Indiana Department of Education Awards $122 Million to Support Accelerated Learning

Several local schools and organizations benefitted from the grant program

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today that more than $122 million in state grant funds is being awarded to 110 community partners and schools across the state to help accelerate student learning this summer and beyond. Awardees of Indiana’s new Student Learning Recovery Grant Program will serve students in 83 of Indiana’s 92 counties. 

Local recipients and the schools/organizations benefitting include: 

• Choices Coordinated Care Solutions (Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation) - $63,533.64
• East Central Indiana Educational Service Center(Franklin County Community School Corporation, Greensburg School Corporation and several others) - $3,526,000.00
• Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (Batesville Community School Corporation, Batesville Hispanic Community Advisory Committee) - $567,000.00
• Switzerland County YMCA (Switzerland County School Corporation) - $389,751.00
• Wilson Education Service Center (Batesville Intermediate School, Batesville Middle School, Batesville Primary School, Dillsboro Elementary School, Manchester Elementary School, Milan Elementary School, Milan Intermediate School, Milan Middle School, Moores Hill Elementary School, Ohio County Elementary School, Ohio County Middle School, South Dearborn Middle School, South Ripley Junior High School, South Ripley Elementary School) - $393,142.85

A summary of overall funding, a full list of awards, and a breakdown by county can be found HERE. 

“Community partners and educators are teaming up like never before to accelerate student learning this summer and in the years ahead,” Gov. Holcomb said. “We know that igniting student learning demands unprecedented collaboration from us all -- educators, local leaders, community groups, parents and beyond. As these programs launch now and over the coming weeks, it’s an exciting time to be in an Indiana classroom.” 

Award recipients will provide support to students in literacy, math and college and career readiness this summer and throughout the coming school years via focused tutoring, afterschool programming and other enhanced learning opportunities. 

As part of these awards, schools will work with IDOE to track student outcomes and monitor the return on investment in order to elevate local success stories and help others develop plans to maximize student learning in light of the COVID-19 disruption. 

“The opportunity to fund these partnerships through the Student Learning Recovery Grant Program is perfectly timed as Indiana’s schools are beginning to receive preliminary student-level state assessment data,” said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education. “Indiana’s educators are working hard to analyze this data and prepare plans to strategically accelerate learning this summer and in the years to come, but they cannot do it alone. Innovative community and school partnerships throughout Indiana, like those receiving awards through this program, will contribute to maximizing the impact for Hoosier students.”  

Remaining Student Learning Recovery Grant Program funds will be awarded at a later date. Questions from schools and community partners about the program may be directed to CommunityLearningGrant@doe.in.gov.