The Lusher Charter School board narrowly voted against voluntarily recognizing a teachers union today.
A city planning hearing on an Irish Channel corner store, the final meeting of the year for
the Lusher Charter School board and an arts forum sponsored by a Congressman are among the meetings and events of interest on deck in Uptown New Orleans.
The Lens has reviewed thousands of pages of emails in which
Lusher Charter School board members discussed a teachers» union drive this spring.
Lusher attorney James Brown told
the Lusher Charter School board that he will send a letter to the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Louisiana Department of Education, and the Orleans Parish School Board, arguing that the vote on the new funding formula should be delayed until two legal issues can be worked out.
Not exact matches
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Kathy Riedlinger, chief executive of the
Lusher Charter School — which is under local board authority — said the campus doesn't participate in the lottery because the centralized admissions system usurps school aut
School — which is under local
board authority — said the campus doesn't participate in the lottery because the centralized admissions system usurps
school aut
school autonomy.
Chunlin Leonhard was removed by her colleagues from the governing
board of
Lusher Charter School this weekend amid continuing fallout over the effort earlier this year to create a teacher's union, and the school board will have a new president as well, according to a report by The
School this weekend amid continuing fallout over the effort earlier this year to create a teacher's union, and the
school board will have a new president as well, according to a report by The
school board will have a new president as well, according to a report by The Lens.
«Strength in numbers» Audubon
Charter School's governing
board also met Saturday morning over the funding issue, and their arguments were similar to
Lusher's.
The
Lusher Charter School governing
board voted 6 - 5 on Saturday morning against recognizing a petition for collective bargaining by the newly - formed United Teachers of
Lusher, likely triggering a schoolwide election on the question in the coming weeks.
Lusher, Firstline
schools (including Samuel J. Green and Arthur Ashe
charters Uptown) and the Crocker Arts and Technology
school were also all willing to share their schedule of
board meetings and send an advance copy of their meeting agendas.
The United Teachers of New Orleans, an affiliate of American Federation of Teachers, petitioned the labor
board for union elections on behalf of teachers groups at both International High and
Lusher Charter School.
The
Lusher Charter School's
board announced at its annual budget meeting that ongoing building maintenance and raises for faculty and administrators will result in an increase in expenses in next year's budget, effective July 1.
The governing
board of Lusher Charter School met with an attorney for an hour and a half in closed session Monday evening, coordinating strategies with other charter boards regarding the Orleans Parish School Board's operating - agreement renewal pro
board of
Lusher Charter School met with an attorney for an hour and a half in closed session Monday evening, coordinating strategies with other charter boards regarding the Orleans Parish School Board's operating - agreement renewal p
Charter School met with an attorney for an hour and a half in closed session Monday evening, coordinating strategies with other
charter boards regarding the Orleans Parish School Board's operating - agreement renewal p
charter boards regarding the Orleans Parish
School Board's operating - agreement renewal pro
Board's operating - agreement renewal process.
Lusher Charter School and several other charter schools in the city are continuing to negotiate with the Orleans Parish School Board over their governing agreement for the coming year, officials said T
Charter School and several other
charter schools in the city are continuing to negotiate with the Orleans Parish School Board over their governing agreement for the coming year, officials said T
charter schools in the city are continuing to negotiate with the Orleans Parish
School Board over their governing agreement for the coming year, officials said Tuesday.
Last year, The Lens revealed that the
board of
Lusher Charter School privately discussed how to deal with a teachers» union drive and orchestrated meetings so they didn't have to let the public in.
It could clear the way for unions representing staff at International High
School of New Orleans and teachers» aides at
Lusher Charter School to begin bargaining with their respective charter boards — if the boards do not take the matter to
Charter School to begin bargaining with their respective
charter boards — if the boards do not take the matter to
charter boards — if the
boards do not take the matter to court.
The request to the federal
board came shortly after the United Teachers of New Orleans filed the same paperwork regarding
Lusher Charter School.
Lusher Charter School's
board of directors took a neutral stance this morning on newly formed United Teachers of
Lusher's attempt to unionize, with the
board approving a resolution to that effect.
The superintendent of Orleans Parish
schools said his office is examining the stories published by The Lens last week that raised questions about how
Lusher Charter School's
board of directors conducted its business amid a contentious union drive this spring.
Children who live in a small Carrollton neighborhood will still get automatic admission to
Lusher Charter School next year, but only if they enter as kindergartners, based on a policy the board voted Saturday to extend to the 2011 - 2012 school
School next year, but only if they enter as kindergartners, based on a policy the
board voted Saturday to extend to the 2011 - 2012
schoolschool year.
The
Lusher Charter School governing
board listens to comments from a crowd of nearly 100 people on Saturday morning.
The leadership of
Lusher Charter School is frustrated by what they see as the Orleans Parish School Board's apparent unwillingness to grant the full, 10 - year renewal of their charter that the high - performing school has earned, they said in a board meeting Sa
Charter School is frustrated by what they see as the Orleans Parish School Board's apparent unwillingness to grant the full, 10 - year renewal of their charter that the high - performing school has earned, they said in a board meeting Sat
School is frustrated by what they see as the Orleans Parish
School Board's apparent unwillingness to grant the full, 10 - year renewal of their charter that the high - performing school has earned, they said in a board meeting Sat
School Board's apparent unwillingness to grant the full, 10 - year renewal of their charter that the high - performing school has earned, they said in a board meeting Satu
Board's apparent unwillingness to grant the full, 10 - year renewal of their
charter that the high - performing school has earned, they said in a board meeting Sa
charter that the high - performing
school has earned, they said in a board meeting Sat
school has earned, they said in a
board meeting Satu
board meeting Saturday.
Other area
schools with lower performance scores but that have
charters through the state instead of Orleans Parish have received 10 - renewals,
board members said, which could make
Lusher look somehow deficient in comparison.
Like other
schools in the city,
Lusher is in the process of seeking the renewal of its
charter from the Orleans Parish
School Board, said Blaine LeCesne, president of the board of directors of Advocates for Arts - Based Education, Lusher's governing
Board, said Blaine LeCesne, president of the
board of directors of Advocates for Arts - Based Education, Lusher's governing
board of directors of Advocates for Arts - Based Education,
Lusher's governing body.
The governing
board of
Lusher Charter School will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Fortier campus for an update on funding, facilities and enrollment.
The
board of
Lusher charter school approved a one - time $ 600 salary increase for teachers and administrators, including CEO Kathy Riedlinger, for a total cost of $ 72,000 next year, according to a report on Saturday's
board meeting by Yomi Akinyemi of The Lens.
Mr. Robbie Evans, the vice president of the
board that governs the Choice Foundation, a three -
school charter network in New Orleans, recently urged the Lusher Charter School teachers to vote against their fellow teachers» efforts to unionize, describing the union as «an impediment to charter schools» progress.&
school charter network in New Orleans, recently urged the Lusher Charter School teachers to vote against their fellow teachers» efforts to unionize, describing the union as «an impediment to charter schools» progress.
charter network in New Orleans, recently urged the
Lusher Charter School teachers to vote against their fellow teachers» efforts to unionize, describing the union as «an impediment to charter schools» progress.
Charter School teachers to vote against their fellow teachers» efforts to unionize, describing the union as «an impediment to charter schools» progress.&
School teachers to vote against their fellow teachers» efforts to unionize, describing the union as «an impediment to
charter schools» progress.
charter schools» progress.»