Fort Wayne Community Schools
| Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) | |
|---|---|
| Type and location | |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Region | Allen County |
| Location | 1200 Clinton Street Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Wendy Robinson |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 31,568 [1] |
| Teachers | 1,931 |
| Staff | 3,502 |
| Athletic Conference | Summit |
| District Mascot | Elmhurst Trojans North Side Redskins Northrop Bruins Snider Panthers South Side Archers Wayne Generals |
| Other information | |
| 2009 Graduation Rate: | 83.2% [2] |
| 2009 Graduates | 1,898 |
| Schedule | multiple schedules in use |
| Website | Official website |
The Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) corporation is the Fort Wayne, Indiana area public school district, and is the second largest in Indiana behind only the Indianapolis Public Schools. It operates five high schools, eleven middle schools, and over thirty elementary schools, serving 31,568 students (nearly 3% of Indiana's K-12 population) in 2010-2011.[3] FWCS's current superintendent is Dr. Wendy Robinson. FWCS is divided into several departments, including Technology, Transportation, Curriculum, Continuing Education, Food Services, and Communications.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 will be the final year of operations for the school. Returning students will be reallocated to other high schools in the FWCS system.
[edit] 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.
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[edit] Middle schools
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[edit] Elementary schools
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[edit] Other Facilities
- Anthis Career Center
[edit] Resources
[edit] 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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