Gary Community School Corporation

Gary Community School Corporation serves most students who reside in Gary, Indiana.

Gary Community School Corporation
Address
900 Gerry Street
Gary
, Indiana, 46406
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
Established1909 (1909)
SuperintendentDr. Paige McNulty
NCES District ID1803870 [1]
Students and staff
Students4,770 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers280.98 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Staff300.0 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio16.98:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.garycsc.k12.in.us

History

In 2017, Gary Community Corp became the first school system in Indiana involved in a state takeover. Control of the district was transferred from the elected school board and appointed school superintendent to the State of Indiana's Distressed Unit Appeals Board, which placed MGT Consulting and Emergency Fiscal Manager Peggy Hinckley in charge of managing the district.[2] Gary school board President Rosie Washington was quoted as saying "We Have No Power", in the context of the state's takeover.[3] In November 2018, it was discovered that former Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett, who directed policies that led to the state takeover, has an ownership stake in the for-profit company selected to manage the takeover with the potential to earn $11.4 million.[4][5]

School uniforms

All GCSC students from pre-Kindergarten through the 12 grade are required to wear school uniforms.[6] Starting the 2007-2008 Academic School year, all schools will follow the new "school uniform" policy. The school uniform policy varies for school and grade level, such as color.

Schools

All schools are located in Gary.

Gary Community School Corporation, which operates most of the public schools in the city proper.

Traditional high schools:

Middle schools:

  • Williams Annex - As of 2017 it is the sole school in the Gary CSC that only serves middle school[7]

Elementary schools:

  • Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center
  • Bailly Preparatory Academy
  • Beveridge Elementary School
  • Glen Park Academy For Excellence In Learning
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Jacques Marquette Elementary School
  • Frankie W. McCullough Academy for Girls
  • Dr. Bernard C. Watson Academy for Boys
    • Dr. Bernard C. Watson Academy For Boys, an all boys' zoned elementary school, opened in 2006 in the former Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School. McCullough Academy for Girls, an all girls' zoned elementary school, opened in the former David O. Duncan Elementary School in 2006. These schools served Dorie Miller Public Housing Development and Delaney Public Housing Development.[8] Watson was scheduled to close in 2014.[9]
  • Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School

Early childhood centers:

Ungraded:

Former schools

7-12:

High:

Middle/junior high:

  • Bailly Middle School
  • Beckman Middle School
  • Dunbar-Pulaski Middle School / Casimir Pulaski Junior High School
  • Thomas A. Edison Middle School
  • Tolleston Middle School
  • {Kennedy-King Junior High School}

Elementary:

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Gary Community School Corp". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. Puente, Michael. "Struggling Gary Schools Open Under New Leadership — The State", WBEZ. August 17, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. McCollum, Carmen. "Gary school board members frustrated by their lack of power", The Times of Northwest Indiana. November 30, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  4. Carlson, Carole (27 November 2018). "Former state school chief Bennett aligned with Gary schools manager". Post Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  5. Carden, Dan (15 October 2017). "Emergency manager firm running Gary schools can earn $11.4 million in next three years". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  6. "Uniforms Are Coming to The Middle Schools! Archived 2006-09-17 at the Wayback Machine" Gary Community School Corporation.
  7. Home Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Williams Annex. Retrieved on February 5, 2017.
  8. "Bernard C. Watson Academy For Boys Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine." Gary School Corporation. Retrieved on December 18, 2015.
  9. Scott, Louise. "Gary closes six schools at year's end." Gary Crusader. June 5, 2014. Retrieved on December 18, 2015.
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