MSD Wayne Township

Enrollment for Indianapolis Public Schools dropped by 8%, while Wayne Township experienced the highest decline out of Marion County’s township districts.

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.

All four candidates on the November ballot currently hold seats on the west Indianapolis school board.

Shenia Suggs will lead the westside school district after outgoing Superintendent Jeff Butts leaves in January.

The major dates for all Marion County school districts and links to each district 2025-26 academic calendar.

The longtime superintendent will leave MSD Wayne Township in January to take a role with the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents.

Indianapolis Public Schools wrote in an email to families this week that the district will not allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter schools without a warrant.

Paid apprenticeships through EmployIndy could serve as a roadmap of what’s to come for other Indiana high schoolers.

The Wayne Township candidates want to use limited funding wisely and support students.

The finalists for Indiana Teacher of the Year are out, and several are from Marion County.