The vote on the dramatic plan by the Indianapolis Public Schools Board is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17.

WFYI’s Elizabeth Gabriel interviewed Daria Parham, the Principal of Paul I. Miller School 114, about her experience and her plans to support students at Frederick Douglass SUPER School 19 if the buildings merge under the district’s Rebuilding Stronger plan.

The Indianapolis Public Schools district's "Rebuilding Stronger” plan would involve closing or merging six schools and opening two new middle schools.

The Indianapolis Public Schools district it will pay for its expansive plan to close and merge six schools and change grade configurations at nearly three dozen schools by asking voters to approve over $800 million in property tax referendums in the May 2023 election.

Just days before Indianapolis school leaders are expected to release the final proposal to overhaul the district, many community members remain critical of the plan that doesn’t specify how much this would cost the district, what it’ll do with closed buildings and the amount of money IPS would save long term.

Indianapolis Public Schools board of commissioners candidate Hope Hampton has a significant lead in fundraising over her opponent Kristen Phair in the race to represent District 3.

The sole contested race in the Indianapolis Public Schools board elections will leave District 3 voters choosing between two IPS parents who have spent time working or volunteering in schools and have significant concerns about the district’s revitalization plan.

Indiana's literacy rate for students finishing third grade is near the lowest point in almost the past decade. The city of Indianapolis announced a $1 million partnership Tuesday with local school districts and community groups to support young readers.

Indianapolis Public Schools says a property-tax referendum could be sought to pay for construction projects as part of its Rebuilding Stronger plan.

Purdue Polytechnic leaders said previously the school would move into a mixed-use building on College Avenue for the 2023-24 academic year, but would need to use Broad Ripple high school building for one year.