Three IPS schools put on notice: schools could be 'restarted,' teachers made to reapply

Three more struggling Indianapolis Public Schools have been officially put on notice: They could be “restarted” next year and all of their teachers could be forced to reapply for their jobs.

School 42, School 63 and John Marshall Middle School were all named by the district as candidates for conversion to “innovation” status following years of low test scores.

That means the school’s teachers would no longer be represented by the IPS union and their principals would be given more flexibility over curriculum, school hours and budgets. The schools would be run independently from the district but, unlike charter schools, would still be responsible to the school board.

http://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2016/12/12/three-ips-schools-put-on-notice-schools-could-be-restarted-teachers-made-to-reapply/