Graham said she expects the biggest challenge this upcoming year will be the ongoing debate regarding curriculum and “divisive concepts” fights that emerged from the national debate over critical race theory.īowman is running for his third term, and he is currently the board secretary. She has two children who are graduates from Wayne Township schools, and one child currently attending a district school. Graham was appointed to the board in July 2020 and is currently the vice president.
The plan is expected to include some of the strategies outlined in the Indiana Black Academic Excellence Plan developed by the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP.Ĭourtesy of Raimeka Graham, Brandon Bowman, Mike Nance, and Ben Wakefield The district is currently creating a strategic plan that will address issues around differences in student achievement along racial and income groups. The district’s most recent graduation rate is 79.6%, below the state average of 87%. This year, nearly 12% of Wayne Township students passed both the math and English sections of the ILEARN test - a 12-point drop from before the pandemic. Thirty-seven percent of students are Black, 30% are Hispanic, and around 67% identified as low-income during the last school year. Four of seven school board seats are on the ballot for the district in the western part of Marion County, which educates more than 16,000 students. RSVP and submit questions here.Īll candidates in the election for the board of Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township are uncontested. 5 at the Indianapolis Public Library, Central Branch. Join Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI to hear from candidates for IPS school board at a forum at 6 p.m. This article was co-published by Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI as part of a collaboration ahead of the 2022 school board elections.
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