Indianapolis Public Schools
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Location Map Indianapolis, IN 46204 Marion County
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District Poverty Rate 27.5% (data source)
Non-White Students 81.0% (data source)
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Last Updated December 2, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (57)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Brookside School 54Step 9 Execute the Plan 0
Arlington Community Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 6
Arsenal Technical High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 9
Carl Wilde School 79Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Center For Inquiry School 2Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Center For Inquiry School 27Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
Center For Inquiry School 84Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Christian Park School 82Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cold Spring SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Emma Donnan Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Frederick Douglass School 19Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
George W Julian School 57Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
George Washington Carver School 87Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 8
George Washington High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
H L Harshman Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Impact Academy 2Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Ips-Butler Lab At Eliza Blaker 55Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Ips-Butler Lab At William Bell 60Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
James Russell Lowell School 51Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
James Whitcomb Riley School 43Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lew Wallace School 107Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Meredith Nicholson School 96Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Merle Sidener Gifted AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Northwest Community Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 6
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Rousseau Mcclellan School 91Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Shortridge High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Thomas D Gregg School 15Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 19
Anna Brochhausen School 88Step 0 No Progress 0
Arlington Woods School 99Step 0 No Progress 0
Center For Inquiry School 70Step 0 No Progress 0
Charles Warren Fairbanks Sch 105Step 0 No Progress 0
Clarence Farrington School 61Step 0 No Progress 0
Crispus Attucks High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Daniel Webster School 46Step 0 No Progress 0
Edison School Of The Arts 47Step 0 No Progress 0
Eleanor Skillen School 34Step 0 No Progress 0
Emmerich Manual High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ernie Pyle School 90Step 0 No Progress 0
Floro Torrence School 83Step 0 No Progress 0
Francis Bellamy Pre-School CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Francis W Parker School 56Step 0 No Progress 0
Gambold Pre-SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
George S Buck School 94Step 0 No Progress 0
Hw Longfellow Med-Stem Magnet MidlStep 0 No Progress 0
Impact AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Impact Academy 3Step 0 No Progress 0
James A Garfield School 31Step 0 No Progress 0
Jonathan Jennings School 109Step 0 No Progress 0
Paul I Miller School 114Step 0 No Progress 0
Raymond F Brandes School 65Step 0 No Progress 0
Riverside School 44Step 0 No Progress 0
Robert Lee Frost School 106Step 0 No Progress 0
Theodore Potter School 74Step 0 No Progress 0
Thrival AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
William Mckinley School 39Step 0 No Progress 0
William Penn School 49Step 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Indiana State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
State Law Link https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/20#20-33-2-19
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Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 9
Execute the Plan
110
April 10, 2025
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
107
March 21, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
107
February 2, 2025
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
107
January 21, 2025
Step 9
Execute the Plan
107
January 6, 2025
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
107
December 31, 2024
Step 8
Train Your Team
107
October 9, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
105
October 7, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
100
September 17, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
99
September 10, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
95
August 23, 2024
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
92
August 2, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
89
July 9, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
88
July 1, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
87
June 20, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
84
June 15, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
84
May 17, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
83
May 10, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
80
May 2, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
68
April 24, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
25
April 4, 2024
Step 0
No Progress
0
March 17, 2024
 
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