East Allen County Schools
East Allen County Schools (EACS) | |
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1240 State Road 930 East
, Allen County, IN, 46774 | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Dream it. Do it. |
Grades | PK–12[1] |
Superintendent | Marilyn S. Hissong |
Budget | $161,459,313 (2024)[2] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 10,090 (2022-23) [1] |
Teachers | 614.99 (2022-23)[1] |
Staff | 675.50 (2022-23)[1] |
Other information | |
2023 Graduation Rate: | 88% [3] |
2023 Graduates | 739[3] |
Website | Official website |
The East Allen County School (EACS) corporation is an Allen County area public school district, one of the largest in area in Indiana, encompassing southeast Fort Wayne, all of Leo-Cedarville, Monroeville, New Haven, and Woodburn. It operates six secondary schools and eight elementary schools. EACS's current superintendent is Marilyn S. Hissong.
The district was created in the mid-1960s as a combination of 10 smaller, township school districts.[4]
Boundary
[edit]Its boundary includes the following townships: Cedar Creek, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Marion, Maumee, Milan, Monroe, Scipio, Springfield, and Adams (majority).[5]
The district includes the municipalities of Grabill, Leo-Cedarville, Monroeville, New Haven, and Woodburn, along with portions of Fort Wayne. It also includes the census-designated places of Harlan and Hoagland.[5] The unincorporated area of Poe is also in this district.[6]
Secondary schools
[edit]- Heritage Junior/Senior High School
- Leo Junior/Senior High School
- New Haven High School
- Paul Harding Junior High School
- Woodlan Junior/Senior High School
New Haven Middle School was its own building until 2019, when grades were reconfigured, with a junior high school attached to New Haven High School.[7]
Additionally East Allen University is a dual-credit high school program.
Elementary schools
[edit]- Cedarville Elementary
- Heritage Elementary
- Leo Elementary
- New Haven Intermediate School
- New Haven Primary School
- Prince Chapman Academy
- Southwick Elementary
- Woodlan Elementary
Superintendents of East Allen County Schools
[edit]Period | Duration | Name |
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July 2017 - | Marilyn S. Hissong | |
June 2017 - July 2017 | 4 days | Douglas Hicks |
August 2013 - June 2017 [8] | 3 yrs, 10 mos | Dr. Kenneth Folks |
July 2009 - February 2013[4][9][10][11] | 3 yrs, 8 mos | Dr. Karyle Green |
March 2006 - June 2009, September 2005 - February 2006 (interim), July 2005 - August 2005 (acting) |
3 yrs, 4 mos, 6 mos, 2 mos |
Dr. M. Kay Novotny |
July 1996 - June 2005 | 9 yrs | Dr. Jeff Abbott |
February 1991 - June 1996 | 5 yrs, 5 mos | Dr. James R. Gland |
July 1990 - January 1991 (interim) | 7 mos | Dr. Thomas G. Grabill |
July 1982 - June 1990 | 8 yrs | Dr. Michael P. Benway |
July 1973 - June 1982 | 9 yrs | Dr. Daryl R. Yost |
April 1969 - June 1973 | 4 yrs, 3 mos | [Dr. Richard Miller |
July 1968 - March 1969 (interim) | 9 mos | Dr. Robert Holt |
1964 (Inception)- June 1968 | 4 yrs | Dr. Paul Harding |
Resources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "East Allen County Schools". NCES. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Budget Notices for Local Government". budgetnotices.in.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "2023 State Graduation Rate Data". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Journal Gazette - www.journalgazette.net".
- ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Allen County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Village of Poe Figure". Allen County Regional Water & Sewer District. Retrieved April 4, 2020. - Closeup of townsite - Compare with the district boundary in the census map.
- ^ Sandleben, Tony (May 10, 2019). "New Haven Middle School to be torn down in EACS transition". WANE. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "Statement from the East Allen County School Board" (PDF). EACS. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "EACS and superintendent to "part ways"". WANE TV15. February 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "EACS and superintendent come to severance agreement". WANE TV15. February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.