EXCEL

EXCEL-Excellence through Community Education & Learning

Historical Perspective Leading Up To District Redesign

In the fall of 2007 The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, the Center for Leadership and Learning (Center for Performance Assessment), and the IUPUI Survey Research Center formed a partnership committed to creating a community consensus to support improved academic achievement and equity. Input was gathered via focus groups, telephone, written and online surveys. The surveys were commissioned by MSDLT to better understand the opinions and concerns of parents regarding a variety of issues being addressed as part of the overall strategic plan for the district.  It soon became clear that in addition to balancing enrollment, there was also a call for greater choice.

The EXCEL (Excellence through Community Education and Learning) was an extension of the work that was started by the Balanced Enrollment Committee. This process was an extensive gathering unique in scale of stakeholder input from thousands in the community. Stakeholders representing all areas of our community and all demographics were represented and their message was clear – they desired greater choice in deciding where their child attended school.

The administration and School Board continued to work with the community throughout the 2008-09 school year to determine what that choice will look like as we balance the enrollments of the elementary schools.

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Contact

For more information:  Dr. Jan Combs, Assistant Superintendent for Achievement and Learning, 423-8200