The Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) corporation is the Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

 area public school district, and is the second largest in Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 behind only the Indianapolis Public Schools

Indianapolis Public Schools

Indianapolis Public Schools, abbreviated locally as IPS, is the largest school district in Indianapolis as well as in the state of Indiana with 33,372 students enrolled in 2009-2010...

. 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. FWCS's current superintendent is Dr. Wendy Robinson. FWCS is divided into several departments, including Technology, Transportation, Curriculum, Continuing Education, Food Services, and Communications.

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 will be the final year of operations for the school. Returning students will be 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

• Elmhurst High School
  Elmhurst High School
  Elmhurst High School was a public high school with a comprehensive intake and over 1,000 students. Elmhurst High School was part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district, serving those living in the Waynedale area of Fort Wayne...
  
   (Recently Closed)
• North Side High School
  North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
  North Side High School is a secondary school in the Fort Wayne Community Schools system, serving the north central neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States.- History :...
  
  
• Northrop High School
  Northrop High School
  Northrop High School is a Fort Wayne Community Schools high school situated in the northern suburbs of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.-Curriculum:...
  
  
• R. Nelson Snider High School
  R. Nelson Snider High School
  R. Nelson Snider High School is a secondary school in the Fort Wayne Community Schools system, serving the north central and northeast neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, Indiana.- History :...
  
  
• South Side High School
  South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
  South Side High School is a Fort Wayne Community Schools high school situated in south-central Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.-History:On September 11, 1922, South Side High School opened its doors to students for the first time...
  
  
• Wayne High School
  Wayne High School (Indiana)
  Wayne High School is a public high school in Fort Wayne Community Schools, located in the southern suburbs of Fort Wayne, Indiana.- Athletics :All athletic teams compete in the Summit Athletic Conference.- Team State Champions :...
  
  

Middle schools

• 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 School
  Towles Intermediate School
  Towles Intermediate School is a public Montessori school in Fort Wayne, Indiana.-History:Towles Intermediate School opened in 2006 to replace Ben Geyer Middle School, which had failed to meet state requirements and was facing state intervention. The school is named for Jeff H...
  
  (Grades 1-8)

Elementary schools

• 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

• Levan Scott Academy
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Lindley Elementary School
• Maplewood Elementary School
• Nebraska Elementary School
• Northcrest Elementary School
• Pleasant Center 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

Resources

• Fort Wayne Community Schools Homepage
• Indiana Department of Education corporation snapshot