May 19, 2023

Greetings Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy Families,

Happy Friday!

Please join me in congratulating ALL of our Class of 2023 Graduates! Let's show them some positive energy and love as they walk across the stage tomorrow, Saturday, May 20, 2023!

We are nearing the end of the year, but we have LOTS yet to get done before Friday, June 2, 2023, so please be sure your scholar is present and active in class. Our teachers have amazing lessons still being planned to deliver to our scholars. We also have our High School Graduation, KG promotion, 8th Grade Bridging, Awards Ceremonies, Career Day, Field Day, IRead Retesting, End of Year class celebrations and more coming up, so you do not want your scholars to miss anything.

Have you registered your scholar for Summer Advantage? If not, what are you waiting on? I would like to personally invite you to join us this summer for Summer Advantage. This is an amazing opportunity for our scholars to have fun learning this summer and stay connected with their teachers and friends! We have shared invites as we ONLY have 17 open available seats. We are opening up this wonderful FREE opportunity for our current K-8 families who want to join us! Seats are extremely limited so please contact Angie Baker to reserve your spot. You do not want to miss this FREE opportunity to participate from June 7-June 30, 2023. We have our first Summer Advantage Parent Night on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 4:00pm EST and we hope to see you there!

Have a wonderful weekend, send up a special shout out to our Class of 2023 graduates and we will see you on Monday ready to end our year STRONG!

With Gratitude,

Dr. Townsend, Principal

Monday- What are you hoping to do this summer?

Tuesday- Can you swim? If not, do you want to learn?

Wednesday- Where is your favorite place to spend the day?

Thursday- Can you do a push up? Show me.

Friday- When was the last time you went to the zoo?

Attendance is key to your scholar’s success!

If your scholar will be absent for any reason, please let our Attendance Clerk, Mrs. DeHaven, know as soon as possible. You can email her at tdehaven@phalenacademies.org or call the attendance line at 317-829-6065.

**Reminder--after 5 absences called in by the scholar's Learning Coach, we will require a doctor's note for further excused absences.**

We are so proud of all the hard work you have put in this school year and know you all will do great things in the future! Always remember to never give up on your dreams and work hard to get what you want. This is only the beginning for you all.

Elementary Field Trip --Indianapolis Zoo

Monday, May 15, 2023

10:30am

Finals Week for Class of 2023

Week of May 15, 2023

Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony--Invitation Only

Friday, May 20, 2023

Secondary Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

8:ooam

Career Day (K-5)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

High School Final Exams

May 25-31, 2023

Kindergarten Promotion & K-5 Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

9-11am

8th Grade Bridging Ceremony (Virtually)

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

12:30-1:15pm

Last Day of Quarter 4--Grading Period Ends for Semester 2

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Field Day with our Sister School, Promise Prep

Friday, June 2, 2023

Lee Road Park

11:00am-2:00pm

Scholar Last Day of School

Friday, June 2, 2023

Teacher and Staff Last Day of School

Monday, June 5, 2023

Summer Advantage for Grades K-8 Scholars--FIRST DAY

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

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Indianapolis, IN - Phalen Leadership Academies is honored to announce the official launch of the upcoming 2021 cohort of PLA University, a tuition-free job training program for the adult family members of current PLA scholars.

Last year’s cohort launched with Health & Life Sciences training. The new cohort, beginning August 23rd, expands training to include Information Technology (IT). PLA families can now apply for training to become: IT support professionals, Forklift Operators, Certified Nursing Assistants, Veterinary Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians, Medical Billers and Coders, or Medical Assistants.

“We are excited to expand the offerings of PLA University to bring more training options and training partners for PLA families,” said PLA University Executive Director, James Swift. “We have been bolstered by the support of local businesses and institutions such as the Launch Hope Foundation, the Hardon Educational Institute and Penn Foster College. These partners are helping us to lay a strong foundation as we work to help our families secure jobs with competitive salaries and long range potential.”

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. The program is located at James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy on Indianapolis's Far Eastside.

The next PLA University cohort begins August 23rd. For more information or to apply to join this PLA Universitycohort, please visit PLAUniversity.org and apply or contact info@plauniversity.org.

The latest news and information from schools in the Phalen Leadership Academies Network are now available on smartphones and mobile devices with a new mobile app launching today. PLA is working to expand its communications outreach with a mobile app that is now available in the online iTunes® and Google Play® app stores for free.

The mobile app will offer a constantly updated feed of school and network news and events with photos and links to PLA school websites. The app can also be customized by the user by selecting the schools they are most interested in for news and updates. Users can also choose to receive push notifications to get breaking news, updates about school closures, calendar changes, or even sports updates.

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