IPS reveals plans for Arlington Middle School

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Public Faculties officers unveiled Thursday its plans to rework Arlington Center College right into a science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic faculty as a part of the Rebuilding Stronger Plan.

IPS Superintendent Aleesia Johnson: William Murphey, the district’s chief operations officer: Arlington Principal Iesha Billups toured the center faculty with others on Thursday to study in regards to the upcoming adjustments.

In accordance with a launch from IPS, beginning within the 2024-2025 faculty yr, Arlington would be the new location for one of many center faculty STEM packages that may train college students in grades 6-8.

Murphy famous through the faculty tour that Arlington will see a complete set of upgrades to the power to make it extra vibrant.

The renovation will embrace eradicating a part of the constructing to accommodate parking and setting up an 81,000-square-foot classroom wing. The opposite updates will embrace:

• A brand new household useful resource middle.
• A brand new media middle.
• Utility upgrades and web site work. 
• Addressing constructing deficiencies such because the roof, inside lighting, fireplace alarm, cameras, and safety system.
• Enhancing athletic choices by means of softball and baseball area enhancements, area lighting, and rebuilding the tennis courts. 

In accordance with Murphy, the district will even present extra funding help, together with the varsity’s telephone and intercom system, by way of the 2018 Security and Safety Referendum.

“That is one instance of what Rebuilding Stronger will do for our households,” Johnson mentioned in a press release. “Rebuilding Stronger is IPS’ dedication to make sure there are wonderful selections open to each single one among our college students, in each faculty, in each neighborhood. We’ve spent nearly two years partaking with our stakeholders on what issues to them most in relation to training — from teachers to services to extracurriculars.”

The discharge says that Arlington is among the 20-plus faculties scheduled to obtain facility upgrades and renovations by means of a capital referendum voters may approve on the Could 2 poll.

The referendum requires $410 million to be raised by means of property taxes. IPS says median householders will see a $3-a-month tax improve on their present property tax invoice.