-Indianapolis, Indiana

-Boarding?

-Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing

-Student Achievement: Aiming for Indiana GPS Plus

-Upward Mobility

-98% are able to define self-worth in their own words and can tell you why they are important.

Black Male Conference- could be staff benefit

We envision a future where Indianapolis thrives because empowered Black male leaders, nurtured by strong families and a supportive community, become the architects of positive change.

Cornerstone Men's School (CMS)- strong foundation and says who's it for

The North Star Academy (NSA)- direction needed to travel for freedom, beacon of light

Men of Distinction Academy

Frederick Douglass Ascent Academy- fav, shows upward mobility, pays homage to the quote that influences the mission

Nathan Hale Cadence Academy- Nathan Hale, famous american spy during the Revolutionary War, known for bravery and sacrifice, cadence is a rhythm or progression of a song (NHCA) "Building the cadence of success"

Dr. Maynard Jackson Jr., the first Black mayor of Indianapolis- Maynard Cadence Academy

Samuel Plato- famous african-american architect

Brainery- A place of study or training in a special field

Give students what they are eligible for, but are not always tapping in to.

-adding stability

-under enrolled, already an alternative campus, shared space rather than the whole space, could benefit from in school clinic, not as much work to be done to fix it.

Voices Rising Academy

Young Architects' Guild

The DuBois Institute for Holistic Development

The Brotherhood Brainery

Butler Brothers' Institute for Voice

Indy Voice Academy

Men of Tomorrow Institute

Dreamweavers' Healing and Education Center

Freeman Brainery

Butler Brothers' Brainery

Circle City Healing Brainery

We cultivate a nurturing environment where Black high school boys from Indianapolis can heal from systemic challenges and discover and amplify their voices to carve their own pathways to upward mobility.

We cultivate a nurturing environment where Black high school boys from Indianapolis can heal from the effects of systemic challenges specific to our city, like limited educational resources and mass incarceration. We foster open dialogue, cultural affirmation, social-emotional learning, and mentorship programs. Through these initiatives, we help them discover and amplify their unique voices, develop the skills and confidence to carve their own pathways to upward mobility and become future leaders and positive changemakers who contribute to a more just and vibrant Indianapolis.

-special education are IPS, but the rest are your employees

-IPS can claim and own that data from those schools

Out LEA

-more autonomy

-each has individual contracts with the school district, based on what the needs are

There are a buffet of choices that you want to pick from IPS that you would like to have as a part of your contract

-IPS is then able to utilize enrollment data, test data, etc to become a part of the district

The numbers are trickier to find, especially for the non LEA schools.

-innovation one pager on the website: Josie will try to find one

The main difference was the financial component. In LEA allowed for SPED to be covered and not put into the budget.

Look at OEI website.

No information about the funding at all

Any general advice?

Be ready and have stamina, it is a daunting process, just don't give up and keep working on it.

Started two charters and the team started another one outside of the city.

Started when schools first came to Indy.

Started in 2005 under lighthouse academies, opened two individual schools. (Independent of IPS)

-innovative schools were not around at that time

-children from anywhere in Indianapolis could attend the school

-part of the facilities selection and upfit, higher staff, and professional development, evaluation

Right now she is a resource teacher and will be a department head for special education in Pike Township.

-First group of students to desegregate (stopped in 2016)

Worked in 3 school districts this past year, my husband died, and left in October of last year

-went to IPS and was told that she was going to get a bonus, but then they told her she did not qualify for it

-IPS is no longer a school district and is no longer connected to one another, use to be a good school district.