South Bend Community School Corporation

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WELCOME TO SBCSC!

Located in north-central Indiana, South Bend Community School Corporation is St. Joseph county's oldest and largest school corporation, and the fourth largest school corporation in Indiana. SBCSC serves traditional K-12 students, special needs students from preschool through age 22, and a large number of adult students. We are a $219 million corporation with over 21,000 students and 3,500 employees. The school corporation has 35 school buildings and five support facilities in a geographical area covering 160 square miles.

Please visit our website often to learn about our many great programs, and current news.

James M. Kapsa
Superintendent

SBCSC MISSION STATEMENT

We will achieve excellence in learning for each student, embracing the diversity within our community. We commit to building relationships based on trust and care, fostering innovative approaches to meet the challenges of tomorrow, and inspiring community pride.

INDIANA TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Congratulations Mrs. Harman!

Tania L. Harman, an English as a New Language teacher at Warren Primary Center was named 2009 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Tania is the sixth SBCSC teacher to earn this prestigious honor, the most from any school district in Indiana. See the links below for additional information.

Press Release
Tania Harman
2009 Finalists Indiana Teacher of the Year
Indiana Teachers of the Year

Below are Mrs. Harman's pictures with President Obama from The White House Visit.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2010
All afterschool activities are canceled this evening, including Adult Education programs. LEAP, Kaleidoscope Club and Boys & Girls Club will remain OPEN after school. Sports are canceled except IHSAA diving regionals at Riley and IHSAA girls basketball sectional at Clay.

Click here for the budget reduction presentation from the January 25, 2010 School Board meeting. E-mail any suggestions on budget reductions to: budget@sbcsc.k12.in.us

Click here to read Volume 1, Issue 1 of Board Room News from Board of School Trustees President Marcia Hummel.

Kennedy Primary Academy has been named a Four Star School and has been nominated for the 2010 Blue Ribbon Schools award.

Click here at read the Intermediate Spotlight!

H1N1 vaccines are being given at schools. Schedule

For the latest information on the H1N1 influenza and how to prevent the spread of disease visit these sites:
St. Joseph County Pandemic Flu Working Group
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
IN Dept. of Health
World Health Organization

Click here to see the SBCSC merchandise at our Apparel Webstore. The webstore is sponsored by the Administration Building Social Committee with a portion of the proceeds going to The Public Education Foundation.

The online reports available via the ISTEP+ Parent Network Web site offer a view of students' ISTEP+ results along with supporting resources parents can use to help their students succeed in school. Hard copies as well as user name and ID have been sent to parents. For a copy of the parent packets, click below.
Parent packet grades 3-8
Parent packet grade 10
Parent packet grades 11 & 12

Mentoring and Read to a Child

It takes only an hour a week to mentor or read to a child.

For information on mentoring click here or call Naomi Adams at 283-8044. For information on reading to a primary center student, click here or call Connie Moore at 283-8182.

E-mails about mentoring or reading to a child may be sent to partnerup@sbcsc.k12.in.us

For information on the South Bend Community School Corporation and The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph's County's collaboration on the Partner Up! Program, click here.

Through the program, participating companies or organizations partner with a primary school. Employees then volunteer to either mentor or read to a student.

For more information call 283-8088 and leave a message, or send an e-mail to partnerup@sbcsc.k12.in.us

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