Effective at the beginning of 2012 the Indiana Department of Education, under the authority of public law 221 which allowed Gary’s performance to be academically accessed at 145% rather than 100% and took away control of Roosevelt High School’s educational responsibility from Gary Community School Corporation. The State Board of Education then contracted with “MGT”(Manager Consultants) a for-profit out of state company hired by the Governor, which changed the name of the school, “Theodore Roosevelt College & Career Academy”. That company (MGT) hired Edison Learning to operate Roosevelt for 8 years during that time there were several principals, ending with Mr. Joshua Batchelor Sr. The class of 2020 was the last Roosevelt graduating class of 36 students. Having several honor students and one stand-out graduate, Ms. Chloe’ Coleman. She was one of only six recipients in Lake County, Indiana, to be awarded the Eli Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
In 2019 severe weather and neglectful maintenance of the heating systems over the years caused the school to suffer a major heating systems failure. The corporation’s insurance would only address the damages that were not due to neglect. The cost was estimated in the millions. The State and the emergency manager voted to close the school stating it was too costly to repair and low enrollment.