Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) is a public school district located in the city of Columbus, Indiana. The corporation's boundaries include all but two townships in Bartholomew County (population approximately 80,000). BCSC serves 11,000+ students throughout the county (PreK-12, and Adult Education) on 18 campuses. 11 elementary, 3 high school, 2 middle school, 1 early childhood center, and 1 adult education center.

The corporation is led by President Rich Stenner, Vice-President Jeff Caldwell and Secretary Kathy Dayhoff-Dwyer.

BCSC Mission: Deeper Learning is our individualized approach for preparing all learners to succeed in a competitive global economy and democratic society and to tackle the complex issues they will encounter.

Vision: BCSC demonstrates a community commitment to deeper learning for one....and all.

High Expectation Objectives: BCSC will ensure a balanced, intentional and forward looking approach to meet the following objectives:

  • Provide a welcoming and diverse learning culture of respect, fairness and trust
  • Advance a deep community commitment of all learners' health, personal and academic success.
  • Enable achievement of core academic knowledge and varied levels of critical thinking
  • Foster multiple perspectives to develop global citizens
  • Provide multiple pathways that intellectually engage all learners
  • Promote and support agile, collaborative learning environments
  • Cultivate a commitment to lifelong learning process for all.

Universal Design for Learning: BCSC's guiding instructional framework, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), optimizes learning by reducing the barriers found in curricula and supports educators to design appropriately challenging instruction that meets the needs of all learners. The UDL framework also has supported BCSC to align initiatives and resources at the district level, moving from engaging in “random acts of improvement” to a unified vision of school change. For example, all educator professional development must be grounded in UDL principles. To learn more about Universal Design for Learning, visit the CAST website.

Positive Behavior Instruction and Support: BCSC has invested in training and establishing school-based Positive Behavior Instruction and Support (PBIS) teams to ensure that all students have access to the most effective instructional and behavioral practices possible. PBIS supports educators to develop a continuum of scientifically-based behavior and academic supports, use data to make decisions and solve problems, arrange the environment to prevent the development and occurrence of problem behavior, teach and encourage pro-social skills and behaviors, implement evidence-based behavioral practices with fidelity and accountability, and monitor student performance and progress continuously. Researchers have suggested PBIS as an effective strategy for addressing racial and ethnic disproportionality in school discipline and the concomitant achievement gaps across racial and ethnic groups (Eber, Upreti, & Rose, 2010)[1].

Educational Pathways: “Education opens minds. The right education opens doors.” Educational pathways support students to feel connected to their own education and to explore college and career opportunities that align with their interests, strengths, and competencies. Notable examples include:

  • Senior Project: A graduation requirement that calls on students to select a topic, pursue relevant community-based experience, and produce a research paper, project or a product, portfolio, and presentation. Every senior project must demonstrate clear alignment with Indiana’s Common Core Standards and demonstrate application of problem solving and authentic, real-world learning.
  • Columbus Area Career Connection (C-4): Provides high school students with career and technical education organized into clusters, including: Agricultural Science/Business, Business Management and Finance, Communications, Computer Technology, Construction Engineering Technology, Engineering Manufacturing Technology, Health Careers, Human Services (including Early Childhood Education, Cosmetology, and Culinary Arts), Protective Services, and Transportation.
  • Seamless High School Post-Secondary Education: An engineering and advanced manufacturing immersion program featuring aligned courses that feed into Mechanical Engineering degree programs at Indiana University/Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) and the Purdue University School of Technology, and/or the Advanced Manufacturing program Ivy Tech State College.
  • Columbus Signature Academy (CSA): In the first K-12 Project- and Problem-based Learning magnet school in the nation, students work collaboratively using technology to solve authentic problems and create real-world projects, focusing on development of 21st Century skills.

BCSC Demographics

*11,250 students in 18 school buildings
*59 Languages
*11.7% of students receive special education services
*85% of special education students spend at least 80% of their day in gen ed setting
*44.2% of students receive Free and Reduced Lunch
*24.9% minority students served
*15% Limited English Proficiency

BCSC Schools

Elementary Schools

Secondary Schools

C4 Columbus Area Career Connection

McDowell Educational Center

Richard L. Johnson Early Education Center

References

  1. ↑ Eber, Upreti, and Rose (2010). Addressing Ethnic Disproportionality in School Discipline through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Building Leadership, 17(8).
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