Carmel Clay School District

Roma, Alyssa, Olivia, Anna Cate, Emma, & Abbie

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Marketing
✘ a fast-growing, ✘ Jim Brainard ( mayor) has
economically-thriving city transformed Carmel into a
located on Northern sustainable, vibrant city
Indianapolis border ✘ Nearly 200 miles of
trails/paths!
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Marketing
✘ one of the top cities to live in
among families, singles,
children, senior citizens, &
veterans
✘ desirable for companies &
employees as well
- Arts & Design District
- City Center
- Midtown Plaza
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Marketing
✘ low crime rates
✘ low cost of living
✘ excellent schools
✘ high paying jobs
✘ community amenities
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Demographics
✘ population (2017): 92,918
- males: 45,788
- females: 46,410
✘ ethnicity
- 80.9% White
- 10.9% Asian
- 3.5% Hispanic
- 2.6% African American
- 2.1% Other
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Demographics
✘ education:
- high school or higher: 99.3%
- bachelor’s degree or higher: 72.4%
- graduate/professional degree: 32.0%
✘ average income (2017): $109,858
- IN average: $54,181
✘ unemployment rate: 3.0%
- IN average: 4.0%
✘ average commute time: 22.1 minutes
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Demographics
✘ average home value (2017): $345,900
- IN average: $141,100
✘ high end: $647,423
- Durbin Dr. & Crossfields Dr.
✘ low end: $193,767
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Where do people live?

✘ Creekside
✘ Lexington farms
✘ Waterwood
✘ Village of Mount Carmel
✘ Roher Woods
✘ Crinkle Wood
✘ Foster Grove
✘ Emerald Crest
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Religious Centers
✘ Carmel Christian Church
✘ Cornerstone Lutheran
Church
✘ Genesis Church
✘ Carmel Wesleyan
✘ Fellowship in Christ Church
✘ Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church
✘ Northview Carmel Church
 Play & Recreation
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Monon Community Center and Amenities

Fitness Center / Group Fitness Kidzone
Indoor Aquatics / Waterpark Skatepark
Gym Personal Training
Track Mamava
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Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation: Adaptive Programs

“We believe that everyone should
✘ Teen night out participate in leisure opportunities
✘ Fantastic Friday that allow for performance at their
highest level, and we encourage
✘ Bowling nights
participation by all ages and
abilities.”
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Parks & Trails

✘ Central Park
✘ Monon Greenway
✘ Greyhound Trail
✘ Monon Greenway
✘ Mark Badger Memorial Park
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Therapy & Services for Individuals with Disabilities

Gray Residential Services
- private agency responsible for the oversight and coordination of disability support services in
Carmel, IN
- provided to qualified persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Provide respite care opportunities for families

TherAplay
- physical and occupational therapies on horseback
- Provide services for cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, traumatic
brain injury, and developmental delay.

Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center

- ABA is a structured, data-driven way to change behavior by looking at what is reinforcing it.
Behavior that is reinforced tends to be repeated, and behavior that is not reinforced will
disappear.
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Schools
✘ elementary
- 11 public
- West Clay
- Carmel ✘ middle
- Forest Dale - 3 public
- 3 private - Carmel ✘ high
Clay - 1 public
- Carmel
- 1 charter
- 2 private
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Businesses
✘ Meridian Street
- 2nd largest
concentration of office
workers in IN
- 80+ corporate
headquarters
- Delta Faucet
- Monster.com
- Allegion
- CNO
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Nonprofits
Lions Club

Lions Club is actually part of Delta Gamma philanthropy.

 Restaurants
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Local Chains
★ Woodys Library ★ Mimi Blue Meatballs
Restaurant ★ Kona Grill
★ Divvy Restaurant ★ Yats
○ Owned by the ★ Charleston's
same people Restaurant
★ Bazbeaux Pizza
★ Blaze Pizza
★ Bru Burger Bar
★ Boombozz
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Our Experience at Woody's

Woodys Library Restaurant

★ Nikki was our waiter

★ Explained her college experience
○ Didn’t go to Butler, but still
influenced her life
○ Took dance lessons at Jordan
Academy
★ Teaches private piano lessons and
works as a hostess
★ She made our meal very enjoyable
and informative
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➔ 1st Woodys Library Restaurant was a library (1912-1970).

