In July, the state said it would close the district at the end of the current school year, for consistently poor academicperformance at its schools and operating a budget deficit for four consecutive years.
In 2009, one year after Sampson's departure, there came a final insult: Poor academicperformance cost the Hoosiers two basketball scholarships for a season.
Such a plan also gives parents an unobtrusive way to check on their student's academic progress throughout the year--and a carrot is more effective than a stick when urging better performance.