FWCS leaders learn their fate

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Community School Board voted 6-1 to approve a major shake up in administrative positions, Monday.

As part of the Fort Wayne Community School District's quest for federal money, dozens of administrators will get new titles or be reassigned.  FWCS could receive at least six million dollars as part of a program called "Race to the Top." 

Eleven schools have been labeled "turn-around" schools, which means every employee at those schools will have to re-apply for their jobs.

All Assistant Principals affected had learned their fate by early Monday night. It was made public after the board approved the change.

Of 32 administrators, 25 will be moved or have their job titles changed. Four of those will move from administrative positions to teaching positions. Some will actually move twice in the next year.  Six will stay in their current positions, and one person's future has yet to be determined. The effective dates vary for each administrator, but the first date is as soon as June 2010.

The affected high schools are North Side, South Side, and Wayne. Kekionga, Northwood, and Miami Middle Schools are slated for change. Elementary schools on the list include Adams, Abbett, Bloomingdale, Fairfield, and South Wayne.

Leaders say the process allowed them to re-work job descriptions and figure out who best fit what position.

"Each building has its own culture and each person who comes into a position has their own strengths," explained High School Area Administrator D. Faye Williams-Robbins. "So what we did is we tried to match the cultures of the communities of the students who were there. The strengths of the leaders. And looking at what the gaps were that we needed to work on. And then as we began to build those teams, we did that as well."

The Administrators affected are listed below:

Eric J. Augsburger - From North Side/Asst. Principal to Classroom (undetermined)

Mark D. Bailey - From South Side/Asst. Principal to North Side/Asst. Principal

Elizabeth R. Bryan - From New Tech/Asst. Principal to New Tech/Non-Comprehensive Asst. Principal

Deborah G. Caudill - From Elmhurst/Asst. Principal to Classroom (undetermined)

Kevin W. Damerell - From North Side/Asst. Principal to Elmhurst/Asst. Principal

Charles H. DeFord III - From North Side/Principal to Wayne/Asst. Principal

Kevin K. Goralczyk - South Side/Asst. Principal

Manju L. Hayes - From Wayne/Asst. Principal to Elmhurst/Asst. Principal

John L. Hester - From Elmhurst/Asst. Principal to Classroom (undetermined)

Chad L. Hissong - From Elmhurst/Principal to North Side/Principal

John E. Houser - From Professional Development/Admin. Intern to Snider/English to South Side/Asst. Principal

Tracy D. Huckleberry - From L.C. Ward Education Center/Asst. Principal to L.C. Ward Education Center/Non-Comprehensive Asst. Principal

Linda F. Johnson - From South Side/Asst. Principal to Northrop/Asst. Principal

Jo Knight - From Wayne/Assistant Principal to North Side/Asst. Principal

Mary C. Larsen - From Career Education/Asst. Principal to Career Education/Non-Comprehensive Asst. Principal

Dorothy A. Lovett - From North Side/Asst. Principal to Classroom (undetermined)

Carlton E. Mable - From Wayne/Principal to South Side/Principal

Jennifer E. Mable - From Lane/Principal to Kekionga/Principal

Mary E. McArdle - From Career Education/Asst. Principal to Career Education/Non-Comprehensive Asst. Principal

Daniel K. Nolan - From Northrop/Asst. Principal to Elmhurst/Asst. Principal

James L. Outlaw - From Youth Life Skills/Special Assignment to Youth Life Skills/Non-Comprehensive Asst. Principal

Robert V. Roebuck - From Career Education/Asst. Principal to Career Education/Non-Comprehensive Asst. Principal

Michael A. Schnelker - From Snider/Asst. Principal to Wayne/Asst. Principal

Barry G. Schrock - From Professional Development/Admin. Intern to Wayne/Asst. Principal

Stephen P. Simmons - Northrop/Asst. Principal

Craig M. Sloan - Snider/Asst. Principal

Thomas Smith - From South Side/Principal to Wayne/Principal

Nancy M. Stansberry - From North Side/Special Assignment to Undetermined

David P. Stinson - Wayne/Assit. Principal to Snider/Assit. Principal

Cheryl A. Strader - Northrop/Assit. Principal

LeeAnn F. Thompson - Snider/Assit. Principal

David K. West Jr. - Northrop/Assit. Principal