When it comes to featuring vendors, the LAPCS' philosophy is to bring our members the vendors that come recommended by other charter school leaders. We believe in sharing information on the best vendors out there to help you increase the quality of your charter school. Please see the list below for vendor information and testimonials, organized by vendor type.
* = Referred Members
Facilities
Hithe Enterprises*
Website
Contact:
Edward Lada
504-304-3330 or
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Information from the Vendor:
With over 15 years of experience within the education sector, we understand the importance of a positive learning culture and expectation that surrounds any school. We dedicate ourselves to keeping your students, faculty and staff safe by providing a clean and secure environment in order to increase productivity and attendance through the reduction of illnesses and injuries that come along in an educational environment. We specialize in property management, janitorial, maintenance and landscaping. Ultimately our goal is to allow students, faculty and administrators to focus their attention strictly on education.
Testimonial:
"We have worked for Hithe Enterprises for two years now. They are more than a cleaning service; they are an important partner is shaping the culture of our school."
Mickey Landry, Principal at Lafayette Charter School
Ultimate Play Systems*
Information from the Vendor:
Ultimate Play Systems has been serving Louisiana in the parks and play equipment industry since 1993. We’ve worked with many public and private schools to provide playgrounds, site amenities, fitness equipment and basketball goals.
Testimonial:
"It was a pleasure to work with Steve Owen and his team at Ultimate Play Systems. They were very professional and delivered everything as promised in a timely fashion. The high quality of their service matched the high quality of their equipment. I have heard many compliments from students and faculty at Children's Charter Elementary School. I recommend Steve and Ultimate Play Systems without reservation."
Dr. Greg Brandao, Consultant Children's Charter Elementary School
Financial Support
4th Sector Solutions*
Website
Contact:
Kimberly Williams
225-240-9258 or
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Information from the Vendor:
4th Sector Solutions provides turnkey "back office" support services for Advance Baton Rouge's system of five charter schools in Louisiana. Our services include school operations management, financial management and reporting, student information management and compliance reporting, and human resources management.
KRH Consulting LLC*
Website
Contact:
Kathy Hebert
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Information from the Vendor:
KRH Consulting, LLC offers a wide range of financial consulting services to our clients. We believe the fiduciary responsibility of board members is very important and work to implement strong policies and procedures in order to meet all fiduciary responsibilities. Meaningful, well-organized financial records ensure that your operations will run more efficiently on a daily basis.
Our services include, but are not limited to: Implementation of financial policies & procedures, Designing a finance reporting package, Bookkeeping, Account reconciliation, Assistance with reporting compliance, Assistance with automating routine processes and reporting, Budgeting and cash forecasting, Assistance with grant reporting and tracking, Assistance with preparing for annual audits, Assistance with preparing information for the Form 990
Rebowe & Company*
Information from the Vendor:
Rebowe & Company, Certified Public Accountants- A Professional Corporation is a full service public accounting firm, located in Metairie, Louisiana, right outside of New Orleans. We employ approximately 35 professionals and serve a wide variety of clients, including public corporations, private companies, non-profit orginizations, professional organizations, governmental entities, and individuals located throughout Southeast Louisiana.
Human Capital
Teach for America*
Information from the Vendor:
Teach For America is part of the movement to eliminate educational inequity in Greater New Orleans and across the nation. Our Corps Members commit to teach for at least two years, and go on to become life-long leaders in education reform. We have been in New Orleans since 1990 and will expand in 2009-2010 to over 500 teachers and more than 300 alumni.
Testimonial:
"Our partnership with Teach for America is instrumental in our work to close the achievement gap in New Orleans. The intelligence, dedication, and hard work of TFA corps members far exceeds the proportion of exceptional talent normally found in the average teacher applicant pool. Teach for America finds great people and sets them up for success by offering development in instructional practices that have proven results."
Ben Kleban, Founder and CEO, New Orleans College Prep
Human Resources
Stephanie Allweiss, LLC*
Website
Contact:
504-858-8713 or
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Information from the Vendor:
Ms. Allweiss is available as an HR Consultant to service Administrators, Board of Governors, School Leaders, Principals and Staff on the drafting and implementation of the Human Resources Handbook: Personnel, Staff and Student Policies (workshop presented 2nd Annual Louisiana Charter School Conference 9/11/09)
Y NOT CHECK Background & Fingerprinting
Website
Contact:
Yolanda Doucette
504-523-5168
Information from the Vendor:
We at Y Not Check Background & Fingerprinting provide Background Screening Services: Background Check, Drug Screening, Digital Passport Photos, and we offer Digital live scan Fingerprinting. Our goal is to provide all applicants a fast, convenient and professional fingerprinting experience as well as guaranteed quality fingerprint images. We offer both off-site and mobile fingerprinting service. Our technicians have done countless subjects with few rejections.