➔ 2nd it was a courthouse (1972-1989).
➔ 3rd it was a thrift store (1989-1998).
➔ Finally, they changed the thrift store into the restaurant it is now in
1998.
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Who is connected to Education?

How are the schools?

School Board
President: Mike Kerschner
Vice President: Katie Browning
Secretary: Lin Zheng
Member: Pam Knowles
Member: Layla Spanenberg
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School Board Meeting information...

1. Recognized the state champions for school spelling bee
2. Public comment:
a. Veronica Wirth-Observed the lowering of test scores, lack of timed tests,
and sexism in literary works
i. CCS have omitted the works of Shakespeare, Dante, and Homer
a. 18th century was at the height of the enlightenment era
i. Described as timeless
ii. Students only needed to know the gender and race
of the author *not focused*
● result→ Students are being taught to hate the great works of
Western Civilization and hate each other.
● choice→ extreme individualism vs. universal truth
● lack of timed test→ diverse groups are not being represented
because of the dwindling of timed tests
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School Board Meeting information continued...

✘ Approval of consent: motion carries

✘ Permit to renovate CHS ***approved***
a. Price: $390,025
b. Flooring replacement, painting/wall covering, special needs quarters, masonry work
c. 22 contractors (lowest, most responsible bidder)
Question: When will the painting and wall covering be done in the special needs area? Summer
***concerns: painting/wall paper smells***
✘ Fiber optic upgrades in 13 schools ***approved***
a. 2 contractors (CCAT-$175,000 & Brookfield-$185,000)
b. Erate funding (40% reimbursement)-distribution of funds can vary
i. Federal program provided for financial funding
1. Continue on with this no matter what with funds from what they have
✘ Renovation for Forest Hill ***approved***
a. $29,000 (pluses and minuses included)
✘ Adoption of Policy 9150 (school visitors) ***approved***
a. Delete 9150, 8120 compensates
✘ Adoption of by-law 0.21.02
a. School board attendance
b. Making arrangements with principals
School Board Meeting information continued...
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✘ High ability learners in Carmel Clay school

- 16,667 total student population
- 6,220 high ability
- On average males outnumber the females in high ability
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Library, tutoring centers, museums, etc.

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Carmel Elementary School

“The Carmel Elementary School Community is committed to providing
challenging educational opportunities that build positive attitudes towards
lifelong learning.”
✘ One of three Title One Schools in Carmel
✘ Serves approximately 590 students
- Over 100 of those students receive additional tutoring or small
group help
✘ Gifted and talented services as well as special education services are
offered to all qualifying students
✘ 51% students receive English as a New language services.
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Carmel Elementary School Curriculum

✘ “Curriculum is designed to foster the highest academic achievement for all students. The curriculum
is regularly evaluated and revised through formal program evaluation to support our district's vision:
Experience excellence... Explore opportunities... Realize potential.”

✘ Special Programs:

- English as a new language

- High Ability

- Special Education

- Title 1

✘ Kindergarten: recognize that a number of factors contribute to a successful kindergarten experience

(social and emotional well-being, language skills, an ability to solve problems and think creatively,
general knowledge about the world, physical health)
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Carmel Elementary Student Life

✘ 4% of students are eligible for reduced lunch

✘ 11% of students are eligible for free lunch

✘ Ranking is #102 out of 7459 (top 10%)

- Ranking is based on combined math and reading proficiency

test score as designated by Indiana and its state tests

Gender Percentage as of
Ethnicity Chart as of
2019/2020
2019/2020
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Forest Dale Elementary

- Opened in 1980
- Approximately 689 students
- Title 1 School
- 80 educators employed
Special Education Services
- Carmel Clay Schools provides services for students with
disabilities, ages 3 through 21.
- least restrictive environment.
“The ENL program at Carmel Clay Schools serves over 500
students. We have over 65 languages represented among our
student body from over 55 countries across the globe.”
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Forest Dale
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Forest Dale Elementary

