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February 17, 2017
State board erases school’s ‘F’ By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
When Doug Hicks talks about East Allen University, he speaks of staff and parents but mostly about students. The principal of the Wayne Trace school measures success in the students’ success, and isn’t slow to mention the 100 percent graduation rate for the Class of 2016. Grades cannot be the only measure, he said. “The best way to see how a school works is to talk with the students and the parents and to visit the school and see it in action,” he said. Hicks and the EACS administration stood up, though, when the State Board of Education handed EAU a grade for its first four years. The “F” grade stung. The State Board of Education heard that appeal Feb. 1, and sided with Hicks and the state board’s
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The State Board of Education adopted corporation school grades Jan. 11. In this area: • East Allen County Schools — “B.” • Huntington County Community School Corp. — “B.” • Fort Wayne Community Schools — “C.” • Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County — “B.” • Northwest Allen County Schools — “B.” own hearing officer. The board upheld five appeals in all, in each case citing factors that did not measure the school as a whole. EAU’s was the most dramatic of those five cases. The criteria awarded points for the 2015 graduation rate. EAU’s first class graduated in 2016. No points
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Principal Doug Hicks said East Allen University will continue striving for the “A” grade that reflects the school’s 100 percent graduation rate in 2016.
were awarded. The criteria awarded points for the Class of 2015’s college and career readiness. So again, no points were awarded. In fact, all 77 EAU
Developer to purchase GE Fort Wayne campus
seniors earned diplomas in 2016. Fifty of those graduates earned college associate degrees — 60-plus credits. In the See GRADE, Page A11
Pieceful Quilters Community Sew-In 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St. Show up to volunteer or bring fabric to donate. Questions? Call Kathy Beauchot, (260) 623-2290. to create gifts for area charities. About 12 fabric fanciers of the threeyear-old Pieceful Quilters Club will assemble at 10 a.m. at the Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St. For four hours, they will create baby quilts and blankets, lap quilts and blankets, pillow cases, and walker bags. When they put down their needles, they will send the
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Cross Street Partners is in the process of purchasing the 31-acre General Electric campus on Broadway Street in Fort Wayne from GE. The company has a nearly $300 million redevelopment plan for the campus.
Eric Doden, Greater Fort Wayne Inc. CEO, during a press briefing Friday. State, regional, county and local officials, as well as residents and nearby business owners gathered Monday in the gymnasium of the GE Club on the site to hear
The Blackhawk Church Knots for Tots sewing club didn’t know the members of the Pieceful Quilters club. But when the Fort Wayne group read a Community Calendar item about the Community Sew-In, they signed up for a Saturday in Monroeville. “We like to sew and help nonprofit organizations like this, and so there are five of us who are going to see what it’s all about,” said Mary Sprunger. “We’ll take our sewing machines and our ironing boards and we’ll go see how we can help out.” Kathy Beauchot and friends will welcome the Blackhawk knotters and any other volunteers Saturday, Feb. 18,
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the official word that redevelopment would take place. “Everyone knew, myself included, that there was some potential here,” said Tom Smith, a former Fort Wayne coun-
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A Maryland developer is purchasing the General Electric campus on Broadway Street in Fort Wayne — all 31 acres — and hopes to begin construction on a more than $284 million revamp at the site as early as this fall. “I think this is the greatest thing that could happen to Fort Wayne,” said Darrell Kindschy, who has lived within walking distance to the campus since 1974. “It will help the neighborhood. … Everyone is talking about it.” The announcement of the purchase and plans Monday was indeed what everyone seemed to be talking about that day. “This is a big win for the Broadway neighborhood and the south side of Fort Wayne,” said
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