The Northwest Allen County School Board hired Wayne Barker as the district’s next superintendent. The board extended the offer through a unanimous vote at a special meeting June 7 and Barker accepted.Barker’s three-year contract begins at a salary of $189,500.Barker currently is ...
Fort Wayne Community Schools is working on transforming its curriculum to educate its students for the jobs of tomorrow. As part of that, FWCS employees visited schools in Louisville, Kentucky, to see what worked and didn’t.“We’re trying to take a traditional school situation and make it ...
Northwest Allen County Schools revealed four teachers who were selected after review of nominations by a panel of administrators.The teachers were surprised at final school gatherings May 27 and officially recognized as “Teachers of the Year” at Northwest Allen County Schools for the ...
Carroll High School has named the two valedictorians and two salutatorians for the 2022 commencement ceremony on June 5 at 3 p.m. at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.<h3>VALEDICTORIANS</h3><strong>Edwin Hyaw-Tsaw N</strong>g, child ...
The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees had many questions regarding the proposed renewal of two programs — DreamBox Learning Math and various Heinemann Literary resources.With the students’ best interests in mind, the Board wanted to ensure that these programs would help ...
Something had to be done and everyone knew it. The playground at Forest Park Elementary School, 2004 Alabama Ave., was in shambles. Old, broken equipment looked out of place on the school’s pristine playground, and none of it was accessible to all children, especially those with a disability. ...
Visual art students at Carroll High School showcased their work during Fine Arts Night on May 19.An awards ceremony was held during the night for students whose art has been recognized at the local, regional and national levels.A ceramics sale was also available to anyone interested in ...
Carroll High School fashion students hosted the 9th annual spring fashion show on April 29 titled “Queens and Pixie Stix.”Through the ticket sales, the fashion students were able to donate $1,000 to RespectTeam. RespectTeam is a Huntertown-based organization aiming to teach students about ...
Two educators within Fort Wayne Community Schools were surprised on May 11 with Teacher of the Year awards.Caroline Rosado, a fifth-grade teacher at Weisser Park Elementary School, was given the FWCS Elementary Teacher of the Year award for her work at Weisser Park. Rosado has taught for five ...
