The legislation applies to IPS and four other districts in which less than 50% of students within their borders attend schools operated by the districts.

The mayor’s Office of Education Innovation has expressed significant concerns about the school’s financial standing.

District officials say they hope there’s a rebound in middle school enrollment similar to the one IPS experienced when it closed and consolidated high schools 7 years ago.

The bill is the latest of several proposals that threaten the district’s viability.

The rates are the highest in a decade, and the percentage of students graduating without a waiver increased from 2023 to 2024.

Trips to the post office, Statehouse, and polling station are all part of the practical education that Laura Hinz teaches her students.

Officials say the community has made clear the need for a small school. Craig Prep will have an Afrocentric focus in a district where roughly 45% of the district’s students are Black.

The district’s new middle school model had a rough start for some students at schools like Broad Ripple Middle School. But other families are celebrating the new classes and activities.

The schools as a whole show mixed results on tests such as the state’s ILEARN and IREAD exams.

While test results for K-8 Innovation Network schools haven’t significantly boosted the district’s academic performance, Innovation high schools show better results.