
Innovation Network


The Sam’s Club of Schooling: IPS’s Innovation Network
Affording charter schools the opportunity to “buy in bulk” comes at a cost to IPS.

A nail in the coffin
I’m back. Well, I never really left. But someone else has returned. This month the brand new IPS board saw it fit to appoint Patrick…

ALEC’s influence in Indiana education
Did you know that Indiana is so hell bent on corporate education reform models that ALEC has named a 2016 legislation package in our honor called…

STAND for something, fall for anything??
I came across this little gem in the Indy Star: I suppose that I am the one cautious board member that is named in this…

“Conversion to Innovation”
Next month, in October, we will get further information and have discussion on the biggest steps toward school ‘autonomy’ yet. District schools, next year, will be encouraged…

How Sweet It IS…to be Phalen Leadership Academy
2015-4-28 IPS_PLA_1321 Agreement I just had to make you all aware of the sweetest deal in the history of sweet deals. Next week IPS will…
Innovation Network, 1321, Phalen Leadership Academy
SO… Here it is, after much prompting from others, and admittedly, some procrastination on my part. A blog. From your local school board member. 🙂…