Instruction & Curriculum
Discovery Toys
Contact:
225-287-1555 or
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Information from the Vendor:
Discovery Toys been offering families toys and games that lead to learning for over 30 years. And, with the recent expansion of our line, we can offer children even more exciting adventures on the path to success. ... We are putting education into the hands of our future. Teach.Play.Inspire.
Grade Results*
Information from the Vendor:
Grade Results® provides one-to-one, online tutoring to students in grades 2 through college. Our instructors work with the student's own curriculum in a rich multimedia environment designed to engage them while developing their conceptual understanding. Our goal is to improve student performance, one student at a time.
Kaplan Company*
Information from the Vendor:
Kaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children's learning. A leader in the field of early care and education, we bring to market innovative curriculums, cutting edge assessments, teacher resource materials and valuable professional development opportunities to early childhood and elementary school educators, caregivers and parents around the world.
Catapult Learning
Information from the Vendor:
Catapult Learning is the leading provider of educational services to elementary, middle, and secondary schools nationwide. We provide a wide range of effective, research-based educational programs and services to our school partners, including instructional intervention; specialized support; and professional development. Our flexible, customized solutions help schools and students achieve outstanding results.
Education 2020
Information from the Vendor:
Education2020 (e2020) helps districts provide self-paced digital instruction for grades 6-12. Our courseware is aligned to state and national standards and has helped students recover credits since 1998. With our web-based model, on-demand video lectures, and customizable settings, e2020 allows you to individualize instruction for every student.
K12, Inc.
Contact:
Edwin Fredie
504-373-6217 or
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Information from the Vendor:
K12's mission is to provide any child access to exceptional curriculum and tools that enable him or her to maximize his or her success in life, regardless of geographic, financial, or demographic circumstance. K12 has beome a leader in providing individualized, one-to-one learning solutions to K-12 students across the country. These solutions have literally changed lives and opened up possibility for many children. K12 offers outstanding, highly effective curriculum that enables mastery of core concepts and skills for all kinds of learners. K12 enables a diverse group of children to achieve mastery through a combination of individualized learning approaches, passionate teacher engagement, adherence to the best educational research that has been conducted over the past several decades about how young minds really work, and rich, engaging content.
Read MTI
Contact:
Ronn Dimitrik
866-732-3684 or
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Information from the Vendor:
Read MTI, a non-profit educational foundation, seeks to prevent and address reading difficulties in primary age students. Through our extensive work with school districts nationwide, we have been able to provide general educators with effective phonemic awareness professional development that contributes to reading success.
White Hat Management
Information from the Vendor:
White Hat Management is a leading provider of lifelong learning services. Based in Akron, Ohio, the company operates a range of educational services, including community-based and distance learning K-12 schools. HOPE Academics for elementary students; DELA for distance learning students, and Life Skills Centers for high school students who have not completed their education.
Wireless Generation
Contact:
Anna Gordon
212-796-2364 or
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Information from the Vendor:
Wireless Generation helps educators teach smarter by creating tools, systems, and services that provide greater visibility into students’ needs, expand capacity for effective and targeted instruction, and connect educators with each other, students and parents.
Evans Newton Incorporated (ENI)*
Information from the Vendor:
For over 35 years, Evans Newton Incorporated (ENI) has worked as a trusted partner with K12 schools and districts to improve student achievement. Employing a collaborative approach, the partnership designs and implements a customized research-based model for school improvement. TargetTeach® is ENI’s proven model for school improvement and student achievement.
Testimonial:
"Two years after Hurricane Katrina, Lake Forest Elementary Charter was named the top-performing K-8 school—public or charter—in all of New Orleans. ENI's Target Teach process is an essential part of our instructional program and one of the keys to achieving our academic success!"
Mardele Simmons Early,CEO/Principal Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
"Lafayette Academy selected the Target Teach program from Evans Newton because it is, by far, the most comprehensive system for Total Instructional Alignment that we found in our extensive search. Evans Newton personnel—training, sales, and home office--and materials are all top notch."
Mickey Landry, Lafayette Academy
Insurance
CharterSafe*
Information from the Vendor:
CharterSafe is the first insurance and safety program designed especially for charter schools by charter school leaders and school insurance experts. The CharterSafe Program includes: Most appropriate coverage at the lowest price; All-in-one inclusive package including Workers' Compensation, Liability, School Board, Property, Risk Management Services Today; over 350 charter schools are insured by the program - saving an average of 10-25% off their original premiums with broader coverage and higher limits.
Office Supplies
Staples*
Information from the Vendor:
Save up to 85% on office supplies, classroom supplies, and office furniture with Staples Statewide Charter Schools Buying Program open to all LAPCS members.
