This year s remote learning experiences are helping Fort Wayne Community Schools shape its new online-only K-12 program.
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FWCS approves new online K-12 program
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
This year s remote learning experiences are helping Fort Wayne Community Schools shape its new online-only K-12 program.
These lessons affect Fort Wayne Virtual Academy s staffing, structure and expectations, district leaders told the school board.
The board on Monday unanimously signed off on the remote learning school launching this fall with up to 720 students. FWCS announced the option last week.
Student-teacher interaction will be a vital component, with classes operating on a more traditional schedule, Superintendent Mark Daniel said. He explained other virtual schools use a structure that allows students to work independently.
Official at FWCS gets new title
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
D. Faye Williams-Robbins will soon trade her mouthful of a title at Fort Wayne Community Schools with a simpler description of her duties – deputy superintendent.
The change isn t official yet, but Superintendent Mark Daniel is already introducing Williams-Robbins that way rather than calling her chief of secondary and student, family and community engagement.
The board is expected to approve this new title and others next month, FWCS spokeswoman Krista Stockman said. Daniel told staff about the changes Wednesday.
“To support the curriculum work ahead, I am making some changes in our organizational chart, primarily to recognize and reflect the importance of the work being done,” Daniel said in a message to staff.
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FWCS joins in inequity effort
United Front to address racism
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne Community Schools is joining a citywide, yearlong effort addressing racial inequities.
Superintendent Mark Daniel told a Facebook audience this week the district is fortunate to have administrator D. Faye Williams-Robbins participate in the steering committee for United Front, a cultural competency training program.
Williams-Robbins is chief of student, family and community engagement.
“Our schools are just microcosms of our community,” Daniel said Tuesday during his monthly Facebook Live update. “If we can work hard in our schools to create racial justice, to eliminate bias, to create equity, what a wonderful – what a wonderful, wonderful – initiative.”