Pride leaders optimistic about charter extension; school construction slows
At its meeting on Tuesday September 11, the Pride College Prep board announced it had officially submitted its application for [...]
View ArticleFall break days cancelled due to Isaac; school passes on OneApp
At its meeting September 22, 2012, the F.A.M.E. board of Audubon Charter School approved the Orleans Parish School Board’s Office [...]
View ArticleConstruction to proceed at Broadway campus
As almost an afterthought to a quick meeting of Audubon Charter School’s F.A.M.E. board this past Saturday, it was announced [...]
View ArticleSchool music programs, marching bands staging post-Katrina comeback
Sitting still doesn’t come naturally to a lot of kids. Getting students to sit still long enough to learn is [...]
View ArticleLusher tops among state's K-12 schools; OneApp admissions option rejected
Lusher has the highest performance score—170.7— in the state, among schools that run from kindergarten through grade 12, school leader [...]
View ArticleCharter extension deemed likely; decision due Dec. 5; new faculty hires...
A site visit in connection with the school’s application to extend its charter went well, principal St. Claire Adriaan told [...]
View ArticleLusher anti-bullying effort wins $10,000 award from Brees
Lusher Charter School CEO Kathy Riedlinger and High School Principal Wiley Ates announced Saturday that Lusher students’ “I Am” campaign [...]
View ArticleAudubon leaders still worry Lusher will grab Allen building
Audubon Charter School officials on Saturday were still feeling the sting. Two days earlier, an Orleans Parish School Board committee [...]
View ArticleAudubon’s Carrollton campus awaits word on move to McDonogh 7 building
Parents and teachers at Audubon Charter School are awaiting word about when and if their upper grades will be moving out of the old Carrollton courthouse. Orleans Parish school officials are readying...
View ArticleLusher prepares for $17.5 million renovation
CEO Kathy Riedliner said that $14 million will go to stabilize the Freret Street campus, and $3.5 million will be spent at Willow Street.
View ArticleAudubon board members encouraged to raise and give money
Recent holiday breaks compelled Audubon Charter School’s F.A.M.E. Board to hold both its January and February meetings in February. The […]
View ArticleLusher board tries taking new PARCC practice test — and isn’t all that pleased
Story contains a link that allows readers to sample test questions.
View ArticleLusher looks to modular classrooms until repairs are complete on both campuses
“It’s become a tradition: the many people that are very happy, and the many more that are unhappy when it comes to the lottery.” — Kathy Reidlinger.
View ArticleLongtime middle-school principal stepping down but will stay on at Lusher
Next year's budget available for public review, ahead of May 14 hearing at Lusher's Fortier campus.
View ArticleSliding performance score draws board attention; members encouraged to dream big
McDonogh City Park’s D-minus school performance grade focused the attention of New Orleans Charter Schools Foundation board members at their meeting on Oct. 25. The grade, assigned by the state...
View ArticleTeachers seek guidance on discipline problems ranging from dress code...
McDonogh City Park Academy’s monthly board meeting on Nov. 15 focused on student discipline problems. In attendance at the meeting were board President Mary Kay Parker, Treasurer Jim Nelson and board...
View ArticleBoard misses out on big grant and one school takeover, but it may still get...
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...
View ArticleTeachers group secures help with school discipline; audit largely flawless
The group of disgruntled McDonogh City Park Academy teachers who attended last month’s board meeting to ask for help with student discipline seems to have been satisfied. As detailed at the board’s...
View ArticleCommittee will explore possible Audubon High School; French for 3-year-olds...
At their monthly meeting, Dec. 17, the board of Audubon Charter School — FAME — voted to induct new board members, re-instate French for 3-year-olds, establish an exploratory committee for a possible...
View ArticleBoard 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...
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