Indianapolis Public Schools students are stepping into one of the biggest educational experiments in the country.
IPS is carving its five high schools into 24 small academies in a sweeping bid to boost test scores and improve abysmal graduation rates.
The wholesale overhaul is the largest of its kind in the nation and one that state officials will watch closely as they consider similar changes for the rest of Indiana's high schools.
The new, smaller schools will open in the district's existing buildings and require no added teachers to run, officials said. Planning for the change has gone on for two years, and teachers have had weeks of training in preparation for the shift.
Each new high school is organized around themes such as health and wellness, science and technology, leadership and the arts, and each will enroll only a few hundred students. Those students will keep the same teachers all four years.
Backers, including billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates, say going small is the key to making sure high schools are successful, creating campuses where every student is known by name and no one slips through unnoticed. Just this week, a new Indiana University survey showed as many as 35 percent of high schoolers feel no teacher cares about them.
Administration
Dr. Eugene G. White, superintendent, (317) 226-4411 Willie Giles, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, 1-317-226-4545 Rodney M. Black, business manager, (317) 226-4422 Steve Young, facilities management chief, (317) 226-4466 Steve Garner, school police chief, (317) 226-4668 Carole Craig, human resources director, (317) 226-4580 Mary Louise Scheid, community and media relations, (317) 226-4649
School Board
Meets at 7 p.m. the third and fourth Tuesday each month in the board room of the John Morton-Finney Center for Educational Services, 120 E. Walnut St.
Michael D. Brown, president, pastor, Positive Force Ministries, IPS parent, (317) 297-0548 Clarke C. Campbell, vice president, deputy Marion County prosecutor, IPS parent, (317) 955-3055 Marianna R. Zaphirou, secretary, research technician, Riley Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, (317) 354-0032 Mary E. Busch, vice president, education professor, University of Indianapolis (317) 923-5741 Kelly E. Bentley, bookkeeper, Indiana Center for Family, School, Community Partnerships, (317) 283-1477 Barbara A. Knight, consultant, Indiana Department of Education, (317) 924-9964 Donald Payton Charlene Parks, board secretary, (317) 226-4418.
A. Arlington Academies: Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship, Academy of College Prep Accelerated
Academy of Engineering and Health Services, Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Technology
4825 N. Arlington Ave.
(317) 226-2345
Principal Jacqueline Greenwood
B. Broad
Ripple Academies: Center for Arts and Humanities, Center for Health and Wellness, Center for Media and Communication, Center for Science and Technology
1115 Broad Ripple Ave.
(317) 693-5700
Principal Steve Papesh
C. Day Adult
1301 E. 16th St.
D. Emmerich Manual Academies: LEAP Academy -- Leadership, Education and Public Service, STAR Academy -- Science and Technology of Agriculture and its Resources, MBA Academy -- Math and Business Academy, Apply Academy -- Applied Sciences and Technology, Arts.com -- Fine arts academy
2405 Madison Ave.
(317) 226-2200
Principal Rocky Gismore
E. New Beginnings
1840 N. Meridian St.
F. Northwest
Academies: ACT Academy -- Arts, Community and Theater, FAME Academy -- Finance, Accounting, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, STEAM Academy -- Science, Technical, Engineering and Manufacturing, HELPS Academy -- Health, Education, Leadership and Public Service
5525 W. 34th St.
(317) 693-5600
Principal Roy Simpson
G. Arsenal Technical Academies: Academy of Creative Expression, The "A" Academy, The Leadership Academy, The Magnet Academy, Enterprise International Academy, Technology Careers Academy
1500 E. Michigan St.
(317) 693-5300
Principal Gerald McLeish
MIDDLE
SCHOOLS
G. Crispus
Attucks
1140 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.
(317) 226-4007
Principal John DeBoe
I. Julian
Coleman
1740 E. 30th St.
(317) 226-4110
Principal Michael Chisley
J. Emma
Donnan
1202 E. Troy Ave.
(317) 226-4272
Principal Robert Guffin
K. Frederick
Douglass
2020 Dawson St.
(317) 226-4219
Principal David Newman
L. Clarence
Farrington
4326 Patricia St.
(317) 226-4261
Principal Yvonne Rambo
M. Forest
Manor
4501 E. 32nd St.
(317) 226-4363
Principal Karen Dailey
N. Willard
J. Gambold
3725 N. Kiel Ave.
(317) 226-4108
Principal Thelma McKenney
O. H.L. Harshman
1501 E. 10th St.
(317) 226-4101
Principal Linda Casey
P. Thomas
Carr Howe
4900 Julian Ave.
(317) 693-5590
Principal Anita Silverman
Q. Key
Learning Community (K-10)
777 S. White River Pkwy. W. Dr.
(317) 226-4992
Principal Chris Kunkel
R. Henry
W. Longfellow
510 Laurel St.
(317) 226-4228
Principal Phyllis Barnes
S. John
Marshall
10101 E. 38th St.
(317) 693-5460
Principal Jamyce Banks
T. Margaret
McFarland
3200 E. Raymond St.
(317) 226-4112
Principal Dexter Suggs
U. Shortridge
3401 N. Meridian St.
(317) 226-4010
Principal Linda David
V. Merle
Sidener
2424 Kessler Boulevard E. Drive
(317) 226-4259
Principal James Whisler
W. George
Washington
2215 W. Washington St.
(317) 693-5555
Principal Keith Burke
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
11.
