South Bend Community School Corporation

South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC)
Location
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.sbcsc.k12.in.us

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

• John Adams High School
• Clay High School
• James Whitcomb Riley High School
• Washington High School

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

John Adams High School.

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

External links

• South Bend Community School Corporation