You can help Indianapolis students start the new school year prepared.

IPS is launching its annual Back-to-School Supply Drive. The district invites community partners and organizations to help provide essential school supplies for students and their teachers.

Those who would like to participate are encouraged to pick up extra supplies when doing their own back-to-school shopping this summer. Requested supplies include everything from notebook paper to backpacks.

Use the drop down menus below to plan your shopping trip.

Contact Tiffany Parker, IPS’ Family and Community Engagement Manager, at parkertm@myips.org to arrange to drop off supplies.

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Mirror Indy reporter Carley Lanich covers early childhood and K-12 education. Contact her at carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org or follow her on X @carleylanich.

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Help Indy students start the year with school supplies

by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy
June 10, 2026

<h1>Help Indy students start the year with school supplies</h1> <p class="byline">by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy <br />June 10, 2026</p> <p>You can help Indianapolis students start the new school year prepared.</p> <p><a href="http://myips.org">IPS</a> is launching its annual <a href="https://myips.org/blog/district/2026-help-ips-students-succeed-with-the-back-to-school-supply-drive/">Back-to-School Supply Drive</a>. The district invites community partners and organizations to help provide essential school supplies for students and their teachers.</p> <p>Those who would like to participate are encouraged to pick up extra supplies when doing their own back-to-school shopping this summer. Requested supplies include everything from notebook paper to backpacks.</p> <p>Use the drop down menus below to plan your shopping trip.</p> <details class="wp-block-details"> <summary>Shop for K-12 teachers</summary> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Hand sanitizer bottles</li> <li>Tissue boxes</li> <li>Disinfectant wipes</li> <li>Gallon-size Ziploc bags</li> <li>Quart-size Ziploc bags</li> <li>Expo dry erase markers</li> <li>Construction paper</li> <li>Post-it Notes</li> <li>Copy paper</li> <li>Highlighters</li> <li>Pencils</li> <li>Graph paper</li> </ul> </details> <details class="wp-block-details"> <summary>Shop for pre-K through fifth graders</summary> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Backpacks</li> <li>24-pack Ticonderoga pencils</li> <li>24-pack Crayola crayons</li> <li>12-pack Crayola colored pencils</li> <li>Two-pocket folders</li> <li>Scissors</li> <li>Reuseable water bottles</li> <li>Pencil case, box or pouch</li> <li>Large erasers</li> <li>Headphones</li> <li>Rulers</li> <li>Pencil sharpeners</li> </ul> </details> <details class="wp-block-details"> <summary>Shop for middle schoolers</summary> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Large backpack</li> <li>3x5 note cards</li> <li>Three-ring binder (1-inch and 2-inch)</li> <li>Scientific calculator</li> <li>Pencils</li> <li>Blue and black ink pens</li> <li>Headphones</li> <li>Scissors</li> <li>Composition notebooks</li> <li>Two-pocket folders</li> <li>Divider tabs</li> <li>Filler paper (wide- and college-rule)</li> <li>Large erasers</li> <li>Pencil sharpeners</li> <li>Spiral notebooks</li> </ul> </details> <details class="wp-block-details"> <summary>Shop for high schoolers</summary> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Large backpack</li> <li>3x5 note cards</li> <li>Three-ring binders (1-inch and 2-inch)</li> <li>Scientific calculator</li> <li>Pencils</li> <li>Mechanical pencils</li> <li>Blue and black ink pens</li> <li>Headphones</li> <li>Water bottles</li> <li>Scissors</li> <li>Composition notebooks</li> <li>Highlighters</li> <li>Two-pocket folders</li> <li>Divider tabs</li> <li>Filler paper (wide- and college-rule)</li> <li>Large erasers</li> <li>Post-it Notes</li> <li>Spiral notebooks</li> <li>Pencil sharpeners</li> </ul> </details> <p>Contact Tiffany Parker, IPS’ Family and Community Engagement Manager, at <a href="mailto:parkertm@myips.org">parkertm@myips.org</a> to arrange to drop off supplies.</p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/ips-back-to-school-supply-drive-donations-indianapolis-students-summer-2026/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=83554&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/ips-back-to-school-supply-drive-donations-indianapolis-students-summer-2026/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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