Fort Wayne Community Schools
{{short description|Public school district in Indiana}}
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{{Infobox school district
| name = Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS)
| logo =
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| motto = We Are Your Schools
| type = Public
| budget =
| established =
| region = Allen County
| grades = K-12
| superintendent = Dr. Mark Daniel
| teachers = 1,883
| staff = 4,003
| students = 28,629 {{Cite web|url=https://www.fortwayneschools.org/about-us|title = Fort Wayne Community Schools}}
| conference = Summit
| accreditation =
| mascot = North Side Legends
Northrop Bruins
Snider Panthers
South Side Archers
Wayne Generals
| free_label = 2011 Graduation Rate
| free_text = 86% {{cite web |url=https://indianagps.doe.in.gov/ReportCard/3339 }}
| free_label2 = 2023 Graduates
| free_text2 = 1,898
| location = 1200 S Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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| website = [https://www.fortwayneschools.org Official website]
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| caption1 = Map of the Allen County School Districts
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Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) is the Fort Wayne, Indiana area public school district, and is the largest in Indiana. The second largest is 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fwcs.k12.in.us/about.php|title = Fort Wayne Community Schools}} FWCS's current superintendent is Dr. Mark Daniel. FWCS is divided into several departments, including Technology, Transportation, Academic Services, Continuing Education, Nutrition Services, and Public Affairs.
Boundary
The district's boundary includes St. Joseph, Washington, and Wayne townships, as well as a block of Adams Township. The majority of Fort Wayne and a small section of New Haven are this district.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18003_allen/DC20SD_C18003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Allen County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-06-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18003_allen/DC20SD_C18003_SD2MS.txt Text list]
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 channels, Comcast 54 and FiOS/Frontier 24. The School Board approves the FWCS tax rate and any borrowing that will be paid off by property taxes.
Current FWCS board members include Steve Corona, Anne Duff, Julie Hollingsworth, Rohli Booker, Jennifer Matthias, Maria Norman and Noah Smith. [https://www.fortwayneschools.org/about-us/board-of-school-trustees Board of School Trustees]
=Property tax remonstrace=
On April 23, 2007, the School Board voted to fight a remonstrance by property taxpayers in the FWCS district opposing a $500 million Facilities Improvement Plan. The organization [https://web.archive.org/web/20070307104735/http://codeblueschools.org/ 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
=Elmhurst High School closure=
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 district. The closing of Elmhurst was controversial. By a unanimous vote of 7-0, the board agreed to accept the administration's recommendation for closure, effective upon completion of the 2009-2010 academic year. Returning students were reallocated to other high schools in the FWCS system.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Schools
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 (Saturday and Sunday).
=High schools=
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- North Side High School
- Northrop High School
- R. Nelson Snider High School
- South Side High School
- Wayne High School[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630162424/http://fwcs.k12.in.us/schools/schoollist.php]
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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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130630162424/http://fwcs.k12.in.us/schools/schoollist.php]
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=Intermediate school=
- Towles Intermediate School (Grades 1-8)[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630162424/http://fwcs.k12.in.us/schools/schoollist.php]
=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 Center
- 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
- Levan Scott Academy
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Lindley Elementary School
- Maplewood Elementary School
- Nebraska Elementary School (closed in 2016)
- Northcrest Elementary School
- 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
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=Other Facilities=
- Anthis Career Center
- L.C. Ward Education Center [https://web.archive.org/web/20130630162424/http://fwcs.k12.in.us/schools/schoollist.php]
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://www.fortwayneschools.org}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040820132835/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=0235 Indiana Department of Education corporation snapshot]
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