, leader says
Plan would allow some charter schools to reserve seats while taking part in OneApp
Military charter school breaks ground on $17 million building
NOMMA leaders prepare for April groundbreaking ceremony
Military academy reports $31,000 missing through fraudulent checks
OneApp poses challenges for specialized military school
As a specialized military charter requiring all of its students to enroll in the JROTC program, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy would like to participate in Orleans Parish’s new OneApp centralized system, the school’s top two administrators said during the school’s Jan. 10 board meeting.
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Board resists OneApp process, saying prospective students need to visit school
The Military and Maritime Academy’s leadership is concerned about discussions between the state and local Type 2 charters that could lead to mandatory use of the centralized OneApp enrollment process. At the board meeting Tuesday night, members discussed ways to avoid participating in the process.
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Lacking quorum, NOMMA board will reschedule meeting
Loans to help fund NOMMA construction; board approves auditorium lease
The New Orleans Military/Maritime Academy on Thursday moved several steps closer to securing funding for the projected $14.1 million renovation and construction of a permanent facility in Algiers’ Federal City development. Gathered in a temporary site once intended to be a U.S. Navy hospital, seven members of the school’s board of directors voted unanimously to approve a series of resolutions that will allow them to tap into $18 million for land lease, construction and related administrative costs and legal fees.
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NOMMA board meeting agenda released
Student demographics outlined; financing strategy for new school adjusted
Charter board OK's sale of $11M in bonds for construction of new school building
Budget and board meeting agendas released
Interim site for school to be ready in the nick of time
Board meeting agenda released
Insurance issues bedevil temporary move to former Navy hospital
Plans to move to an interim site for the coming year have hit another snag as the several parties involved in the project wrangle over insurance costs, board members learned at their July meeting. Since the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy will be leasing only the first floor of the former U.S. Navy hospital in Federal City, its premium should be limited to $30,000, the academy’s commandant, Col.
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NOMMA faces uncertainty about interim and permanent locations
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy board meeting agenda
Board meeting agenda released
Officials look into leasing options; frontloaded payment cause of concern
Board meeting agenda released
Board approves next year’s budget; $2.4 million expected
The New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Board of Directors approved the school’s budget for next year on Thursday. The school expects to get $2.4 million in the 2012-13 school year, with about a million each coming from state and local per-student funding, and an additional $240,000 from a federal grant.