Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
Encyclopedia
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) is a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana
and Vanderburgh County
. It is the third largest school district
in the state of Indiana
, behind Indianapolis Public Schools
and Fort Wayne Community Schools
. The headquarters are located at the Evansville Civic Center Complex
. The school district serves nearly 23,000 students educated by more than 1,600 teachers.
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation comprises 35 different schools – twenty elementary school
s, ten middle school
s, five high school
s, three alternative school
s, and two charter school
s.
On November 4, 2008 voters approved a $149 million bond issue for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. A long list of projects includes a new $58.2 million high school for 2,000 students and an adjacent $27 million middle school for 1,000 students. The new high school will bear the name of the high school it replaces, North High School (which will be sold after the completion of the new school). It will also retain the Huskies mascot.
* The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center
draws students from nine school districts.
Chief of Staff
Associate Superintendent
Chief Academic Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
and Vanderburgh County
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
. It is the third largest school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in the state of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, behind Indianapolis Public Schools
Indianapolis Public Schools
Indianapolis Public Schools, abbreviated locally as IPS, is the largest school district in Indianapolis as well as in the state of Indiana with 33,372 students enrolled in 2009-2010...
and Fort Wayne Community Schools
Fort Wayne Community Schools
The Fort Wayne Community Schools corporation is the Fort Wayne, Indiana area public school district, and is the second largest in Indiana behind only the Indianapolis Public Schools. It operates five high schools, eleven middle schools, and over thirty elementary schools, serving 31,568 students ...
. The headquarters are located at the Evansville Civic Center Complex
Evansville Civic Center Complex
The Evansville Civic Center Complex is the location of all city offices for the City of Evansville and County of Vanderburgh, including the Evansville Police Department and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department. The Vanderburgh County Courts System is in the Northeast Building. The EVSC...
. The school district serves nearly 23,000 students educated by more than 1,600 teachers.
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation comprises 35 different schools – twenty elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
s, ten middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
s, five high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s, three alternative school
Alternative school
Alternative school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides part of alternative education. It is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional...
s, and two charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
s.
On November 4, 2008 voters approved a $149 million bond issue for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. A long list of projects includes a new $58.2 million high school for 2,000 students and an adjacent $27 million middle school for 1,000 students. The new high school will bear the name of the high school it replaces, North High School (which will be sold after the completion of the new school). It will also retain the Huskies mascot.
Grades K-5
- Caze Elementary School
- Cedar Hall Elementary School
- Culver Elementary School
- Cynthia Heights Elementary School
- Daniel Wertz Elementary School
- Delaware Elementary
- Dexter Elementary School
- Fairlawn Elementary School
- Harper Elementary School
- Hebron Elementary
- Highland Elementary School
- Howard Roosa Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary
- Lodge Elementary School
- Scott Elementary School
- Stockwell Elementary School
- Stringtown Elementary School
- Tekoppel Elementary School
- Vogel Elementary School
- West Terrace Elementary School
Grades 6-8
- Evans Middle School
- Glenwood Middle School
- Harwood Middle School
- Helfrich Park Middle School
- McGary Middle School
- Oak Hill Middle School
- Perry Heights Middle School
- Plaza Park Middle School
- Thompkins Middle School
- Washington Middle School
High schools
| School | Type | Enrollment | Mascot (I/A) | Colors (I/A) | IHSAA Indiana High School Athletic Association The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as... Class (I/A) |
Athletic Conference |
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| Central High School | Public | 1,854 | Bears | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| North High School North High School (Evansville) North High School is a high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana, USA.-Mission statement:North High School is committed to a cooperative educational partnership encompassing the student, home, school, and community... |
Public | 1,715 | Huskies | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| FJ Reitz High School FJ Reitz High School Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a historic public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1918, and is the second oldest high school still in use today in the city. It is a member of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.-History:The idea for a school on... |
Public | 1,595 | Panthers | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Harrison High School | Public | 1,505 | Warriors | AAAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Benjamin Bosse High School Benjamin Bosse High School Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, Indiana, USA, is a public high school of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. Bosse is the smallest of the EVSC's five high schools, and third smallest high school by enrollment of Vanderburgh County's nine high schools.-History:The school was... |
Public | 873 | Bulldogs | AAA(A) | Southern Indiana Athletic Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation... |
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| Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center is a high school-level institution that provides advanced education to meet the demand in the areas of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health careers, and trade and industry arts to the students in Indiana's Area... * |
Charter | 788 | None | None | Not ParticipatIng | None |
| Signature School Signature School Signature School is a charter high school located in downtown Evansville, Indiana, on the Main Street Walkway. The school opened in 2002 and is Indiana's first public charter high school. The first graduation ceremony for Signature School students was held in May 2003 in the Victory Theatre. There... |
Charter | 302 | Penguins | A | Independent |
Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center
The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center is a high school-level institution that provides advanced education to meet the demand in the areas of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health careers, and trade and industry arts to the students in Indiana's Area...
draws students from nine school districts.
Administration
Superintendent's Office- The current superintendent is Dr. Vincent Bertram. He started the job on July 1, 2007. He has added new positions to the school corporation to create the capacity to carry out the Strategic Plan with a core focus of Student Success. The Core Focus initiatives to support the goal include: Early Childhood Education; Professional Development; Technology; Innovative School Models and Family, School and Community Partnerships.
Chief of Staff
- Rudy Montejano is the corporation's Chief of Staff. As such he is the second in charge in the absence of the superintendent and heads up the development areas; safety and security; and legal matters.
Associate Superintendent
- Dr. Cathlin Gray is the Associate Superintendent of Family, School and Community Partnerships and will lead the new Center for Family, School and Community Partnerships that is expected to open at 123 Main Street, Evansville, by October.
Chief Academic Officer
- Patricia Melton is the corporation's Chief Academic Officer. She, along with the instruction team, intervention team and the deputy chief academic officer, are working to bring about change and improvements to the instruction and ultimate success of EVSC's students.
Chief Financial Officer
- Margaret Conway is the EVSC Chief Financial Officer and has been charged with finding ways for the corporation to save money, and helping the corporation to be more transparent in regard to its financial structure.
Neighboring School Districts
- M.S.D. North PoseyMetropolitan School District of North Posey County SchoolsThe Metropolitan School District of North Posey County Schools, also known as simply The Metropolitan School District of North Posey, serves Poseyville, Cynthiana, Griffin and northern Posey County and is the largest of three districts in the county. Five townships make up the district: Bethel,...
- M.S.D. Mount Vernon & South PoseyMetropolitan School District of Mount Vernon and South Posey County SchoolsThe Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon and South Posey County, also known as simply The Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon, serves Mount Vernon and southern Posey County and is the largest of three districts in the county. Four townships make up the district: Black, Lynn, Marrs...
- South Gibson School CorporationSouth Gibson School Corporation-The School Corporation:The South Gibson School Corporation is the largest of the three public school governing institutions in enrollment and territory covered in Gibson County, Indiana as well as one of the ten largest in enrollment in Southwestern Indiana...
- Warrick County School CorporationWarrick County School CorporationThe Warrick County School Corporation is the second-largest public school-governing body in Southwestern Indiana and the twenty seventh largest in Indiana. It is responsible for providing education to the second largest county in the area, Warrick County, Indiana.The WCSC has two High Schools, two...
- Henderson County School System, Kentucky