FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Wednesday, Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) officials celebrated a new designation.
FWCS is now a Ford Next Generation Living (NGL) community.
It came after a 16-month process to develop a Portrait of a Graduate and a Master Plan laying out the District’s plan to transform education from pre-K through 12th grade.
Ford NGL is supported by the Ford Motor Co. fund. It aims to gather a network of mutually supportive communities that encourage one another to continuously improve.
FWCS representatives released the following:
Fort Wayne Community Schools is hosting a special event recognizing the District’s designation as a Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL) community. The celebration starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Parkview Mirro Center, 10622 Parkview Plaza Dr.
The ceremony includes a proclamation from the City of Fort Wayne, presentations from Northeast Indiana Works, Greater Fort Wayne Inc., Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner and Ford NGL Executive Director Cheryl Carrier. FWCS Superintendent Dr. Mark Daniel will discuss the launch of the FWCS Schools of Success and preparing students to be the Indiana workforce of the future. Fort Wayne Community Schools was named a Ford NGL community in August. The designation came after a 16-month process to develop a Portrait of a Graduate and a Master Plan laying out the District’s plan to transform education from pre-K through 12th grade.
As a member of the Ford NGL community, FWCS joins a network of schools supported by the Ford Motor Co. Fund.
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