This week marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Montezuma Elementary – an Indiana Agriculture & Technology School. On Tuesday, August 4, families, students, educators, community members, elected officials, volunteers, media, and partners gathered to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of the school. What began just months ago as a community determined to

MONTEZUMA, Ind. — A new chapter begins for the Montezuma community on Tuesday, August 4, as Montezuma Elementary – an Indiana Agriculture & Technology School (IATS) celebrates its opening with a public ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m.  The celebration marks the culmination of months of community collaboration to preserve the neighborhood school after the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Anne O’Brien, Director of Communications317-660-0733aobrien@indiana.ag Montezuma, Indiana — May 22, 2026— The Indiana Agriculture & Technology School (IATS) is proud to announce that it has received approval from its charter authorizer, the University of Southern Indiana (USI), to move forward with opening a new tuition-free public charter school serving grades K–6 at

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTEZUMA, IN – Indiana Agriculture & Technology School (IATS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Janine Sutton as School Leader of Montezuma Elementary – an Indiana Agriculture & Technology School. Sutton brings more than 24 years of experience in elementary education, including the past two decades serving students and families at