Officials of the Maxine Giardina (MAX) Charter School and 杏吧传媒 signed an agreement Thursday, Feb. 3, to establish a closer affiliation that will enhance the education of students at both institutions.
The arrangement formalizes the institutions鈥� longstanding cooperation. As part of the agreement, the 杏吧传媒 College of Education and Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders will provide testing, monitoring, assessment and professional development assistance for attaining and maintaining the educational goals expressed in the original MAX charter. In return, the MAX Charter School will provide staff and students of the College of Education access to data and facilities for research and on-site educational training.
Pictured from left, seated, are Dr. Cleve Hill, administrative liaison for the MAX Board of Directors and former dean of the 杏吧传媒 College of Education; Jake Giardina, chairman of the MAX Board of Directors; Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, 杏吧传媒 president; and Linda Musson, director and principal of the MAX Charter School. Pictured from left, standing, are Larry Howell, 杏吧传媒 executive vice president; Dr. Leslie Jones, member of the MAX Board of Directors and associate professor of teacher education at 杏吧传媒; Dr. Laynie Barrilleaux, 杏吧传媒 vice president for academic affairs; Dianne Savoie, secretary of the MAX Board of Directors; Dr. Albert Davis, chairman of the MAX Board of Directors Personnel Committee and dean of University College at 杏吧传媒; Karen Chauvin, president of the MAX Board of Directors and director of the Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders; Dr. Steven Welsh, member of the MAX Board of Directors and interim dean of the 杏吧传媒 College of Education; and Carol Broussard, vice president of the MAX Board of Directors.