The charter management organization is awarding itself a 20 percent raise.
Charter School
Paul Habans Charter School
Governed by Crescent City Schools
Report Card Grade
D
Grades Served
Pre-K - 6Enrollment
544 (Feb. 2016)School Performance Score
2016: 53.6Previous School Performance Score
2015: 39.8Habans Proposed annual operating budget released
Crescent City Schools charter management group reviews rosy financial report
State releases elementary and middle-school standardized test scores
Plagiarism on standardized tests three times higher in New Orleans schools than rest of Louisiana
New Orleans schools continue to have a higher rate of plagiarism on standardized tests than the rest of the state. Two factors could be at play: There could be a greater pressure to succeed, and there are more low-scorers in big cities.
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Absent a quorum, Crescent City Schools board discusses ongoing need for donations
Crescent City Schools board hears about Akili’s response to death of first-grader
Live blog Thursday: Hammond’s holds forum on school bus safety
Third-grader struck by passing car after getting off school bus
Children wait for school buses along some of New Orleans’ busiest thoroughfares
Six-year-old Shaud Wilson was killed last week trying to cross Paris Avenue to get to his bus stop. Around New Orleans, it’s not uncommon for children to wait for their buses along multi-lane roads, including some of the city’s busiest streets.
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Crescent City Schools may take over City Park Academy as principal retires
RSD’s school closure process has uneven effect on students at failing schools
Based on 2013 test scores, are the students who left the Recovery School District’s four failing schools in better academic environments than before? If they left Mays and Henderson, they generally are. But not if they left Abramson and Johnson.
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Crescent City Schools board loosens rules on midyear budget adjustments
Akili board votes to stay with Recovery School District
Enrollment helps charter group’s finances
Crescent City officials frustrated by building issues
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.