NOT TOO LATE TO ENROLL
Few Spaces Available at Top Performer Fountain Square Academy

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Local charter school principal Keena Foster reports that Fountain Square Academy ((FSQ), located on the Indianapolis near south side at 1615 South Barth Avenue, is still enrolling students, though the school year has officially started.  

“We will keep our enrollment period open through mid-September because often students in public schools find that for one reason or another, their assigned school isn’t a good fit and they need to make a change early in the year so that they don’t lose ground,” reports Foster.  Recent renovations to the school have added classrooms that created a capacity for additional students without jeopardizing the small class sizes – which are kept small to encourage a more intimate learning atmosphere.  
 
The school which occupies the historic former Leedy Drum Factory, is the neighborhood’s only public high school to make the federal guideline in academic achievement standards this year.  The tuition-free public school, which was invited to open in the neighborhood by the Southeast Neighborhood Development Corp., provides a middle and high school, serving grades 5-12, and pays all fees for Ivy Tech college classes for its qualified students.  The school also provides transportation and a breakfast and lunch program.
 
 “We are excited about the academic achievement of our students at the school this past year and we are even more excited about the future,” said Foster.  “Last year, our students outperformed 73 percent of the country in the amount of material they learned over the school year. That puts our school in the top 27th percentile in the country.”
 
“While tutoring and remediation is available as it is in all other public schools, college is an expectation for all of our students at Fountain Square Academy,” said Ms. Foster, “Students have the potential of earning up to 60 college credits, or two years of college, while they attend high school.”  

Discipline at the school is tight and the school expects students to follow dress code.  A partnership with Garfield Park provides students the opportunity to participate on a school basketball team and enjoy other sports.  The school begins its application to be part of the Indiana High School Athletic Association this year and will offer various after school sports programs.
 
Enrollment packages are available at the school or online.  Call 951-1000 to learn more about the school.  FSQ was founded and is supported by the Greater Educational Opportunities (GEO) Foundation.  GEO, located at 333 North Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis, believes that all children should have access to a quality education and embraces all quality educational options that enable parents to help their children learn and schools to succeed. As part of this commitment, GEO operates four charter schools – three in Indiana and one in Colorado – as part of its GEO Academies network.