Amelia Pak-Harvey

Amelia Pak-Harvey

Reporter, Chalkbeat Indiana

Amelia Pak-Harvey is a Reporter for Chalkbeat Indiana. She previously worked as a city reporter for the Indianapolis Star, an education reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and an education reporter for the Lowell Sun in Lowell, Massachusetts. She graduated from Boston University and is originally from North Carolina.

Seniors in Rooted School’s first graduating class were among the students who entered high school at the height of the pandemic.

The changes tweak previous language on homework assignments, dress code, and how to approach discipline.

Christel House’s College and Careers program tracks and supports graduates for five years after they leave high school. Now, it’s expanding the program to four Indianapolis schools.

The split between Andrew J. Brown Academy and National Heritage Academies involves facilities, finances, and more. One is looking for a new home and has a new operator. The other wants to start a new school.

With federal pandemic aid for schools expiring, the schools say the additional operating funding would be crucial for students and staff.

The new dress code for next year is designed to minimize out-of-class disciplinary actions for students who violate the rules.

After hearing from parents, the board passed a resolution to create a special task force to review each school’s health and culture.

The lawsuit alleges that a teacher at George Washington Carver Montessori School 87 encouraged students to attack a 7-year-old fellow student with a disability.

The plan to transfer ownership of the School 110 building dovetails with the district’s expected renewal of its Innovation Network agreements with KIPP Indy.