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Record Number: 2563

Displayed from: Aug 14, 2006 , until: Sep 01, 2006

Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved the following administrative appointments during their regularly scheduled board meeting on Aug. 14 in the Grile Administrative Center: Tim S. Burton Athletic Director, Elmhurst High School Tim Burton joined FWCS in 1988 and in 1992 became a teacher and coach at Elmhurst High School. In 2005, he became an administrative intern at Elmhurst until being assigned to Northwood Middle School as an administrative intern then as assistant principal earlier this year. His bachelor's degree is from Butler University and his master's degree is from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. James M. Bragg Assistant Principal, Elmhurst High School James Bragg joins FWCS from Mississinewa High School in Gas City where he has been assistant principal since 2000. Prior to that time, he was a teacher at Justice Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Marion. His bachelor's degree is from Hanover College in Hanover, IN and his master's degree is from Ball State University.

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.