Learning Team
Learning Team
If it’s taught in the Indianapolis Public Schools district, whether to students or employees, then Teaching and Learning had a hand in planning it. We help plan how ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, ESL and Pre-K courses are taught and how instruction is made available. We’re also deeply involved in our employees’ professional development, including preparing, training and recruiting of high quality teachers and principals. Our students and employees can turn to us with all their instructional needs, and we are happy to serve them.
We can be contacted directly at teachandlearn@myips.org.
Key Points of Contact
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mel Coryell | coryelmd@myips.org | Post-Secondary Readiness Officer |
| Erica Robinson | robinsone@myips.org | Executive Director of Schools |
| Stacy Bottley | colemast@myips.org | Executive Director of Schools (Middle School) |
| Brynn Kardash | kardashb@myips.org | Executive Director of Schools |
| Kelly Durr | durrk@myips.org | Executive Director of Schools (Secondary and Alt. Options) |
| Adrienne Kuchik | kuchika@myips.org | Executive Director of Schools |
| Michelle Jackson | jacksonm@myips.org | Executive Director Teaching & Learning |
| Jessica Dunn | feeserje@myips.org | Executive Director Enrichment Programs |
| Cortnei Flucas | hendersoncd@myips.org | Unified Student Supports Officer |
| Andrea Snouffer | snoufferar@myips.org | Director of Professional Learning |
Science of Reading
IPS has already taken important steps to build educator understanding of the science of reading and adopt and implement high-quality instructional materials grounded in the science of reading and is poised to take additional steps.
IPS has a comprehensive ELA curriculum aligned to college and career readiness standards in place, as well as supplemental curriculum for phonemic awareness, and has adopted a phonics curriculum to launch in order to better support educators to implement the science of reading in their classrooms and ensure that all students establish strong reading foundations in the primary grades.
IPS has provided training to educators on the science of reading and use of high-quality instructional materials for the past two years and will expand this training.