Monday, April 28, 2008

Teaching Candidates Welcomed

Teachers who want to continue to teach at their schools if ABR is awarded the charters are invited to come to the Shaw Center, 100 Lafayette Street, second floor conference room on Monday, April 28th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and provide a writing sample and take a content area assessment.

Friday, April 25, 2008

ABR Meets with Prescott, Glen Oaks and Pointe Coupee Teachers

Thursday night Advance Baton Rouge (ABR) staff met with about 35 teachers from Prescott and Glen Oaks Middle Schools. The teachers asked good questions ranging in subjects from sick and annual leave policy to class scheduling to school calendar.

Friday afternoon, ABR met with about 10 teachers at Pointe Coupee Central High School to address issues raised at the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board meeting Thursday night.

Teachers who want to continue to teach at their schools if ABR is awarded the charters are invited to come to the Shaw Center, 100 Lafayette Street, second floor conference room on Saturday, April 26th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and provide a writing sample and take a content area assessment.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

ABR Charter School Meetings

April 23/24 (W-Pointe Coupee Central High School/TH- Prescott and Glen Oaks Middle Schools) - Update on charter application submission / Overview of what the transition means for the families

May 7/8 (W- Pointe Coupee Central High School/TH - Prescott and Glen Oaks Middle School) - High-level overview of the academic programs* / Update on BESE approval process (assuming info is available)

MAY 15 (TH) - BESE votes. Charters officially awarded. If ABR is awarded the charters the following meetings will take place.

May 21/22 (W-Pointe Coupee Central High School/TH - Prescott and Glen Oaks Middle Schools) - Detailed instructions for families on re-enrollment, registration and other procedures now that schools are official

June 7/8 (W-Pointe Coupee Central High School/TH - Prescott and Glen Oaks Middle Schools) - Detailed presentation of academic programs by ISA and Replications

June 21** - Community social event

July 30** - Welcome back to school / Meet the principal social event.

Aug 6** - Student/Parent Orientation

Aug 11 - School begins



** Dates are tentative and yet to be finalized.

ABR applies for charters of three schools

Advance Baton Rouge has applied for the charters of three schools - Prescott and Glen Oaks Middle and Pointe Coupee Central High School. This blog is where you can ask questions, find out about parent, student and teacher meetings and learn about our plans for the schools if the state awards ABR the charters on May 15.

ABR's goal is to change the schools so we can change kids lives. If you provide children a strong and challenging education they will have more options. When you expose kids to different ways to think, learn and imagine, they dream bigger and strive to be more. That means a better job and a better life.

When that happens, we all benefit. It improves our workforce, our economy and our society, regardless of what specific fields kids ultimately decide to enter.

ABR's promise is that if we are awarded these charters, we will provide your children with an education that will provide them more options and opportunities this fall than they have today.