Foundation grant could lead to new Indianapolis Catholic high school

Published: 2004-05-04

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- The Indianapolis Archdiocese was awarded a $40,000 grant in April to explore the possibility of creating a unique high school in Indianapolis. The money came from the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis. The archdiocese will use the grant to plan the possible opening of a Catholic college preparatory school in Indianapolis in the fall of 2005. The center received $11.3 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2003 to develop 10 new, small high schools and to restructure five others. The center gave a total of $289,500 in grants to seven different planned schools and, after this exploration phase, may give further funding to some of the schools. "Our feasibility study is focused on exploring the opportunity to bring to center-city Indianapolis a coeducational, college preparatory, Catholic secondary school to economically disadvantaged youth who come from a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds," said Annette "Mickey" Lentz, executive director of Catholic education for the archdiocese.

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