o   Your options include staying with The Genius School and going to our new location next year! We will still be providing transportation to and from our new location.

o   You enter lottery through Enroll Indy for other school options within the city.

o   Enroll Indy website can assist with enrolling your child for any option (https://enrollindy.org/).

o   Yes! The Genius School is in good standing with the Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation and has full support from Mayor Hogsett to continue serving families at our new and improved facility next year!

o   Yes! Prior to this year The Genius School received two excellent school reviews in a row! While there’s a probationary status currently, The Genius School has shown great growth in several academic areas throughout the pandemic.

o   No! The Genius School is in good standing with the Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation and has full support from Mayor Hogsett to continue serving families at our new facility next year!

o  The Genius School leadership had been working on a plan to for a new facility due to concerns with the partnership with IPS.  While we are thankful for the opportunity to serve with IPS and to serve at Diggs School, it was best not to renew our agreement with IPS to operate at Diggs School so that we could secure our own facility and transportation for our students.  Unfortunately, The Genius School’s desire to part ways with IPS was not communicated appropriately to the news media when the announcement was made.

Yes! The Genius School will still be providing before and after school care.

Feel free to call, text or e-mail the following administrators at any time:

• Shy-Quon Ely II, Head of School 317.490.3703 or sely@igniteindy.org
  
  

The Genius School will be located at 4010 N. Sherman Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46226

School will start promptly at 7:20am and end at 5:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 4:00-5:30pm will be dedicated to after-school enrichment programming and is not required. Parents may opt to pick up for dismissal at 4pm, however any scholar that is a bus rider will not be dismissed until 5:30pm.

School will start at 7:20am and end at 11:30am on Wednesdays. Bus transportation to scholars living within the boundary will be provided during the 11:30am dismissal. There will be after-care options available for families if needed.

Scholars that live within the school boundary (CLICK HERE) will be provided free bus transportation. All other scholars must provide their own transportation.

In Indiana, a school corporation is required to provide a kindergarten program for eligible students that are 5 years old on or before August 1 of the school year.

Please (CLICK HERE) for a link to all immunization requirements for school-age scholars.

Our classroom ratio is 24:1.

3rd to 6th Grade – August 1st 2022
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade– August 8th 2022

The last day of school for all scholars is May 25th 2023.

Yes, CLICK HERE for more information.

With the exception of standardized testing windows, The Genius School has an open door policy. We encourage visitors and are happy to see you. Pre-approval is required if a parent/volunteer is wanting to stay past 30 minutes to observe and/or to support school needs. All guests are required to log-in with our electronic check-in system at the front office.

The Genius School plans to offer a wide variety of after-school sports and clubs and will be updating this information in the near future. STAY TUNED.

Yes. All scholars will receive two polos upon enrollment. Additional dress code requirements can be found HERE.

Scholars that are eligible may receive assistance. Please reach out to our Business Office Manager if you have questions.

All scholars that leave early must be signed out at the front office and will be marked truant unless documentation from a doctor, dentist, court or mortician/funeral director can be provided.

All medication must be brought to the clinic and given to the school nurse. The nurse will have you complete a parent consent form for disbursement of medicine. NEVER send your scholar to school with medicine.

Always call the Front Office first (number to be announced). If in the event, you cannot get through, please reach out to one of the following staff members:

• Shy-Quon Ely II, Head of School 317.490.3703 or sely@igniteindy.org

To ensure the safety of your scholar, all contact information needs to be updated as soon as possible. Please drop by our office during normal business hours to complete a “Scholar Update” form.

Lost and Found items will be stored in the front office. During Winter Break, Spring Break and Summer Break any unclaimed items will be donated to charity.

We will follow the same inclement weather schedule as Indianapolis Public Schools. News stations will broadcast the closure or delay. We will also send out an automated message if school is cancelled or delayed. If in the event, you are still unsure, feel free to reach out to administration for clarification.

At The Genius School, we are committed to serving the WHOLE child. The first portion of our day is devoted to a whole school community time in which scholars participate in celebrations and rituals to honor themselves and their school. All scholars receive a lunch and recess and our kindergarten scholars receive a nap time. Brain breaks are sprinkled throughout the day in which scholars dance, shout or practice calming strategies. All academic instruction ends at 4pm. From 4-5:30pm an optional enrichment block is offered for scholars to participate in clubs and other extra-curriculars.