Home » All-girls charter school approved by City-County Council All-girls charter school approved by City-County Council April 2, 2024 | Sydney Dauphinais, WFYI Keywords Charter Schools / Education & Workforce Development Comments Print Share Share this Article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn {{ copy_link }} GET THE LATEST IBJ NEWS IN YOUR INBOX FREE NEWSLETTERS Related Stories Few schools take lawmakers up on allowing staff, teachers to carry firearms April 1, 2024 Indiana 250: Sue Ellspermann March 29, 2024 Retro arcade and tech training academy to partner up at Circle Centre March 29, 2024 Indiana officials propose new ‘streamlined’ high school diplomas for Hoosier students March 28, 2024 Six local school districts chosen for grants to develop plans to boost college enrollment March 26, 2024 Listen to this story Subscriber Benefit As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. 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Love it. Charter schools are wonderful opportunities for children who, for a variety of reasons, do not thrive or are under served in a public school setting. An all girl school is also a better fit for some children. The curriculum focus should go far in creating confident learners armed with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in life. Parents should always have a choice as to where they educate their children. Log in to Reply
A clarification: the City Council passed the resolution by not taking a separate vote on it. The only way the separate vote could be taken was by the District 6 councilor calling it down from the consent agenda, and he refused to do so. Twelve Councilors were already on record in written letters of opposition two weeks ago, and more may have been by now. So one Councilor made the decision last night. Log in to Reply
The accepted practice has been, district council members have full authority over calling down zoning cases. It is not a rule, but it has been done this way for years. The charter in question, proposes to provide certain instructional services, only to young women, that it says are not adequately provided in Washington Township schools. That’s categorically untrue, but the hype exceeded the facts. The district councillor promised voters last year he’d support township schools. The site sites near the border of Washington and Pike school districts. Both adamantly opposed the charter, for good reason. The councillor will have to answer for that in the future.
That sounds like a very dysfunctional organization… it’s no wonder citizens are disgusted by current government entities. Log in to Reply
Why are a handful of people opposed to charter schools when the vast majority of people, especially parents of school age children want more access to charter schools. Log in to Reply
It’s a funding issue. And an equity issue. IF charters had to do what public schools must do, it’d be different…but they don’t. Public schools MUST: accept all students who appear at their front doors, 24/7/365. The budgetary, facility and staffing requirements for that year-round admissions requirement, are massive. Nobody wants to deny any parent the right to choose the school which fits their child. But: if you choose something other than the constitutionally-mandated public schools, with rare exception, you ought to have to pay for it yourself. Or through non-public funds.
Your article neglected to say that funding for charters is SUBTRACTED from the local public school district, reducing funds for curricular choices in the school that is open to ALL students – unlike charters which are selective in their enrollments and in deciding which students can continue in their school. Even though all taxpayers are taxed for these schools, not all taxpayers’ children have an equal chance to enroll in a charter. Why should public dollars ever fund discrimination? Washington Twp. schools are among the best in the entire state and offer far more curricular choices in STEM subjects that this charter ever will or could and with wider diversity in students and staff. Why would anyone choose a charter with fewer curricular offerings and LESS diversity if you want your child to live and succeed in a global economy? And why would any Indianapolis City official approve it? If a parent wants more exposure to certain subjects for their children, they should work with their local public school board and school staff to obtain it. The grass is seldom greener on the other side. Log in to Reply
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Love it. Charter schools are wonderful opportunities for children who, for a variety of reasons, do not thrive or are under served in a public school setting. An all girl school is also a better fit for some children. The curriculum focus should go far in creating confident learners armed with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in life. Parents should always have a choice as to where they educate their children.
A clarification: the City Council passed the resolution by not taking a separate vote on it. The only way the separate vote could be taken was by the District 6 councilor calling it down from the consent agenda, and he refused to do so. Twelve Councilors were already on record in written letters of opposition two weeks ago, and more may have been by now. So one Councilor made the decision last night.
The accepted practice has been, district council members have full authority over calling down zoning cases. It is not a rule, but it has been done this way for years.
The charter in question, proposes to provide certain instructional services, only to young women, that it says are not adequately provided in Washington Township schools. That’s categorically untrue, but the hype exceeded the facts.
The district councillor promised voters last year he’d support township schools. The site sites near the border of Washington and Pike school districts. Both adamantly opposed the charter, for good reason. The councillor will have to answer for that in the future.
That sounds like a very dysfunctional organization… it’s no wonder citizens are disgusted by current government entities.
Why are a handful of people opposed to charter schools when the vast majority of people, especially parents of school age children want more access to charter schools.
It’s a funding issue. And an equity issue.
IF charters had to do what public schools must do, it’d be different…but they don’t.
Public schools MUST: accept all students who appear at their front doors, 24/7/365. The budgetary, facility and staffing requirements for that year-round admissions requirement, are massive.
Nobody wants to deny any parent the right to choose the school which fits their child. But: if you choose something other than the constitutionally-mandated public schools, with rare exception, you ought to have to pay for it yourself. Or through non-public funds.
Your article neglected to say that funding for charters is SUBTRACTED from the local public school district, reducing funds for curricular choices in the school that is open to ALL students – unlike charters which are selective in their enrollments and in deciding which students can continue in their school. Even though all taxpayers are taxed for these schools, not all taxpayers’ children have an equal chance to enroll in a charter. Why should public dollars ever fund discrimination?
Washington Twp. schools are among the best in the entire state and offer far more curricular choices in STEM subjects that this charter ever will or could and with wider diversity in students and staff. Why would anyone choose a charter with fewer curricular offerings and LESS diversity if you want your child to live and succeed in a global economy? And why would any Indianapolis City official approve it? If a parent wants more exposure to certain subjects for their children, they should work with their local public school board and school staff to obtain it. The grass is seldom greener on the other side.