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State Representative Win Moses and Fort Wayne Chief of Police Rusty York will join a host of community, business and government leaders in experiencing the ups and downs, joys and frustrations of today's public educational process. Fort Wayne Community Schools will hold its 11th annual Principal for a Day on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Guest principals will begin their day when students arrive at their building: 8 a.m. for secondary and 8:50 a.m. for elementary. Their time at the helm will wrap up in time to travel to North Side High School where at 11:30 a.m. they have lunch with Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson. Media are invited to catch up with the principals at their school or during the luncheon, when they will talk about their experiences to Dr. Robinson.
The annual event is designed to promote awareness of public education. Last year's participants raved about being able to see for themselves what is happening in today's classrooms.
Here is a listing of those participating this year:
Rusty York, Fort Wayne Chief of Police at Nebraska Elementary School
Ruth Niewyk, Fort Wayne Rotary Club at Washington Elementary School
Tamara Brownlee, Human Resources Manager, Target at Northcrest Elementary School
Hodge Patel, U.S. Senator Evan Bayh's Office at Memorial Park Middle School (school day begins here at 7:40 a.m.)
Donald Schenkel, CEO, Tower Bank at Weisser Park Elementary School
Jonathan Ray, CEO, President, Fort Wayne Urban League at Wayne High School
Joe Jordan, Executive Director, East Wayne Street Center at Miami Middle School
Heather Pressley, Community Development Projects Administrator, City of Fort Wayne at Young Early Childhood Center
Argie Bellio, Coldwell Banker at Fairfield Elementary School
Jim Cook, Regional President, Chase/Bank One at Northrop High School
Elvis Netterville, Bethlehem Lutheran Church at South Side High School
Mark Carboni, Fort Wayne Rotary Club at Forest Park Elementary School
Linda Skaggs, Fort Wayne Rotary Club at Price Elementary School
Wanda Minter, DePuy at Lakeside Middle School
Carol Coen, President, FWCS Board of School Trustees at Blackhawk Middle School
Geoff Paddock, Vice President, FWCS Board of School Trustees at Study Elementary School
Bob Armstong, FWCS Board of School Trustees at Elmhurst High School
Win Moses, State Representative at North Side High School
Kassandra Flanagan, ITT Institute at Harrison Hill Elementary School
Rev. Frederick Sleet, Pastor, St. John Missionary Baptist Church at Shawnee Middle School
Brent Wake, U.S. Senator Evan Bayh's Office at Irwin Elementary School
Linda Jackson, News Anchor, NBC-33 at Lincoln Elementary School
Krista Stockman, Education Reporter, The Journal Gazette at Croninger Elementary School
Stephanie McCormick, President & CEO, United Way of Allen County at Indian Village Elementary School
Jamie Garwood, Donor Relations Manager, United Way of Allen County at Bloomingdale Elementary School
Reginald Pearson, Pastor, Restoration Christian Center at Scott Elementary School
With nearly 30,000 students, Fort Wayne Community Schools is one of the largest school districts in Indiana. FWCS proudly allows families to choose any of its 50 schools through its successful school-choice program creating diversity in each school, including some with more than 75 languages spoken. FWCS offers seven magnet schools focusing on areas such as science and math, communication, fine arts or Montessori at the elementary and middle school level. In high school, students can choose from the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, Project Lead the Way or New Tech Academy as well as other rigorous academic and specialty training programs.