Promise Prep
Your Neighborhood School!
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Dear Parents,
Thank you for your interest in the Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) Promise Prep. PLA Promise Prep provides a rigorous and well-rounded learning experience for our scholars, and we aim to create a welcoming environment for all parents.
We know that you are your child’s first and most important teacher. We also know that you are our most important partner in ensuring that our scholars achieve everything they are capable of achieving. At PLA Promise Prep, we actively work to partner with you to ensure that your child receives an exceptional education.
Below, you can find some of the ways in which we work to partner with our families:
- We hold a parent orientation, where we share our vision for your child’s education;
- Teachers provide regular reports on your child’s progress;
- Parent-teacher conferences enable you to meet with your child’s teacher;
- We invite you to attend field trips, to sit in on classes, or participate in other ways, and;
- We hold fun family events and parent events
We are an a-rated tuition-free school, and we look forward to working with you to ensure that we provide the best education possible for your child.
The PLA Promise Prep school day runs from 8:30am-3:00pm Monday through Friday. Doors open at 8:15am and students are considered tardy if they arrive later than 9:00 am.
FAQs
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Where is Promise Prep Located?
We have moved to a new location for the 2022-23 school year. Promise Prep is now located at 5640 Caito Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46226.
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What does is cost to attend Promise Prep?
It does not cost to attend Promise Prep. We are tuition free, public school.
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What is a charter school?
Charter schools are tuition-free, open-enrollment public schools. We have no district or catchment zones but instead can enroll any student who lives in Indiana. Charter schools have increased autonomy, the ability to make curricular, financial, and hiring decisions, and increased accountability. Promise Prep is authorized by the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation.
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Who can attend Promise Prep?
Any student enrolling in Kindergarten (5 years-old by September 1, 2023) through 3rd grade can attend Promise Prep.
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What grades are currently being enrolled?
For the 2022-23 school year, we are currently enrolling scholars for Kindergarten through 3rd grade.
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What makes Promise Prep special?
We are committed to figuring out how to create the best academic conditions for each student. We are committed to family partnerships in education. Our students participate in recess and enrichment classes (performing arts and sports).
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Does Promise Prep provide transportation?
Promise Prep does offer limited transportation with satellite routes. We open our doors at 8:30am and dismiss at 3:30 pm. Promise Prep contracts with Miller Transportation to provide free transportation Monday-Friday on Bus# 2024 that arrives to campus at 8:34.
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What is the dress code policy at Promise Prep?
Our uniform code allows our students to focus on their academics. Our students wear black Promise Prep polos, navy or khaki shorts, worn in the Fall and Spring only, and navy or khaki pants, worn in the Winter months only (November-February). Students are to wear closed toed shoes. In colder weather, we have Promise Prep sweaters available for purchase as well. You can check out more information on our uniform page.
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What are the hours of operation at Promise Prep?
The Promise Prep school day runs from 8:30am-3:00pm Monday through Friday.
Doors open at 8:15am and students are considered tardy if they arrive later than 9:00 am.
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What is the first day of school?
Promise Prep’s school year will begin Thursday, August 18th!
SCHOOL POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS
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Our Schools and Scholars in Action
Our Programs
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Summer Advantage is a nationally recognized summer learning program designed to help scholars close the achievement gap and prevent summer learning loss. Summer Advantage, not to be confused with summer school, offers rigorous, research-based academic instruction and a wide variety of hands-on enrichment classes to improve student achievement and continue to transform learning throughout the summer. Participants receive two healthy meals a day, daily recreation, and an exciting environment where they can flourish academically and build confidence as leaders.
In addition, scholars participate in field trips, college campus visits, college prep, and scholar-led community service projects. Through innovative learning experiences, scholars gain confidence that supports their success when they return to school in the fall. This program is free for PLA schools and scholars across the country.
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With many of our children currently years below grade level, the Reading Advantage Program is one of the many key initiatives that will help our scholars realize their potential and be able to use education to change their futures. The goal of this program is to improve reading proficiency by at least 10 percent each year and ultimately beat the district and beat the state. Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Instruction is an evidence-based comprehensive, systematic design for high-quality literacy instruction and a standardized approach to providing tier 2 instruction. At the beginning of the year, every scholar will be assessed using the F&P Benchmark Assessment System (BAS). Scholars are then grouped based on their level. RIs travel throughout the day, working with two groups of scholars in every class they visit for thirty minutes per group.
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A free job training program exclusively for PLA family members age 18 years or older. Created in the wake of the murder of George Floyd to foster self-sufficiency and economic parity, PLA University is among the first career training institutions of its kind as it seeks to improve the outcomes of both PLA scholars and families. The program works to teach families life skills, provides certification training and job placement. Training pathways include: IT Support Professionals, Forklift Operators, Certified Nursing Assistants, Veterinary Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians, Medical Billers and Coders, or Medical Assistants.
