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Superintendent: 162 graduates earned 4,992 college credits; board meets new hires and sets enrollment nights
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Reynolds reported that 162 seniors earned 4,992 college credits (about $83,000 in realized savings if taken through IvyTech) and that Muny Central awarded a record number of associate and one-year credentials. The board welcomed three new hires and set July enrollment-assistance dates.
Superintendent Dr. Reynolds told the Muncie Community Schools Board that the district’s senior class produced a record haul of college credits through the Muny Central early-college program: 162 students earned a combined 4,992 credits, which Dr. Reynolds said represents about $83,000 in realized tuition savings if those credits were taken through IvyTech. He said the district awarded 50 associate degrees and an additional 20 one-year Indiana College Core credentials at commencement.
Dr. Reynolds also reviewed summer facility work at multiple campuses (Southside, Northside, Muny Central, Westview and Longfellow) and shared the summer band contest and performance schedule. He said the board will be asked to approve a new high-school band director and that the district plans modest internal staffing shifts.
The board welcomed three new hires who introduced themselves: Garren Sims Jones, who said he will be the permanent preschool substitute and has four years of early-childhood experience (previously at Destiny Christian Academy in Yorktown); Satie Williams, who said she will be the seventh-grade science teacher at Northside Middle School and attended Ball State University; and Abigail Hartman, who said she will serve as an instructional assistant at Southside Middle School and is enrolling at IvyTech in an education program.
Dr. Reynolds announced district back-to-school enrollment-assistance events for families on July 28 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.) and July 29 (1 p.m.–6 p.m.) to provide in-person help with enrollment forms and building tours. He reported that overall enrollment is fairly flat but that kindergarten counts are down; principals have undertaken outreach efforts to reach families. The board also noted the Panther Pantry has moved to a dedicated, more accessible space.
Why it matters: the college-credit totals and credential awards demonstrate the district’s early-college outcomes for students; the enrollment events and staffing hires are operational items that affect student services and classroom coverage for the coming school year.
The board discussed referenda activity elsewhere (estimated 60–70 filings) but did not take action on local referenda issues at this meeting.
