Please join us for TBLA’s PTA meeting virtually via Zoom on 🗓️ Tuesday, May 21 at 🕖 7:00 pm. Our guest speaker for the evening is ⭐Dr. Daniel Sprouse ⭐ TBLA’s Instructional Coach and head of our Parent Engagement Committee. Join Zoom Meeting 🖱️ https://phalen.info/tblapta 🔢 Meeting ID: 830 6186 3268 #️⃣Passcode: 816374
Please join us for TBLA’s PTA meeting virtually via Zoom on 🗓️ Tuesday, April 16 at 🕖 7:00 pm. Our guest speaker for the evening is ⭐YOU⭐ our TBLA Parents! 👉🏿 Tell us your thoughts, concerns, ideas, and recommendations for the upcoming school year.
Join Zoom Meeting 🖱️ https://phalen.info/tblapta
🔢 Meeting ID: 830 6186 3268
#️⃣Passcode: 816374
Do you have a 4—or 5-year-old who’s ready for school? (The child must be 5 years of age by September 1, 2024) 🤓
🌟Join us on Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for our Kindergarten Round-Up! Please bring the following: ✅Birth Certificate
✅Social Security Card
✅Shot Record
✅Valid Parent ID
👉🏿🛑 Avoid the wait list; don’t delay your kindergarten registration!
Please join us for TBLA’s PTA meeting virtually via Zoom on 🗓️ Tuesday, March 19 at 🕖 7:00 pm. Our guest speaker for the evening is ⭐ Laura Rice, Everwise Credit Union Branch Manager and TBLA parent.
Join Zoom Meeting 🖱️ https://phalen.info/tblapta
🔢 Meeting ID: 830 6186 3268
#️⃣Passcode: 816374
Please join us at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy’s
🗓️ Special Board of Directors meeting in person or online via Zoom on March 12, 2024, at 5:30 PM CST.
Be advised that this meeting will be held in person at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, 3401 W 5th Avenue, Gary, IN 46406. For those attending 💻 VIRTUALLY, please find the Zoom meeting details below:
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🔢 Meeting ID: 826 6365 5034
We are so excited to announce that today we are starting the Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser! All money raised will go toward school necessities 🥳
To make the fundraiser process easier, here is a video that will explain everything you need to know about the program: https://slicethepricecard.com/day1
The remaining eight videos should be watched throughout the course of the two weeks. After registering, share your child’s link via email, text, and social media! When a customer clicks on your link it will take them directly to your child’s store to purchase a card and we will send the card directly to them. Using your personalized link will ensure your child is given credit for the purchase.
Also, once you register you will have two chances to earn a $50 Amazon card! For questions, please call the hotline number: 866-252-6103 Thank you for participating and supporting our school!
There will be no school for staff or scholars on Monday, February 19th in honor of Presidents Day. Enjoy the long weekend and we’ll see you back on Tuesday, February 20th!
Please join us for TBLA’s PTA meeting virtually via Zoom on 🗓️ Tuesday, February 20 at 🕖 7:00 pm. Our guest speaker for the evening is ⭐ LaTanya Woodson, Director of Community Health Education of Edgewater Health.
Join Zoom Meeting
🖱️ https://phalen.info/tblapta
🔢 Meeting ID: 830 6186 3268
#️⃣Passcode: 816374
Since 2016, Thea Bowman Leadership Academy (“TBLA”) has operated under a charter issued by Education One at Trine University. In November of 2023, TBLA filed an Application to Change Authorizers, identifying Calumet College of St. Joseph as an ideal partner. Today, the Board of CCSJ Charter Authority, LLC voted to approve the application submitted by TBLA. This decision paves the way toward a partnership between the two educational institutions, subject to the final approval of the Indiana Charter School Board. TBLA is also excited to announce an $8 million expansion of the school located on the west side of Gary, Indiana. A ground breaking ceremony is scheduled for this Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, 3401 W. 5th Avenue, Gary, IN. For information, please contact Board President Eve Gomez at 📱 (219) 262-7009 or via email at 📧 evegomezenterprise@gmail.com.
👉🏿 Read the full press release:
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release January 29, 2024
THEA BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EARNS CCSJ CHARTER AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION AND ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING ON $8 MILLION SCHOOL EXPANSION
GARY, IN (JANUARY 29, 2024) – Since 2016, Thea Bowman Leadership Academy (“TBLA”) has operated under a charter issued by Education One at Trine University. In November of 2023, TBLA filed an Application to Change Authorizers, identifying Calumet College of St. Joseph as an ideal partner. Today, the Board of CCSJ Charter Authority, LLC voted to approve the application submitted by TBLA. This decision paves the way toward a partnership between the two educational institutions, subject to the final approval of the Indiana Charter School Board.
“The Calumet College team found that TBLA’s application was compelling, and we accept their favorable recommendation to proceed to the next step of the authorization process,” said Dr. Ginger Rodriguez, President of CCSJ Charter Authority.
“There’s lots of work to be done and that work, I take it as a commitment,” said Thea Bowman’s School Board President Eve Gomez. “We’re going to be all hands on deck, moving forward towards something great for our scholars,” said Gomez.
TBLA is also excited to announce an $8 million expansion of the school located on the west side of Gary, Indiana. The expansion will consist of several phases, the first of which will include a new facilities and storage building, a kindergarten through 5th grade classroom addition and an expansion of the school’s cafeteria to double it in size. Future phases of the school’s expansion will include a new multipurpose room for athletics and arts, an elementary, middle and high school classroom addition, a new health clinic and new athletic fields, complete with a running track and associated amenities for all track and field events.
A ground breaking ceremony is scheduled for this Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, 3401 W. 5th Avenue, Gary, IN. For information, please contact Board President Eve Gomez at (219) 262-7009 or via email at evegomezenterprise@gmail.com.
📚 Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 1st! Count Day is just around the corner again and your scholar’s attendance matters. Let’s ensure every scholar is present on this day to support our school and help secure the funding it needs!🏫💙
#AttendanceMatters #CountDay
