Fort Wayne Community Schools has made Adequate Yearly Progress under the federal No Child Left
Behind guidelines for the second consecutive year, taking the district out of correction action for
the first time in six years. Academic gains made over the last two years also earned FWCS Exemplary
status under the Indiana's accountability law, Public Law 221. Exemplary is the highest status
awarded and can only be achieved by making AYP.
"While we have never allowed labels to define who we are and what we do, we are proud of the
work being done in each of our buildings to reach these milestones," Superintendent Dr. Wendy
Robinson said. "The reforms we started several years ago, including adding full-day kindergarten
in all schools, making sure our teachers are well-trained and tailoring instruction for each
student's needs, are truly making a difference in academic achievement. These results show that
we are following our moral purpose: Educating all children to high standards."
Preliminary results, based on data from the 2010-11 school year and results from the spring 2011
ISTEP+ exams, show that FWCS met either the identified targets or safe harbor for the district as a
whole as well as for individual subgroups. The preliminary results also show that 22 schools made
AYP with others being examined to determine if appeals will be made.
Because FWCS made AYP in 2010 and 2011 and posted significant gains on the spring 2011 ISTEP+ exams,
it reached Exemplary status in the state's rankings.
"Our staff members, students, parents, the Board of School Trustees and the community all played
a role in getting us to this point," Dr. Robinson said. "We will continue to push on,
working just as hard as we have in recent years to ensure that all of our students are
successful."
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