Fort Wayne Community Schools
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| Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) | |
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| Location | |
| 1200 Clinton Street Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Wendy Robinson |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 30,980 [1] |
| Teachers | 1,883 |
| Staff | 4,088 |
| Athletic conference | Summit |
| District mascot | North Side Redskins Northrop Bruins Snider Panthers South Side Archers Wayne Generals |
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| 2011 Graduation Rate | 88.1% [2] |
| 2009 Graduates | 1,898 |
| Website | Official website |
The Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) corporation is the Fort Wayne, Indiana area public school district, and is one of the largest in Indiana, right behind of the Indianapolis Public Schools. It operates five high schools, ten middle schools, one intermediate school (1-8 grades) and over thirty elementary schools, serving 30,992 students (nearly 3% of Indiana's K-12 population) in 2012-2013.[3] FWCS's current superintendent is Dr. Wendy Robinson. FWCS is divided into several departments, including Technology, Transportation, Academic Services, Continuing Education, Nutrition Services, and Public Affairs.
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School Board
The FWCS Board of School Trustees serves as the district's governing and fiscal body, and its meetings are open to the public in the Grile Administrative Center in downtown Fort Wayne and broadcast on local cable channel LTV-54. The School Board approves the FWCS tax rate and any borrowing that will be paid off by property taxes. Current FWCS board members include Becky Hill, John Peirce, Steve Corona, Mark GiaQuinta, Julie Hollingsworth, Lisa Olinger, and Jordan Lebamoff.
Property Tax Remonstrace
On April 23, 2007, the School Board voted to fight a remonstrance by property tax payers in the FWCS district opposing a $500 million Facilities Improvement Plan. The organization Code Blue Schools led the remonstrance. Remonstrance petitions were submitted to the Allen County Auditor on July 1, 2007. Those against the $500 million bond issue submitted over 33,000 signatures, in contrast with the 11,000 signatures collected in favor of the bond issue.
Closing Elmhurst High School
On March 22, 2010, a vote was taken by the FWCS School Board to accept a recommendation of the FWCS administration regarding ways to reduce the 2010 district budget by $15 million. The administration's report included the step of closing Elmhurst High School. The budget moves were required because current economic conditions reduced federal and state funds available to the school district. The closing of Elmhurst has been a highly debated topic over the past several years, and the Board, by a unanimous vote of 7-0, agreed to accept the administration's recommendation. With that action, the 2009/10 school year was the final year of operations for the school. Returning students were reallocated to other high schools in the FWCS system.
School Directory
As well as offering public education during the day, FWCS offers continuing education classes and events that meet in its buildings in the evenings and on weekends.
High schools
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Middle schools
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- Blackhawk Middle School
- Jefferson Middle School
- Kekionga Middle School
- Lakeside Middle School
- Lane Middle School
- Memorial Park Middle School
- Miami Middle School
- Northwood Middle School
- Portage Middle School
- Shawnee Middle School
- Towles Intermediate Montessori School[2]
Intermediate school
- Towles Intermediate School (Grades 1-8)[3]
Elementary schools
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- Abbett Elementary School
- Adams Elementary School
- Arlington Elementary School
- Bloomingdale Elementary School
- Brentwood Elementary School
- Bunche Montessori Early Childhood Ctr.
- Croninger Elementary School
- Fairfield Elementary School
- Forest Park Elementary School
- Franke Park Elementary School
- Glenwood Park Elementary School
- Haley Elementary School
- Harris Elementary School
- Harrison Hill Elementary School
- Holland Elementary School
- Indian Village Elementary School
- Irwin Elementary School[4]
- Levan Scott Academy
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Lindley Elementary School
- Maplewood Elementary School
- Nebraska Elementary School
- Northcrest Elementary School
- Pleasant Center Elementary School (Recently Closed)
- Price Elementary School
- Shambaugh Elementary School
- South Wayne Elementary School
- St Joseph Central Elementary School
- Study Elementary School
- Washington Center Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
- Waynedale Elementary School
- Weisser Park Elementary School
- Young Early Childhood Center[5]
Other Facilities
- Anthis Career Center
- L.C. Ward Education Center[6]
Resources
References
- ↑ http://www.fwcs.k12.in.us/about.php
- ↑ http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=0235
- ↑ http://www.fwcs.k12.in.us/about.php]
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