Unity Education Resources and Equipment
Information from the Vendor:
Offering a complete selection of Classroom and Office furniture, supplies, and materials for Educational facilities of all types, Unity is a Louisiana based company. We offer complete project management for furnishing new construction as well as renovations or additions. Unity is able to offer 5 State of Louisiana Contracts, as well as 3 Parish contracts available for cooperative purchasing.
Professional Development
Center for Development and Learning (CDL)*
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Contact:
Alice Thomas
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Information from the Vendor:
Since its inception, CDL has worked diligently to develop its international network of teaching and learning experts to create initiatives that use the most current research-based practices that deliver increased student success. CDL's initiatives and services bring advances from the fields of medicine, psychology, and education into the classroom and home to assist children, their families, teachers, schools, universities and the community by Delivering comprehensive, scientific research-based professional learning for teachers, principals, parents and other professionals who serve children; Providing direct services for children and their families through educational evaluations, consultations, and counseling; Mobilizing public engagement through summits, forums, newsletters, and an information-rich website.
Testimonial:
“Prior to Learning Profiles, Lusher had a strong curriculum and instructional strategies that were expected to increase student achievement. But, in spite of our best efforts, we still had some students who were being left behind. Learning Profiles provided the missing pieces to our bank of knowledge and strategies. When we decided to combine all we were learning into our current instructional strategies, best practices and curriculum, student achievement increased.”
Kathy Riedlinger, Lusher Charter School
Global Teachers Research & Resources, Inc.
Information from the Vendor:
Global Teachers Research & Resources, Inc. (GTRR) provides experienced, dedicated teachers in critical teaching fields to schools and school systems. Our teachers are carefully pre-screened, well-trained and supported after placement. GTRR Teachers offer stability in that they often become a welcome part of the community and continue to teach at the same location.
Security
Merchants Security Services, Inc.
Contact:
504-837-7772
Information from the Vendor:
Merchants Security Services, Inc. is a full service security company which provides proactive and reactive security support customized for each client’s individual needs. By addressing a client’s needs and adapting security support as these needs change, we have become one of the most trusted security providers in New Orleans, and the Gulf Coast Region since 1983. Merchants Security Services offers the following services: ·Armed and Unarmed Security Officers, Plain Clothed Loss Prevention Officers, Concierge Officers, Special Event Security, Executive Protection, Access Control Agents, Facility Security Surveys, Security Consulting, Emergency and Natural Disaster Planning and Response
Special Education
Therapy Solutions Unlimited*
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Contact:
Lea Stephens
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Information from the Vendor:
Therapy Solutions Unlimited currently services Charter Schools throughout the United States. We cover all disciplines including Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology and Social Work through our extraordinary network of therapists. Our Therapists are available for medical/maternity leaves, short-term assignments, per-diem assignments, part-time and full-time positions.
Testimonial:
“I have worked closely with Dearborn for the last five years and highly recommend them as a related service provider in Louisiana. During the course of our working relationship, Dearborn has grown as National Heritage Academies has grown, from the service of a few schools in eastern Michigan to, presently, 29 schools throughout the southern lower peninsula of Michigan, central and northern Indiana, and southern Ohio. Dearborn is proactive in meeting the needs of NHA, having developed a wide recruitment network to fill the multiple Speech/Language and Occupational Therapy positions we require, refill those positions, again, if their providers leave their employment , and regularly training their team in current practices in the areas of their discipline at Dearborn’s own expense. They have also put in place a network of regional site coordinators to oversee operations in the many areas and states they serve. Dearborn is a company of integrity and having set a very high bar of professionalism for their central office and service providers, has richly benefited the schools of National Heritage Academies.”
David Baas – Senior Special Education Supervisor, National Heritage Academies
Telecommunications
Razorline
Website
Contact:
Gene Dry
(504) 274-1717 or
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Information from the Vendor:
RazorLine is Louisiana’s first and largest Cloud Communications company. Cloud communications is a new option to traditional PBX and traditional voice solutions. Your school simply uses our Carrier Class equipment that is housed in a world-class collocation environment to provide unmatched phone system features and reliability. Voice and data are transmitted over private, managed data T1s to ensure highest quality service. Your Disaster Recovery needs are completed satisfied using RazorLine’s proven system. Cloud communications provides schools with financial savings and unbeatable service reliability, as well as features, functionality and enhanced applications not available with traditional technology.
SchoolReach*
Information from the Vendor:
SchoolReach Instant Parent Contact enhances school-to-parent communications allowing you to notify your parents and staff within minutes! Communicate unexpected school closings, lockdowns, meeting reminders, automated attendance calls, lunch balance reminders, fundraisers and even rumor abatement! No additional equipment, software, or phone lines required. We help schools reach parents!
Testimonial:
"SchoolReach is one of the most effective school community communication tools I have ever used."
Mickey Landry, Lafayette Academy