Valor Classical Academy

Education

Hillsdale-linked Valor Classical Academy charter school considers new Hamilton County site, ends plan for Pike Township

Valor Classical Academy abandoned plans to open in Pike Township and hopes to open a campus in Hamilton County this fall.

Carlos Perkins, senior pastor of Bethel Cathedral African Methodist Episcopal Church, explains why he is against Valor Classical Academy receiving a charter to open in Pike Township as Tim Ziebarth, a Grace College executive dean listens. Perkins spoke at a public hearing about the proposed school held by charter authorizer Grace College on Monday, April 10, 2023 at the Embassy Suites in northwest Indianapolis.

Education

Political fight over Hillsdale charter schools comes to Indy

Dylan Peers McCoy, Eric Weddle

Valor Classical Academy initially planned to locate in Hamilton County but lost a lawsuit to claim a building in Carmel. Now, leaders are considering opening in Northwest Indianapolis.

Carmel Clay Schools closed Orchard Park Elementary last summer after school board members voted to stop using the facility for instruction in June 2018. Since then, the district has used the facility for storage and training and is working with Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation to create a new park or other types of collaborative use at the location.

Education

Proposed charter school sues Carmel Schools over $1 building law

Elizabeth Gabriel

Organizers for Valor Classical Academy, a proposed charter school linked to a conservative private college, have filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County Superior Court against Carmel Clay Schools to settle a dispute over who can use a shuttered school building.