East Allen County Schools

East Allen County Schools (EACS)
1240 State Road 930 East
New Haven
, Allen County, IN, 46774
District information
TypePublic
MottoDream it. Do it.
GradesPK–12[1]
SuperintendentMarilyn S. Hissong
Budget$161,459,313 (2024)[2]
Students and staff
Students10,090 (2022-23) [1]
Teachers614.99 (2022-23)[1]
Staff675.50 (2022-23)[1]
Other information
2023 Graduation Rate:88% [3]
2023 Graduates739[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
The yellow-shaded area depicts the area in Allen County that includes the East Allen County Schools district. Blue is Northwest Allen County Schools; brown/purple Fort Wayne Community Schools; green Southwest Allen County Schools
Location of Indiana within the United States

The East Allen County School (EACS) corporation is an Allen County area public school district, one of the largest in area in Indiana, encompassing southeast Fort Wayne, all of Leo-Cedarville, Monroeville, New Haven, and Woodburn. It operates six secondary schools and eight elementary schools. EACS's current superintendent is Marilyn S. Hissong.

The district was created in the mid-1960s as a combination of 10 smaller, township school districts.[4]

Boundary

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Its boundary includes the following townships: Cedar Creek, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Marion, Maumee, Milan, Monroe, Scipio, Springfield, and Adams (majority).[5]

The district includes the municipalities of Grabill, Leo-Cedarville, Monroeville, New Haven, and Woodburn, along with portions of Fort Wayne. It also includes the census-designated places of Harlan and Hoagland.[5] The unincorporated area of Poe is also in this district.[6]

Secondary schools

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New Haven Middle School was its own building until 2019, when grades were reconfigured, with a junior high school attached to New Haven High School.[7]

Additionally East Allen University is a dual-credit high school program.

Elementary schools

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  • Cedarville Elementary
  • Heritage Elementary
  • Leo Elementary
  • New Haven Intermediate School
  • New Haven Primary School
  • Prince Chapman Academy
  • Southwick Elementary
  • Woodlan Elementary

Superintendents of East Allen County Schools

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Period Duration Name
July 2017 - Marilyn S. Hissong
June 2017 - July 2017 4 days Douglas Hicks
August 2013 - June 2017 [8] 3 yrs, 10 mos Dr. Kenneth Folks
July 2009 - February 2013[4][9][10][11] 3 yrs, 8 mos Dr. Karyle Green
March 2006 - June 2009,
September 2005 - February 2006 (interim),
July 2005 - August 2005 (acting) 		3 yrs, 4 mos,
6 mos,
2 mos 		Dr. M. Kay Novotny
July 1996 - June 2005 9 yrs Dr. Jeff Abbott
February 1991 - June 1996 5 yrs, 5 mos Dr. James R. Gland
July 1990 - January 1991 (interim) 7 mos Dr. Thomas G. Grabill
July 1982 - June 1990 8 yrs Dr. Michael P. Benway
July 1973 - June 1982 9 yrs Dr. Daryl R. Yost
April 1969 - June 1973 4 yrs, 3 mos [Dr. Richard Miller
July 1968 - March 1969 (interim) 9 mos Dr. Robert Holt
1964 (Inception)- June 1968 4 yrs Dr. Paul Harding

Resources

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  • East Allen County Schools Homepage [1]
  • Indiana Department of Education corporation snapshot [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "East Allen County Schools". NCES. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Budget Notices for Local Government". budgetnotices.in.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2023 State Graduation Rate Data". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The Journal Gazette - www.journalgazette.net".
  5. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Allen County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
  6. ^ "Village of Poe Figure". Allen County Regional Water & Sewer District. Retrieved April 4, 2020. - Closeup of townsite - Compare with the district boundary in the census map.
  7. ^ Sandleben, Tony (May 10, 2019). "New Haven Middle School to be torn down in EACS transition". WANE. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Statement from the East Allen County School Board" (PDF). EACS. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "EACS and superintendent to "part ways"". WANE TV15. February 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  11. ^ "EACS and superintendent come to severance agreement". WANE TV15. February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.


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