FWCS Board approves administrative changes as part of comprehensive reform efforts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved several administrative changes\u00c2\u00a0Monday, Jan. 25, as part of the district’s efforts to reinvent the high schools making them\u00c2\u00a0centers of high achievement for all students. The process began with each high school assistant\u00c2\u00a0principal being notified that there would be significant changes in job descriptions, and they would\u00c2\u00a0need to reapply for positions, if interested, and commit to the new requirements. The new job\u00c2\u00a0descriptions were established, detailing the skills needed for each assistant principal position and\u00c2\u00a0the duties assigned to each job to more precisely focus each individual’s responsibilities.<\/p>\n
Assistant principals now fall into one of five categories:<\/p>\n
Comprehensive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Assistant Principal\/260 – Works the entire year (260 days) and supports the principal in\u00c2\u00a0providing educational leadership throughout the building; administration, supervision and evaluation\u00c2\u00a0of building staff as appropriate; responsible for master scheduling; works with building coaches and\u00c2\u00a0department heads to coordinate professional development; collect, analyze and report data for end of\u00c2\u00a0course, discipline, failure rates and other reports as needed; must possess good people skills, have\u00c2\u00a0the ability to work collaboratively and facilitate change; assist in other areas as needed,\u00c2\u00a0including school improvement, assessment and student supervision.<\/li>\n
- Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success – Works 215 days and supports the principal in providing\u00c2\u00a0educational leadership throughout the building; evaluation of building staff as appropriate;\u00c2\u00a0responsible for coordination of students services for discipline and creative application of\u00c2\u00a0behavior modification techniques; collaborate with directors of Pyramid for Success and Student\u00c2\u00a0Services; assist in other areas as needed, including student supervision, discipline and data\u00c2\u00a0analysis.<\/li>\n
- Assistant Principal\/Freshman Initiative – Works 215 days and supports the principal in providing\u00c2\u00a0educational leadership throughout the building; administration, supervision and evaluation of\u00c2\u00a0building staff as appropriate; responsible for comprehensive oversight of all freshman activities;\u00c2\u00a0collaborate with Student Services as needed; assure successful transition from middle school to high\u00c2\u00a0school; work with building coaches to coordinate professional development; assist in other areas as\u00c2\u00a0needed, including student supervision, ninth-grade schedules; school improvement and data analysis.<\/li>\n
- Assistant Principal\/Operations – Works 215 days and supports the principal in providing\u00c2\u00a0educational leadership throughout the building; administration, supervision and evaluation of\u00c2\u00a0building staff as appropriate; coordinates building supervision, transportation and food services;\u00c2\u00a0manages and coordinates with athletic director for facility usage; responsible for discipline and\u00c2\u00a0creative application of behavior modification techniques; assist in other areas as needed, including\u00c2\u00a0student supervision and data analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Non-comprehensive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Assistant Principal – Works in the district’s non-traditional high schools (Anthis, Ward,\u00c2\u00a0Youth Life Skills and New Tech) and supports the principal in providing educational leadership\u00c2\u00a0throughout the building; administration, supervision and evaluation of building staff as\u00c2\u00a0appropriate; responsible for master scheduling and student scheduling; collect, analyze and report\u00c2\u00a0data for end of course, discipline, failure rates and other reports as needed; must possess good\u00c2\u00a0people skills, have the ability to work collaboratively and facilitate change; assist in other areas\u00c2\u00a0as needed, including school improvement, assessment and student supervision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
After the new job descriptions were established, candidates were then eligible to apply and\u00c2\u00a0interview for positions. That information, along with past work history and skill considerations\u00c2\u00a0were used to determine who would receive jobs in the new structure. Individuals were selected based\u00c2\u00a0on their work ethic, performance, current skill set, ability to work as a team, relationship skills\u00c2\u00a0and answers to interview questions.<\/p>\n
Principal placements were based on individual schools’ academic progress, culture and\u00c2\u00a0leadership style.<\/p>\n
“These are massive changes establishing the administrative teams who will now move forward\u00c2\u00a0with additional changes to provide students with a rigorous education that prepares them for life\u00c2\u00a0after high school,” Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson said.<\/p>\n
Principals and assistant principals for the 2010-11 school year will be as follows. The number and\u00c2\u00a0type of assistants assigned to each school are based on the size and needs of the building.<\/p>\n
Elmhurst High School<\/strong>
\nPrincipal TBD
\nManju Hayes, Assistant Principal\/260
\nKevin Damerell, Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success
\nDan Nolan, Assistant Principal\/Freshman Initiative<\/p>\nNorth Side High School<\/strong>
\nChad Hissong, Principal
\nMark Bailey, Assistant Principal\/260
\nDavid West, Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success
\nJo Knight, Assistant Principal\/Freshman Initiative<\/p>\nNorthrop High School<\/strong>
\nBarb Ahlersmeyer, Principal
\nCheryl Strader, Assistant Principal\/260
\nTBD, Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success
\nSteve Simmons, Assistant Principal\/Freshman Initiative
\nLinda Johnson, Assistant Principal\/Operations<\/p>\nSouth Side High School<\/strong>
\nCarlton Mable, Principal
\nJohn Houser, Assistant Principal\/260*
\nKevin Goralczyk, Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success
\nTBD, Assistant Principal\/Freshman Initiative<\/p>\nSnider High School<\/strong>
\nDeborah Watson, Principal
\nDavid Stinson, Assistant Principal\/260*
\nCraig Sloan, Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success
\nTBD, Assistant Principal\/Freshman Initiative
\nLeeAnn Thompson, Assistant Principal\/Operations<\/p>\nWayne High School<\/strong>
\nThomas Smith, Principal
\nChuck DeFord, Assistant Principal\/260*
\nMike Schnelker, Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success*
\nBarry Schrock, Assistant Principal\/Freshman Initiative*
\nLiz Bryan, Assistant Principal\/New Tech<\/p>\nAnthis Career Center<\/strong>
\nLarry Gerardot, Principal
\nMary Larsen, Assistant Principal\/260
\nMary McArdle, Assistant Principal\/Pyramid for Success
\nBob Roebuck, Assistant Principal\/Operations<\/p>\nWard Education Center<\/strong>
\nGradlin Pruitt, Principal
\nTracy Huckleberry, Assistant Principal\/260<\/p>\nYouth Life Skills<\/strong>
\nJ. Marc Outlaw, Assistant Principal\/Youth Life Skills<\/p>\n*New to administration or changed classification.<\/p>\n
The Board also approved Jennifer Mable as the principal of Kekionga Middle School effective July 1.
\nShe has been the principal of Lane Middle School since 2006.<\/p>\n
About Fort Wayne Community Schools<\/strong>
\nWith nearly 32,000 students, Fort Wayne Community Schools is Indiana’s second-largest school district. FWCS proudly allows families to choose any of its 53 schools through its successful school-choice program creating diversity in each school, including some with more than 75 languages spoken. FWCS offers seven magnet schools focusing on areas such as fine arts or Montessori at the elementary and middle school level as well as the prestigious International Baccalaureate program for high school students.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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