The schools up for renewal this week served a total of roughly 3,900 students last year and show varying levels of increased, decreased, or stagnant test results in the years immediately preceding and following the pandemic.
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The Department of Metropolitan Development quietly withdrew its offer to buy the building over the summer after determining needed improvements would make make the project a larger—and more expensive—challenge than anticipated.
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The Marion County Election Board voted to strike Terrencio Davis from the ballot for the District 2 seat because he does not live in the district.
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Board President Angelia Moore said in a statement at Tuesday’s board meeting that the board was shocked and upset by what the video showed.
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The unofficial election results bring two candidates to the board with the help of charter-friendly political action committees that funded mailers, canvassing, and other outreach efforts.
The city had planned to purchase the property from IPS for $725,000 as part of a project to transform the campus into an “Opportunity Hub” of social, community, and health services.
The race for four seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools board could significantly reshape the board’s makeup, with more candidates who are critical of charter schools.
Nathan Tuttle, who was previously executive director and CEO at Edison School of the Arts, started as the K-8 principal of Matchbook Learning on June 1.
Believe Circle City is a college and career preparatory school on the north side of Indianapolis that enrolls about 200 students.
On Facebook, parents said the new registration disadvantages families who are from lower income brackets, those who struggle to use technology, and those whose first language isn’t English.
Educators around the state have raised concerns that schools will not be able to find the staff, transportation, and workforce partners needed to implement the changes.
Tutoring programs last year appeared to spur academic gains for Indianapolis Public Schools, but the district is scaling them down as funding ends.
In the wake of the video and the criticism from parents, IPS announced in April that it would create a Mental Health and School Culture Task Force, as well as a task force dedicated to student safety.
The announcement on Thursday builds off of the groundbreaking program IU Indianapolis and IPS announced in September that grants automatic admission to seniors with a grade point average of at least 3.0.
The special task force approved by the board Thursday will be led by independent community leaders and mental health professionals, board member Hope Hampton told parents after their comments.
The school board will vote Thursday on a plan to transfer ownership of the Julian Coleman School 110 building to KIPP Indy.
Families in the school district will be required to opt in to transportation for the next academic year. IPS hopes this move will create more efficiency as it switches to four broad enrollment zones.
The projected spending plan adopted by the Indianapolis Public Schools board Thursday is $10 million more than projected spending for this school year.
Purdue Polytechnic High School West is now expected to open somewhere on the west side of Indianapolis within Indianapolis Public Schools borders, but the exact location remains unclear.
The newcomer program, which the district launched in 2016, currently serves 232 students in grades 7-10 who have been in the United States for one year or less and don’t attain a certain score on an English proficiency exam.
Senate Bill 270 clarifies language added in the last legislative session that led to two different interpretations of the law by Indianapolis Public Schools and the state.
Banned from selling any of its closed school buildings through a court order, Indianapolis Public Schools will instead lease Francis Bellamy School 102 to a local not-for-profit that serves youth.
On Friday, Marion County Judge Heather Welch granted an emergency motion requested by Attorney General Todd Rokita to stay her ruling earlier in the week and stop the sale while Rokita appeals the decision.
The school board voted 6-0 Thursday to authorize the sale of the school on the far-east side to a local not-for-profit that works with youth, for $550,000.
