West Central has several facilities improvements that are being planned over the next 12-18 months.  Moake Park is the architect and design firm tasked with designing and leading this project.  Representatives from Moake Park were at the August 1, 2024 school board meeting and presented the Board with the following visual improvements for consideration.  More refinement will take place, however the public may access the preliminary plans here.

 

The answer seems quite simple!  But don’t take our word for it.  Here are the reasons why parents choose to send their children to West Central.  They may live in another school district, but choose to have their child educated at West Central.  Upon completion of Out of District paperwork, parents are asked to state the reasons for their child’s transfer on that form.  Here are their responses for the 2024-2025 school year: 2024-2025 Out of District Request Reasons

Notice of Determination

West Central Building Corporation Meeting, Tuesday, June 4, 2024

pdf Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens

Notice of Additional Appropriation Hearing

Notice of Hearing on Lease

Notice of Determination

pdf Notice of Project Hearing 2024 Lease 

Indiana Youth Survey

This spring, students will have the option to participate in the Indiana Youth Survey (INYS). The INYS is a biennial survey that assesses students’ substance use, mental health, and risk and protective factors that can impact student success. Students in grades 6-12 are scheduled to participate. Your child’s school will administer the survey sometime during the window of March 11 - 22, 2024. If you would like to know the date scheduled for your child’s school, please contact the school’s main office. The survey is conducted by Prevention Insights of Indiana University School of Public Health and can be viewed HERE. 
 
The survey takes 20-30 minutes to complete and is voluntary, confidential, and anonymous. Students taking the online survey will also be informed that their participation is voluntary and anonymous. No return path will be generated to identify who completed the online questionnaire. The purpose of the survey is to have accurate knowledge of alcohol, drug, tobacco usage, and risk factors from the youth in our community. The information will be compared to both state and national data. The school corporation will receive a report that indicates usage and survey outcomes by grade level. The outcomes of the survey assist in planning curricula and programs to address health, safety, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention.    
 
Again, the survey is voluntary and confidential. If you or your student chooses NOT to participate in the survey, please notify your child’s school front office staff, counselor, or principal. 

West Central is pleased to share the results of our schools!  The Indiana GPS system provides parents and the public with valuable and useful information on the performance of schools.  West Central is making great strides in academic achievement for all of our students and we encourage you to take a look!

West Central High School

West Central Middle School

West Central Elementary School

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!

The West Central School Corporation has reached a tenative agreement with the West Central Classroom Teachers Association.  The tentative agreement may be found here:  West Central Tentative Agreement July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025

The West Central School Board will meet on Monday, October 30, 2023 to discuss the terms of the tentative agreement.  Tentative Agreement Board Meeting October 30, 2023

If your child was eligible to receive free or reduced-price meal benefits during the 2022-2023 school year, they are still receiving those benefits as part of the USDA 30-day eligibility carryover allowance. Eligibility carryover allows children to maintain their prior school year eligibility status for up to 30 operating days into the next school year or until a new eligibility determination is made; whichever comes first.

This carryover will end September 20, 2023. If you believe your child(ren) should continue to receive meal benefits, please complete a meal benefit application and return it to the food service office by September 20, 2023 to avoid paid lunch charges. Applications can be accessed by contacting your school’s main office or visiting the online portal at https://www.wcsc.k12.in.us/wcsc/info/food-services-new.

The paid meal prices are as follows: $1.35 for elementary and $2.45 for middle/high school for breakfast and $2.45 for elementary and $3.00 for middle/high school lunch. If an income application is not approved by September 20, 2023 your child(ren) will be changed to paid status and charged the amounts listed above.

If you have questions regarding your child’s eligibility status please contact: Rebecca Shepperd, Director of Food Services at 219.567.9119 x1542.

Thank you
Rebecca Shepperd
Director of Food Services

Download a PDF of this notice.

West Central School Corporation is selling the property at 117 E. Montgomery Street, Francesville, IN.  Please find the attached documents about the property. 

•   pdf Notice to Bidders - West Central School Corporation
  
•   pdf Purchase Agreement
  
•   pdf Property Record Card for 117 E. Montgomery St., Francesville, IN

Interested individuals should contact Dr. Cathy Rowe, Superintendent if there are any questions.

