Board approves Indiana Math & Science Academy Central replication; school proposes former IPS 75 site

The Indianapolis Charter School Board voted unanimously to approve Indiana Math and Science Academy’s (IMSA) replication application for a proposed IMSA Central campus. The board’s approval allows IMSA to advance into pre-opening planning and to continue negotiations for a facility the organization identified near downtown.

IMSA presented a phased growth plan beginning with K–6 in the first year (a slow-growth model) and adding grades over subsequent years toward a full K–12 campus. IMSA told the board it expects initial year enrollment of roughly 210 students for K–6 and projected growth to a larger enrollment target (approximately 410 students by year five in the model presented), with full K–12 scale in later charter years. The organization said both…