Welcome to ConnectIndy

Helping children thrive through data

City Connects Offers Opportunities and Results

Every student can learn and grow with support and opportunities. Now, with unprecedented data from City Connects’ personalized student support plans displayed in the public ConnectIndy dashboard, we can take action to get students what they want, families what they need, and schools the resources they have long been looking for.

City Connects has a successful 20-year record of evidence showing that participating students have increased attendance rates, decreased dropout rates, improved state test scores, and increased likelihood of attending college.

193 Service providers*

7.2 Average service and enrichment opportunities per student*

4665 Total services and enrichment opportunities delivered*

97% Students receiving individualized support plans*

Our Goal

Showing what matters to students, schools, and communities

With this dashboard and information from public schools implementing City Connects across Indianapolis, community stakeholders will see the relationship between student interests and ongoing initiatives. Service providers will get insight into areas of need to better target their support. Philanthropic partners will be able to ensure their investments prioritize what really matters to Indianapolis students, schools, and families.

Since 2022, City Connects has served thousands of students in 27 Indianapolis schools.

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*data from SY23-24

About the Students

Students by Gender

Students by Race

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*data from SY23-24

Student Interests

City Connects seeks input from all students about their interests in order to connect students with opportunities to grow. Students indicated interests in the following areas. Hover over a label to see the number of students who expressed interest (students may select more than one interest).

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City Connects: A Comprehensive Approach to Student Support

Ensuring each and every student receives services and resources needed to be academically successful

A City Connects Coordinator collaborates with teachers and others who know the student to review the strengths, needs, and interests of every student. With family approval, the coordinator then links each child to a tailored set of services and enrichment opportunities in the school or community addressing their particular strengths, needs, and interests. Enrichment activities can include sports, arts, and music; services range from social-behavioral skills support and health services to afterschool programs and mentoring. The personalized set of activities and services is designed to help each child reach their full potential.

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City Connects supports each level of the education unit, from students to parents to teachers to administrators to the entire community. Our school has truly enriched our community. We have been exposed to organizations that I’ve never heard of or would have known existed. To witness the impact it's made on our students is pretty surreal. There are students who I thought I’d never see a smile or talk to who have become pillars in our school and have helped other students grow.

Indianapolis Principal

Our Partners

This dashboard is a collaboration between the City of Indianapolis, Boston College’s Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, and Marian University’s Center for Vibrant Schools, the technical assistance center for City Connects in Indiana. The collaboration is supported by an investment of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funding, with a specific focus on bringing City Connects to the East Side.

Indiana Office of Education Innovation
Boston college
Marian University
CityConnects

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