Warsaw Community Schools

Today, the Warsaw Community Schools Board of School Trustees held its Regular Board Meeting for the month of January.

In recognition of Board Appreciation Month, Warsaw Community Schools extends our sincere gratitude to each of our board members for their continued leadership, service, and unwavering commitment to students, staff, and the community. Your dedication helps shape the future of education in our district. Thank you!

Academic Report

Aimee Lunsford presented the Academic Report, highlighting the impactful work of instructional coaches and mentors in advancing the district’s focus on literacy.

So far this school year, WCS educators have received over 15,000 hours of coaching support through a variety of formats, including:

• Full Coaching Cycles (4–6 weeks, 10–15 hours per cycle)

• Mini Coaching Cycles (1–2 weeks, 2.5–5 hours per cycle)

• Modeling sessions, building-level professional development, and side-by-side classroom collaboration

• Literacy-focused training led by expert Jamey Peavler

• Ongoing feedback via digital platforms and in-person coaching

These supports have empowered teachers to strengthen literacy instruction in phonics, morphology, language comprehension and small group reading strategies.

The district’s mentorship program has also expanded significantly, with 47 mentors supporting K–12 classroom teachers, special education staff, and administrators. Mentor programming includes:

• One-on-one mentor check-ins

• Classroom observations with feedback

• Quarterly training sessions

• A full-day professional development event

These coaching and mentoring initiatives are helping ensure that every WCS student receives high-quality, literacy-rich instruction in every classroom.

Superintendent’s Report

Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert shared an update on several legislative bills being monitored in the coming weeks, including HB 1004 (Deregulation), HB 1266 (Math Instructional Framework), SB 78 (Wireless Communications) and SB 88 (Civic Instruction).

Dr. Hoffert also provided an update on the Lakeview Middle School construction project, which has been included in the district’s rolling 10-year facility plan for several years. He reviewed the rationale for renovating the existing building rather than constructing a new facility at a different site, as well as the considerations surrounding whether to combine the district’s middle schools or keep them on separate campuses. At this time, the most favorable option would be to combine both middle schools at the Lakeview site, which would create greater programmatic and operational efficiencies and provide a permanent home for alternative and career center programming, but feedback and planning are ongoing. Phase 1 of the project must proceed regardless of whether Lakeview ultimately remains a standalone middle school or transitions to a combined middle school in the next 5–7 years.

The current Phase 1 remodel at Lakeview remains on schedule and within budget. This phase is primarily focused on improving energy efficiency across the building.