School 11
3202 E. 42nd St.
(317) 226-4211
Principal Stanley Law
14.
School 14
1250 E. Market St.
(317) 226-4214
Principal R. Elizabeth Odle
15.
School 15
2302 E. Michigan St.
(317) 226-4215
Principal Les Durbin
20.
School 20
1849 Pleasant Run Pkwy. S. Dr.
(317) 226-4220
Principal Lynn Henderson
21.
School 21
2815 English Ave.
(317) 226-4221
Principal Theresa Garner
27.
School 27
545 E. 19th St.
(317) 226-4227
Principal Doris Thompson
31.
School 31
307 Lincoln St.
(317) 226-4231
Principal Honey Poole
34.
School 34
1410 Wade St.
(317) 226-4234
Principal Debra Vawter
37.
School 37
2605 E. 25th St.
(317) 226-4237
Principal Jamie Wyatt
39.
School 39
1733 Spann Ave.
(317) 226-4239
Principal Linda Burchfield
42.
School 42
1002 W. 25th St.
(317) 226-4242
Principal Kamona McDowell
43.
School 43
150 W. 40th St.
(317) 226-4243
Principal Janice Newsom
44.
School 44
2033 Sugar Grove Ave.
(317) 226-4244
Principal Joyce Buntin
46.
School 46
1450 S. Reisner St.
(317) 226-4246
Principal Kathryn Rowe
48.
School 48
3445 Central Ave.
(317) 226-4248
Principal Deloris Sangster
49.
School 49
1720 W. Wilkins St.
(317) 226-4249
Principal Rhonda Akers
54.
School 54
3150 E. 10th St.
(317) 226-4254
Principal Emilee Matthews
55.
School 55
1349 E. 54th St.
(317) 226-4255
Principal Marcia Johnson
56.
School 56
2353 Columbia Ave.
(317) 226-4256
57.
School 57
5435 E. Washington St.
(317) 226-4257
Principal Gloria Long
58.
School 58
321 N. Linwood Ave.
(317) 226-4258
Principal John Steward
60.
School 60
3330 N. Pennsylvania St.
(317) 226-4260
Principal Janet Troutman
64.
School 64
2710 Bethel Ave.
(317) 226-4264
Principal Donna Smith
65.
School 65
4065 Asbury St.
(317) 226-4265
Principal Jann McMillan
67.
School 67
(317) 226-4267
226-4267
Sharon Heathcock
68.
School 68
2107 N. Riley Ave.
(317) 226-4268
Principal Margaret Myers
69.
School 69
3421 N. Keystone Ave.
(317) 226-4269
Principal Evelyn Bushrod
70.
School 70
510 E. 46th St.
(317) 226-4270
Principal Joyce Akridge
74.
School 74
1601 E. 10th St.
(317) 226-4274
Principal Delorise Campbell
78.
School 78
3734 E. Vermont St.
(317) 226-4278
Principal Melissa Richards
79.
School 79
5002 W. 34th St.
(317) 226-4279
Principal Betty Beene
81.
School 81
3092 Brookside Pkwy. N.
(317) 226-4281
Principal Judie Williams
82.
School 82
4700 English Ave.
(317) 226-4282
Principal Carey Dahncke
83.
School 83
5050 E. 42nd St.
(317) 226-4283
Principal Samra Adkins
84.
School 84
440 E. 57th St.
(317) 226-4284
Principal Jean Evans
87.
School 87
2411 Indianapolis Ave.
(317) 226-4287
Principal Paula Corey
88.
School 88
5801 E. 16th St.
(317) 226-4288
Principal Amelia Cox
90.
School 90
3351 W. 18th St.
(317) 226-4290
Principal Gregory McDermott
91.
School 91
5111 Evanston Ave.
(317) 226-4291
Margaret Higgs
92.
School 92
6550 E. 42nd St.
(317) 226-4292
Principal Cassandra Gray
93.
School 93
7151 E. 35th St.
(317) 226-4293
Principal Julie Bakehorn
96.
School 94
2701 Devon Ave.
(317) 226-4294
Principal Ruthanne Adams
96.
School 96
3651 N. Kiel Ave.
(317) 226-4296
Principal Beth Guhl
98.
School 98
3698 DuBarry Rd.
(317) 226-4298
Principal Kristie Stuebgen
98.
School 99
5801 E. 30th Ave.
(317) 226-4299
Principal Shelia Burlock
102.
School 102
9501 E. 36th Pl.
(317) 226-4102
Principal Mary Akers
103.
School 103
3920 Baker Dr.
(317) 226-4103
Principal Toni Trice
105.
School 105
8620 Montery Rd.
(317) 226-4105
Principal Mark Wood
106.
School 106
5301 Roxbury Rd.
(317) 226-4106
Principal Paula Bias
107.
School 107
3307 Ashway Dr.
(317) 226-4107
Principal Jennifer Botts-Brown
109.
School 109
6150 Gateway Dr.
(317) 226-4109
Principal Daniel Stayte
114.
School 114
2251 S. Sloan Ave.
(317) 226-4114
Principal Marjorie Lindeman
X. Center
for Inquiry
725 N. New Jersey St.
(317) 226-4202
Principal Christine Collier
Y. Cold
Spring Academy
3650 Cold Spring Rd.
(317) 226-4155
Principal Phyllis Coe-Martin
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