The new mayor-appointed board overseeing Indianapolis Public Schools and the city’s charter schools will hold its first meeting Tuesday, weeks after nine members were named to the panel.
The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, or IPEC, meets at 4 p.m. in Room 221 of the City-County Building. The meeting will be livestreamed on government access Channel 16.
Created by state lawmakers under House Enrolled Act 1423, the board will oversee finances, facilities and transportation for schools across the IPS boundary, which enroll nearly 43,000 students in the district and charter schools. It also has the power to close low-performing schools and inefficient buildings…