Voting outcomes for 2022 Indianapolis Public Colleges District 3 race

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

Outcomes are anticipated after the polls shut at 6 p.m. 

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

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

The district additionally consists of 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 college counselor, has acquired 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 acquired an endorsement from the Indianapolis Schooling Affiliation in October. 

The winner might assist oversee the rollout of the district’s Rebuilding Stronger proposal, which the present board will take into account 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 faculty board have one candidate every. 

Nicole Carey seeks the seat for District 5, which incorporates the neighborhood of Riverside and components of Fall Creek Place and the Previous 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.