The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of Commissioners recently approved Arlington Woods Elementary School 99 (AWS) as one of the newest Innovation Network Schools in the district. At the start of the 2020-2021 academic year, AWS will officially become a “jumpstart” Innovation Network School, operated by the nonprofit organization Sankofa School of Success (Sankofa). However, according to AWS Principal Tihesha Henderson, who is also the founder of Sankofa, many parents still want more information about what this change means for their students. To address that need, AWS planned and hosted a Parent Engagement event about Innovation Network Schools and their school’s transition.

(Indianapolis – April 1, 2020) – The Surge Academy, a program that spends six months developing, elevating and uniting emerging education leaders of color, will be expanding to the city of Indianapolis, IN.