As I shared in June, Indiana Black Expo, one of Indiana’s most important organizations supporting programs and creating opportunities for social and economic advancement for African Americans, chose to honor GEO Academies this year during their annual corporate lunch. The lunch took place last Friday and it was electric! More than 1700 community, corporate and […]
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Indiana Black Expo To Honor GEO Academies
Jul 03, 2022
Indiana Black Expo is one of Indiana’s most important organizations supporting programs and creating opportunities for social and economic advancement for African Americans. IBE holds several major events including their Summer Celebration, their Indiana University Education Summit and their Corporate Lunch. Each event celebrates and educates the public on Black culture, history, education, business and […]
New Beginnings, Unexpected Endings
Oct 13, 2021
September has been quite a month. We’ve experienced huge swings in emotions, from elation to great sadness. Earlier this year, we concluded a national search for a great principal for our newest school in Indianapolis–GEO Next Generation High School. Jeffrey Carter (upper right) was chosen and he moved to Indy from Dallas to take the […]
Column: Indiana should update its definition of academic honors for high school students earning college credits
Apr 22, 2021
Erin Lewis has earned 111 college credits. Arianna Mayes has earned 75. Laila Sanders has earned 31. They’re still in high school. “These are really great students. Their stories are amazing,” said Krishelle Murphy, assistant principal at 21st Century Charter High School in Gary. The school has many students who are currently in a college […]
GEO Is Changing the Education Landscape…Literally!
Mar 22, 2021
Every once in a while, it’s worth sitting back and taking a look at what’s going on around you. Seems like some times we move so fast that we lose track of the progress we are making and we don’t consider the immenseness (is that a word?) of what we are doing. I got into […]
I just received notice that all 4 GEO Indiana schools will take part in a three-year teacher-improvement program led by the National Insitute for Excellence in Teaching. These guys are the developers of the TAP system, a program that is centered on student data, helps teachers and leaders understand student data, helps schools develop career […]
GEO’s Indiana Students Shine at Statehouse
Feb 25, 2021
Yesterday was a great day in Indianapolis! Six students from GEO’s 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana and three students from GEO Next Generation High School Indianapolis, met with the state’s top education leaders including Secretary of Education Katie Jenner and Indiana Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers. Our students gathered to share their achievements […]
When you commission a study on your academic performance, you really don’t know what results you are going to get. So, it’s a bit of a gamble. You think you know things are going good, but you really don’t know until you see the data. So, today was a BIG day at GEO. Last […]
New School Building, LA Superintendent Visit, Old National Contribution, and an IBJ Column
Jan 30, 2021
Ok, where do I start? This was quite a week. And no, I’m not talking about the stock market. I’m talking about a great school choice week! We’ve been busy! We received a $10,000 contribution from Old National Bank in support of our college success efforts, reached agreement on buying a new 20-acre, two-school building property […]
As we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today for all the great things he did and stood for while on this earth, let us not forget that in 1944, at age 15 and as a junior in high school, he passed the entrance test and enrolled in Morehouse College. He earned a full bachelor’s […]