Welcome to the West Central School Corporation, home of the Trojans!

We’re glad you are visiting our website. We are proud of our schools and the education we provide for our students and community. We believe in educating the whole child and preparing well-rounded citizens for life after graduation. Our curriculum includes the basics of reading, math, science, and social studies. We've also been intentional about maintaining music, art, and physical education at the elementary level as well as adding career and technical programs such as welding, advanced manufacturing, and Health Occupations at the secondary level.

We have a fantastic, dedicated staff of educators, a warm and supportive community of parents and citizens, and together, we are meeting our mission to “Encourage Every Student, Every Day – Engage, Empower, Educate”

Thanks for visiting our site. Please contact us if you have any questions.

West Central’s career and technical education (CTE) programs and enrollments are growing. There are 353 CTE course enrollments for the 2020-2021 school year, as a part of the Indian Trails Career Cooperative.

West Central offers courses in the following Career and Technical Education (CTE) areas: Agriculture, Architecture & Construction, Business & Marketing, Education, Health Sciences, Cosmetology, and Manufacturing. Some of these courses offer dual credit or industry certification opportunities. At the end of the 2018-2019 school year, eighty-one percent of graduates were earning college credit or a career credential while the state average was sixty-eight percent. This data speaks volumes to the opportunities given to students at West Central.

Many of the CTE courses continue to grow each year. In the 2019-2020 school year, many new courses were added with high enrollment numbers. Between 2018-2019 to 2019-2020 school year four courses had over a one hundred percent increase in their enrollment:

Health Science Education I

Introduction to Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources

We are in a state of constant flux this year! We are still planning to start school on time and keep things as normal as possible during these abnormal times. Here are some updates:

Loosening of Mask Requirement - On 7/30/2020 the Governor revised the student mask requirement. All students, regardless of age, are still required to wear masks while riding school transportation. All students in grades 3-12 are required to wear masks in the building. More freedom has been granted in the following ways.

Students do not have to wear a mask:

• While eating and/or drinking
• In instructional settings where 6 feet of social distancing can be maintained

• New: In instructional settings where at least 3 feet of social distancing can be maintained and students are all facing the same direction (during some classroom instruction and seatwork, students can remove their masks according to these guidelines)

• While at recess when social distancing can be maintained
• When engaged in strenuous physical activity

We know there will be a learning curve with masks. Educationally we now have more flexibility to allow students to take masks off and on as needed to ease into this temporary reality.

Water Bottles - Based on CDC guidelines, drinking fountains are turned off. We will have water bottle filling stations. Students should bring refillable water bottles to stay hydrated.

West Central Community,

The seemingly endless summer of 2020 is coming to an end. It will be a year like no other, but we want to keep things as normal as possible for our students as we head back to school.

Registration will begin online at https://www.wcsc.k12.in.us/registration-info on July 29 and end on August 4. In person registration for returning and new students will be August 3 from 8:00am-3:00pm and August 4 from 1:00pm-7:00pm at the school’s respective offices.

West Central will offer both in person and online instruction. If you would like to take part in online instruction, please contact your building principal no later than August 4. Elementary students who commit to online instruction will need to commit for the first 9 weeks. High school students will need to commit to a full semester. It will look different from our instruction during April and May, and we believe it is a high-quality option for students.

That being said, we strongly recommend in-person instruction. We believe it provides the most effective environment for both academic and social-emotional learning. We understand there will be inconveniences. We have done our best to create a reopening plan to reduce risk while keeping the school environment as close to normal as possible.

Thank you for your patience as we've developed a plan to bring students back to school in August. A committee of stakeholders met during the months of June and July and worked on a county-wide plan collaboratively with Eastern Pulaski Schools and the County Health Department.

The committee also drafted specific guidelines for West Central's campus, which are listed here (West Central's Plan for Reopening). With the current low case count in our area and the proper precautions, we believe we can safely bring students back to campus and provide a quality education for our community.

We hope to see you in person, but will offer an option for families who desire an online only option. Contact your child's building principal for more information, as this plan will develop based on need.

Thank you again for your patience and support as we work through these unprecedented times.

Dan Zylstra, Superintendent
West Central School Corporation