Articles tagged as: Indianapolis Public Schools
March 4, 2016
Ferebee, Other IPS Staff Did Not Report Sex Allegations To Child Services
Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee says employees face possible discipline for waiting six days to report allegations a counselor was having sex with a student. However Ferebee himself learned of the allegations on Feb. 17, but also did not report them to the Indiana Department of Child Services.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2016
IPS Waited Six Days To Report Staffer Accused Of Sex With 2 Students
An Indianapolis Public Schools guidance counselor faces child seduction charges for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with two teenage students.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2016
IPS Enrollment Is Shrinking Again And Could Get Smaller Next Year
Indianapolis Public Schools is struggling to compete with charter, private and township schools in the battle to attract students. For the third year in a row, the city's largest district is bracing for yet another decline in enrollment.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2016
IPS Board OKs Ferebee's Raise, Turnaround Partnership With Charters, $490K Sexual Misconduct Settlement
The Indianapolis Public Schools Board had a big night Thursday.
Higher pay and longer contract was approved for Superintendent Lewis Ferebee. The three-year school leader gets a 6 percent raise and performance-based bonus that could ultimately bump his pay to $287,000 annually.
Read MoreHigher pay and longer contract was approved for Superintendent Lewis Ferebee. The three-year school leader gets a 6 percent raise and performance-based bonus that could ultimately bump his pay to $287,000 annually.
February 5, 2016
IPS Board To Consider Big Raise, Contract Extension For Ferebee
Superintendent Lewis Ferebee could receive a big pay bump and a two-year contract extension if the Indianapolis Public School Board approves a proposed change to his contract announced Friday.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Future of Indiana 'Takeover' Schools To Get Public Hearings
Public hearings are expected to start next month on the future of four long-troubled schools under state intervention.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
2 Failing IPS Schools Eyed For Restart In Fall
Two Indianapolis public elementary schools could be managed by private charter companies starting this fall in a proposal that mirrors the restart of a Fareastside school last year.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2016
Indiana High School Graduation Rate Slips Statewide, IPS Sees Uptick
Indiana's four-year high school graduation rate slipped by less than one percentage point in two main categories, according to state data released Friday.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2016
Cosby, The IPS Board's Main Dissenter, Says She Won't Run Again
Gayle Cosby, often the lone of critic on the Indianapolis Public School Board of the district's ambitious reform plans, today announced that she will not seek re-election.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2016
New IPS President Mary Ann Sullivan: Time To Put Changes Into Place
The Board of School Commissioners unanimously choose former-legislator Mary Ann Sullivan at its new president today. A vocal advocate for transforming IPS -- by empowering principals, partnering with outside groups and creating a cheaper, smaller central office staff -- Sullivan was enthusiastic that those plans are finally coming to fruition.
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