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IPS To Sue INDOE

Just in.  The Indiana Department of Education has turned down an appeal by Indianapolis Public Schools regarding the status of several schools that could be taken over by the state next year.  My sources are also telling me that IPS plans to sue the state in Court over the decision.

Howe, Washington, Broad Ripple and Arlington failed to make it off academic probation this year which means they are subject to be taken over by the state.  IPS argued that those schools have middle school students which skewed their most recent end of course assessment results and those students should not have been included in any testing.

Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Tony Bennett says IPS was treated just like every other school district in the state and is not entitled to any special treatment.

A decision on the fate of IPS’ failing schools could come as early as tomorrow.

Posted: 08|24|11 at 6:02 pm by Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
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  • Scooter

    Well, seems like Eugene is kicking the cat.

  • Think Again

    I’m not a fan of Dr. Bennett–at all.  But honest to God, this process was open, honest and time-consuming.  Frankly, a little TOO time-consuming…but every step was mandated by law.

    Legislators need to consider this: when the process plays itself out in the timeframe IPS used, the subject schools have an entire academic year to “gear-up”–or go the other direction–before the takeover.

    That’s too damned long.  

    It’s toying with kids’ futures for nine academic months.  It’s unconscionable.  Nothing good can come from this delay.

    IPS Board: we’re watching your vote on this lawsuit.  ANY board member who votes to pursue legal action should be thrown out of office as soon as possible.  I’m thinking next election for some of them.

      

  • Anonymous

    All this is after, what, 5-6 years of allowing test scores to slide?  I don’t think Zendehas (sp?) or others were give this big a carte blanche.   

  • Dave

    Just for pun, why wouldn’t parents & students wronged by IPS, bring suit(s) of their own?  How “hard” really, would that be?

  • Think Again

    A very interesting concept.  Unfortunately, it would bastardize the system….haphazard parents are at least half the problem within IPS.

    And “haphazard” is a kind definition of too many IPS parents.

  • Dave

    “Bastardize” IPS…?

  • pascal

    Was the object to improve the high schools?  If so, and they have improved sufficiently, then why bother?  White has the better argument here.  Middle schools are generally cesspolls of learning wherein remediation for all of the previous failures are recognized and dealt with.  If Bennett just wants to make a point about the legislature’s two decades plus of flat hands, why doesn’t he just say so?

  • Scooter

    I do recall Esperanza Zendaha (sp?) being ousted for speaking loudly about the non-accomplishment of IPS.

    She ticked-off the school board, the teachers & the parents.  Turns out, she was right.

  • Scooter

    I’m just trying to figure the impact on the taxpayer..

    A taxpayer-funded group, (IPS), is going to sue in court, (also taxpayer-funded), the State of Indiana, (funded by taxpayers), over it’s alleged non-performance of it’s taxpayer-funded job, in relation to  the education of (hopefully), future taxpayers…. many of whom are supported by taxpayers already.

    Darn!  So that’s where my taxes go!
     

  • Anonymous

    I wonder if Cohen & Malad would take this proposed  ”class action” with the same veracity as they took the state fair act of nature????