The Indiana Department of Education has identified 31 additional Promising Practices, bring the year’s total to more than 200 in honor of Indiana’s bicentennial. The program highlights high-quality education practices and wrap-around services in schools and communities throughout the state.
The most recent Promising Practices identified by the department focus on areas including school safety, research-based practices, climate and culture, family and community engagement, quality wrap-around services and student-centered programming.
The latest Promising Practices include:
School Corporation, School, Promising Practice
- Duneland School Corp., Liberty Elementary School, School Closet
- Elwood Community School Corp., Elwood Elementary School, Toddlers to Grade Two
- Evansville Community School Corp., Districtwide, School @ Home with a Twist
- Fort Wayne Community Schools, Districtwide, Refugee and Immigrant Home Visits
- Fort Wayne Community Schools, Districtwide, Identifying High Ability Students
- Franklin Township Community School Corp., Arlington Elementary School, Counseling – Camp Care a Lot
- Greater Clark County Schools, Bridgepoint Elementary School, Read & Feed
- Greater Clark County Schools, Greater Clark County Preschool, Preschool Education
- Greater Clark County Schools, River Valley Middle School, Summer Scholars Program
- Greater Clark County Schools, River Valley Middle School, Fantastic Fridays
- Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corp., Jac-Cen-Del Elementary School, Family Learning Nights
- Kankakee Valley School Corp., Kankakee Valley Intermedia School, School Safety on Field Trips
- Mississinewa Community School Corp., Districtwide, EPIC
- MSD Decatur Township, Stephen Decatur Elementary School, Supporting the Whole Child
- MSD Washington Township, Districtwide, The North Central HS Learning Center
- MSD Wayne Township, Chapelwood Elementary School, A-Mazing Community Partnerships
- MSD Wayne Township, Westlake Elementary School, Culturally Responsive and Equitable Learning Environments
- Mt. Vernon Community School Corp., Districtwide, International Exposure to Students
- North West Hendricks School Corp., Districtwide, Going Beyond Enrichment
- School City of East Chicago, Districtwide, Connecting with Families and Communities
- School City of Hammond, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Cool Dads Read
- School City of Hammond, Columbia Elementary School, The Morning Meeting
- School City of Hammond, Donald e Gavit Middle/High School, The Blueprint for College Readiness
- School City of Hammond, Kenwood Elementary School, Kids Hope Mentoring Program
- School Town of Munster, Districtwide, Raising the High Ability Bar
- South Bend Community School Corp., Brown Intermediate Center, The Bison-Pilot Project
- South Harrison Community School Corp., South Central Middle School, 212 Awards
- Tri Creek School Corp., Districtwide, High Ability Math: The Poetry of Logical Ideas
- Warsaw Community Schools, Warsaw Career Center, Increasing Female Engineering Participation
- West Clark Community School Corp., Silver Creek Primary School, Minds in Motion Maze
- Western Boone County Community School District, Western Boone Jr-Sr High School, Technology Enriched AP Courses