Candidates wait for election results in the Indianapolis Public Schools District 3 race

Two candidates for District 3 are squaring off within the sole contested race for a seat on the Indianapolis Public Faculties board of commissioners. 

In unofficial and early outcomes as of 9:10 p.m. Tuesday, with roughly 67% of the 185 vote facilities reporting, Hope Hampton had 55.3% of the vote with 6,347 votes. Her opponent Kristen Phair had 44.7% of the vote with 5,131 votes. Polls closed at 6 p.m.

Hampton and Phair, each mother and father, are operating to symbolize the midtown space of Indianapolis. Evan Hawkins, the board’s present president, is stepping down after one time period. 

District 3 encompasses a couple of dozen faculties, together with two Middle for Inquiry faculties, the district’s two Butler lab faculties, James Whitcomb Riley Faculty 43, and Shortridge Excessive Faculty. 

The district additionally contains numerous neighborhoods within the core of Indianapolis, from Meridian-Kessler to a part of Martindale-Brightwood. 

Hampton, a small enterprise proprietor who beforehand labored as a dean and faculty counselor, has obtained endorsements from the charter-friendly teams Stand for Youngsters Indiana and RISE Indy. 

Hampton has considerably outraised Phair in her marketing campaign fundraising up to now, receiving  about $75,000 from the political motion committees for each teams. She reported elevating roughly $85,100 since Aug. 18. 

Phair, in the meantime, raised about $12,600 and obtained an endorsement from the Indianapolis Education Association in October. 

The winner might assist oversee the rollout of the district’s Rebuilding Stronger proposal, which the present board will contemplate for a vote on Nov. 17. 

The plan is a significant shakeup of IPS because it grapples with a decline in enrollment and future monetary instability — the newest model proposes closing six faculties and reconfiguring grades all through the district to assist faculties run extra effectively. It additionally seeks to deliver specialised tutorial applications to extra college students of colour. 

Two different uncontested races

The 2 different races for IPS college board have one candidate every. 

Nicole Carey seeks the seat for District 5, which incorporates the neighborhood of Riverside and elements of Fall Creek Place and the Outdated Northside. Angelia Moore seeks considered one of two at-large seats. 

District 5 commissioner Taria Slack and at-large commissioner Susan Collins each selected to not search reelection after one time period. 

Amelia Pak-Harvey covers Indianapolis and Marion County faculties for Chalkbeat Indiana. Contact Amelia at apak-harvey@chalkbeat.org.