South Bend Community School Corporation
| South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
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215 S St Joseph Street South Bend, Indiana City of South Bend | |
| District information | |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Carole Schmidt |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 19,308 [1] |
| Teachers | 1,214 [2] |
| Staff | 2,010 |
| Athletic conference | NIC |
| District mascot |
Adams Eagles Clay Colonials Riley Wildcats Washington Panthers |
| Other information | |
| 2014 Graduation Rate: | 78.6% [3] |
| Website |
www |
The South Bend Community School Corporation operates the public schools in South Bend, Indiana, and is one of the largest school corporations in Indiana, with a total of 34 schools.
Schools
High schools
Intermediate centers
- Brown Intermediate Center
- Clay Intermediate Center
- Dickinson Intermediate Center
- Edison Intermediate Center
- Greene Intermediate Center
- Jackson Intermediate Center
- Jefferson Intermediate Center
- Lasalle Academy
- Marshall Intermediate Center
- Navarre Intermediate Center
Primary centers
- Coquillard Primary Center
- Darden Primary Center
- Hamilton Traditional School
Monroe Primary Center - Harrison Primary Center
- Hay Primary Center
- Kennedy Academy
- Lincoln Primary Center
- Madison Primary Center
- Marquette Primary Montessori Academy
- McKinley Primary Center
- Monroe Primary Center
- Muessel Primary Center
- Nuner Primary Center
- Perley Primary Fine Arts Academy
- Swanson Primary Center
- Tarkington Traditional School
- Warren Primary Center
- Wilson Primary Center
Superintendent
Dr. Carole Schmidt is the district's superintendent, she was appointed to the position on November 18, 2011. She replaced former superintendent James Kapsa who ran the district from 2008 to 2011. James Kapsa replaced Dr. Zimmerman who was superintendent from 2006 to 2008. From 2001 to 2006 the superintendent was Dr. Joan Raymond. Superintendent Raymond is noted for implementing the Plan Z restructuring program. Preceding Joan Raymond was Dr. Virginia Calvin who was known for creating the new Riley High School which was supposed to rejuvenate the neighborhood surrounding the school. [4]
Plan Z
In 2003-2004 marked the first year Plan Z was taken into place. This plan led to a restructuring and a redistricting of students around the South Bend area. Prior to Plan Z, there were 5 high school, 5 middle schools, and the rest elementary. Now, only 4 high school remain: Adams, Riley, Clay, and Washington. Former high school LaSalle was turned into an Academy for grades 5-8. Originally there was 6 high schools including Jackson High School but like LaSalle it was turned into a middle school. Plan Z created the Intermediate and Primary centers (as listed above) and removed the Middle School and Elementary School branding. Primary centers are grade K-4 and Intermediate schools are 5-8. Plan Z also removed after school sports teams from primary centers and restricted the number of sports available for students to play at intermediate schools.
Athletics
As of 2015, there are grade point averages that student athletes must keep in order to remain eligible to play on their sports teams. For first year students (freshmen) it is 1.5, for second year students (sophomores) it is 1.67, for third year students (juniors) it is 1.85, and for fourth year students (seniors) it is 2.0. Prior to August 2015 students from all grade levels had to maintain a 2.0, but that month the board voted to relax the GPA standards.[5]
References
- ↑ http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/enrollment.aspx?type=corp&id=7205
- ↑ http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/personnel.aspx?type=corp&id=7205
- ↑ http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/graduates.aspx?type=corp&id=7205
- ↑ Spehar, Tony (November 18, 2011). "Carole Schmidt named SBCSC's permanent superintendent". ABC 57. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Hickey, Megan and Maria Catanzarite. "MORE reaction: SB School Board relaxes GPA standards" (Archive). WNDU-TV. August 4, 2015. Retrieved on August 5, 2015.