State Hearings to Begin Monday on Possible Takeover of IPS School
The Indiana Department of Education on Monday will hold a hearing at John Marshall school that will signal the start of the possible takeover process.
Under state law, any school that has been considered failing for the past six years is eligible for takeover. The only school on the list this year was John Marshall. However, official test results have not come in yet, John Marshall is not expected to get off the takeover/turnaround list.
Under state law, the DOE has the following options at its disposal…
- Provide technical assistance to the school.
- Assume total control of school.
- Assign a special team to operate all or part of the school.
- Allow the school to continue to function if it’s making steady progress
The law also allows for community groups to offer up plans to turn around school performance as well as the school district itself, however the final decision rests in the hands of the Indiana State Board of Education.
The meeting is expected to begin at about 6 p.m. at John Marshall. IPS lost several schools last year to the state: Emma Donnan Middle School and Manual, Howe Community and Arlington Community high schools.
IPS officials have not publicly commented about a possible takeover of John Marshall.
