Parents affiliated with Stand for Children Indiana spoke against Indianapolis Public Schools\u2019 (IPS) Rebuilding Stronger plan at the district\u2019s Action Session last night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u202f\u201cI am speaking my truth, but I know many other parents, teachers, and community members have told you something similar to what I will — which is that the schools we choose to grow under this plan matter,\u201d said IPS parent LaToya Hale-Tahirou. \u201cAnd I cannot support your plan unless it includes growing data-proven models that are closing the opportunity gap. You\u2019ve heard this before, but I need to say it again: Paramount has more Black students passing both sections of the state assessment than all IPS direct-run schools combined. I realize your plan mentions a potential partnership now, but it needs to be something more concrete.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parents have been advocating nearly two years for the district to partner with and replicate schools that close the opportunity gap, specifically Paramount Schools of Excellence. Those who addressed the board last night called out the extent of their advocacy and the importance of selecting data-proven schools that work for all children.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u202f\u201cEven before this planning process started, many parents like me stood at this podium and made the clear request for IPS to grow models that are data-proven to close the opportunity gap for children who look like mine,\u201d said IPS parent Sherry Holmes. \u201cI\u2019ve lost count of just how many times I\u2019ve spoken in this room, or how many emails I have sent. What I do know is that it wasn\u2019t just me. Many parents \u2013 Black and Brown families from across this district \u2013 showed up, held meetings with school board members, sent hundreds of emails \u2013 all asking for IPS to grow Paramount, one of the best schools in our state for Black and Brown student achievement.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Parents affiliated with Stand for Children Indiana spoke against Indianapolis Public Schools\u2019 (IPS) Rebuilding Stronger plan at the district\u2019s Action Session last night. \u202f\u201cI am speaking my truth, but I know many other parents, teachers, and community members have told you something similar to what I will — which is that the schools we choose […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","color_schema":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-events-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n