- “Forest Dale is a bright, colorful facility with classroom area

pods encircling a large, well-equipped media center. Every
classroom is individually enclosed and houses state-of-the-art
technology. The spacious playground provides students
opportunities for creative play and social interaction. A
full-service kitchen including an updated dining area and large
group instruction room have made Forest Dale an outstanding
learning environment.
- Forest Dale is also proud of their very involved and devoted PTA
- Large amount of after school opportunities ranging from sports,
academics, to community service
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Cherry Tree Elementary

✘ Statistics
- 706 students
- 33 teachers
- 6% free lunches, 1% reduced lunches
- Average Standard Score= 93.14
- Ranked 36/1,031 Indiana Elementary Schools
✘ Curriculum
- Programs:
- English as New Language
- High Ability
- Special Education
- 10 Extracurricular Clubs/ Activities
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Cherry Tree Elementary

Mission Statement:
“The mission of Cherry Tree is to nurture and
challenge children as they become inspired
life-long learners and productive, impactful, kind,
and engaged citizens.”
✘ The Cherry Tree staff believes in the power of collaboration, as
their “school family” works together to help each child
experience excellend, explore opportunities, and realize their
potential.
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West Clay Elementary

✘ Statistics
- 766 students
- 37 teachers
- 3.3% free/reduced lunches
- Average Standard Score= 95.37%
- Ranked 12/1,031 Indiana Elementary Schools
✘ Curriculum
- Offers special service programs
- Special Ed and ENL
- Extracurriculars
- Yearbook Club
- Volunteering in the community
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West Clay Elementary School

Mission Statement:
“West Clay is dedicated to fostering an
environment that promotes education and well
being regardless of ability, age, appearance,
gender, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation,
and socio-economic status.”
✘ Embodies Horace Mann’s Philosophy of equal opportunity of
education
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Clay Middle School

✘ grades 6-8
✘ 1,312 students
- 34 different countries represented
- 10.6% free or reduced lunch
✘ 19:1 student-teacher ratio
✘ 10/406 best IN public middle school
✘ 2 counselors, 2 social workers, 1 nurse,
1 media specialist, 1 instructional coach,
25+ support staff
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Clay Middle School

✘ curriculum
- high ability classes
- special education
✘ testing
- 75.8% passed ISTEP
- majority excel in math and
English/reading
✘ extracurriculars & sports
- chess, band, star wars club,
friendship bracelet making, etc.

Carmel High School
➢ Serves more than 5,000 students
➢ 71% of students are achieving
proficiency in Math
➢ 86% of students are achieving
proficiency in Reading/Language
Arts
➢ Placed in the top 20% of all
schools in IN for overall test
scores (Top 20% Math
Proficiency; Top 5%
Reading/Language Arts
Proficiency)
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➢ Student:teacher
ratio-18:1
➢ Minority enrollment-24%
(majority Asian)
➢ Teacher population-278
(grown by 10% over five
years)
➢ Female:Male ratio-52:48
➢ Graduation Rate-97%
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Carmel High School Rankings/Awards

Awards Rankings
➢ Blue Ribbon School (2004) ➢ 209 out of 1769 schools
(Overall School Rank)
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Carmel High School Student Life

Eligibilities
➢ Eligible for Free Lunch-6%
➢ Eligible for Reduced Lunch-2%
Extracurricular Activities
➢ Clubs
➢ Athletics
➢ Bands
➢ Choirs
➢ Orchestras
➢ Theatre Department
➢ Visual Arts
➢ Intramurals
➢ Student Government
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Carmel High School Programs

Class Offerings
➢ Advanced Placement classes
➢ International Baccalaureate diplomas
➢ Dual Credit classes (through Ivy Tech, Butler, Vincennes,
and IU)
Additional Programs
➢ AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination
➢ ENL Program (serves more than 500 students)
➢ Special Education (least restrictive environment)
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Extra resources
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/in/carmel

http://www.carmel.in.gov/living/schools

https://www.ccs.k12.in.us/board/board-members

http://carmel.in.gov/living/fun-things-to-do/attractions-and-museums