Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools is a Michigan public school district teaching kindergarten through 12th grade. The district covers parts of Flint Township, Flint (minor), Mundy Township and Burton.

Carman-Ainsworth Community School District
school district
Location of Carman-Ainsworth Community School District within Genesee County, Michigan.
Coordinates: 42°57′43″N 83°49′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
Intermediate DistrictGenesee
Government
 • PresidentBarry Saunders
 • Vice-PresidentPeggy Anderson
 • SuperintendentEddie Kindle
 • Assistant SuperintendentRuss Parks
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
48473, 48507, 48532
Websitewww.carman.k12.mi.us

History

School District #8 was formed in 1837. With the donation of a section of Elijah Carman's farm land, which is now the corner of Bristol and Fenton Roads, in 1847 the district was renamed as the Carman School District.[1]

A dedication ceremony for the Robert N. Mandeville High School was held December 2, 1949 and was named after one of 16 students of the district's 1936 class who died in combat serving in the Air Force during World War II.[2]

In 1949 the Graham School District consolidated with the Dye School District. The consolidated Dye Schools built two elementary school, Dye in 1956 and Randels in 1961.[3]

In the 1950s, the Rankin School District was dissolved and parceled out to Carman, Lake Fenton, Grand Blanc, and Swartz Creek districts. The Hoover School District opened Lena Stalker Elementary School in 1956, while the Utley School District built Woodland Elementary School in 1957.[3]

The district built four elementary schools in 1955: Carman Park Elementary, Fenton Lawn Elementary, Rankin Elementary and Van Slyke Elementary.[3]

In 1961, Dye, Utley and Hoover districts merged into the Carman School District,[4] quadrupling its student population. Mandleville building became a junior high school that year,[2] while the Ainsworth High School was built and opened that fall, overcrowded. It was named for Donnelson and Wayne Ainsworth, a father and son who served a total of 60 years on the Carman school board.

The Gladys Hawkins Dillon Elementary School was constructed in 1962.[3] Planning for a second high school began right away for the district's north end and[1] in 1967 that school, Carman High School, was opened.[5] The district peaked its enrollment in 1970 with nearly 10,000 K-12 students.[1]

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

The Carman School District was renamed in 1986 to Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools to indicate the community approach and the dual K-12 zones covered by the high schools. The student population slid due to the withdrawal of the automotive industry to near 5,000 students in the mid-1980s. As a result, three middle schools were closed and sold.[1] Ainsworth School became the middle school as Carman-Ainsworth Middle School and Carman School was renamed Carman-Ainsworth High School.[5]

In 2007, Carman Park Elementary was shut down with its four and fifth grade students moved to Rankin. Also, in September of that year an alternative career focused high school, Carman Park-Baker Career Academy, was opened together with Bendle Public Schools and Baker College in a renovated Carman Park school building.[6]

In 2012, Woodland Elementary was shut down with its students moved to either Dillon or Rankin depending on their grade level. In the 2012-2013 school year, Atlantis Alternative High school stood in the place of Woodland. Atlantis is a Carman-Ainsworth/Bendle Program.[7]

Launched from the "Carman Talk" Facebook group, a series of fundraisers were held in September 2014 to launch Carman Cougar Education Foundation to provide a scholarship and assisting "economically disadvantaged children".[5]

Buildings
Building Type Location Principal
Carman-Ainsworth High secondary Flint Township Debbie Davis
Carman-Ainsworth Middle secondary Mundy Township Taylor Chapman
Carman Ainsworth-Baker Career Academy career high school Flint Township Chris Christenson
Dillon elementary Burton Gina Ryan
Dye elementary Flint Township Detra Fields
Randels elementary Flint Township Rick Kalinin
Rankin elementary Mundy Township Laura Garrison
Atlantis(formerly Woodland Elementary) Alternative High school Flint Township Wes Mayo
The Learning Community Flint Township Kristi Myatt (Director)

References
  1. "Our District History". About Carman-Ainsworth. Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. Sanders, Rhona S. (February 16, 2012). "A district history lesson surfaces at board meeting". Flint Township View. JAMS Media Group/View Newspapers. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. "Important Dates in Carman-Ainsworth History". About Carman-Ainsworth. Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. Maghielse, Ross (November 12, 2012). "'Country boys' from 1947 Dye football team headed into Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame". The Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. Dresden, Eric (September 10, 2014). "More than 800 Carman High School alumni head to Genesee County for reunion that started on Facebook". The Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. Modrack, Barb (July 20, 2007). "Acadmey site gets makeover". The Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  7. "Atlantis moved to woodland".
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