MSD Perry Township

Ten school districts in the county have school board seats up for election. Read our voter guides for candidates’ responses to our surveys in partnership with Chalkbeat Indiana and Mirror Indy.

Three Perry Township school board seats are on the 2026 ballot. Learn about the candidates and their priorities, and details on when and where to vote.

Grant funding that supported bonuses for effective teachers at MSD Perry Township schools, as well as literacy positions at the district, is at risk due to the Trump administration’s cuts to federal funding seen to support diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

There are just 3 candidates for 4 seats up for election on the board for the district in South Marion County.

More than 30 seats across Marion County school boards are on the ballot in the Nov. 5 general election.

The first thing a student might notice in Burkhart Elementary School’s new sensory room is the light tube. Or maybe the slide. Or the trampoline and crash mat.

Perry Township Schools is raising wages for new and current bus drivers as the district continues to face staffing strains, even though it redrew some school enrollment boundaries earlier this year to try to ease the problem.

Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI are partnering to provide more coverage of the township school districts and the students they educate.

More than 75,000 Marion County students head back to school in July, weeks before the vast majority of the nation’s children.

Brittany Tinkler of Rosa Parks Elementary in the Perry Township schools received the Milken Educator Award.