Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation

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Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation
Address
600 S Edgewood Dr
Elletsville
, Indiana , 47429
United States
District information
TypeSchool district
Corporation
MottoCaring. Daring. Preparing.
GradesPK-12
SuperintendentDr. Jerry Sanders [1]
Chair of the boardDana Robert Kerr
District ID1809480
Students and staff
Students2,702 [2]
Athletic conference Western Indiana Conference
ColorsRed and black
Other information
Website rbbschools.net

Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (RBB) is a public school corporation located in northwestern Monroe County, Indiana, USA. [3] RBB and Monroe County Community School Corporation are the only two school corporations serving the county. [4] RBB serves Ellettsville, Stinesville, Beanblossom Township, and Richland Township. [5] [6] The Richland-Bean Blossom Metropolitan School District was formed in 1963 and became the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation in 1965. [7] The district is accredited by AdvancED. [8]

Contents

The district's budget for 2021 was $28.8 million; a $47,121 loss was expected, but it would not impact RBB until the 2024-25 academic year. [9] In 2021, results from the ILEARN test, a standardized exam introduced to the district in 2019, showed that only 31.7% of students were proficient in both math and English, though the value of these statistics were questioned due to the pandemic's effect on learning. [1]

High schools

Edgewood High School (9-12)

Edgewood High School (EHS) in Elletsville was founded in 1964 when Stinesville and Ellettsville high schools were consolidated. [10] [11] School enrollment for the 2019-2020 academic year was 770; 92% of students are white. [12] The EHS Mustangs participate in the Western Indiana Conference for football, golf, sideline cheer, soccer, volleyball, cross-country, basketball, dance, wrestling, swimming, gymnastics, baseball, softball, tennis, track, and lacrosse. [13] Non-athletic student organizations include AESOP Magazine, Academic Super Bowl (1997 State Champions in math, English, social studies, fine arts, and interdisciplinary studies), [14] GSA, Key Club, National Honor Society, and Spanish Club. [15] Their theatre arts group is called the Masqued Crafters. [16] The Marching Mustangs were first in the 2018 Open Class C Indiana State School Music Association competition and placed second the following year. [17] Dirk Ackerman was the principal for the 2021-2022 academic school year. [18]

Middle schools

Edgewood Junior High School (6-8)

Edgewood Junior High School (EJHS) in Ellettsville opened in 1969 in a brand-new building and offers grades six, seven, and eight. [7] [19] [20] 618 students attend EJHS, 92% of which are white. [2] Students can participate in cross country, football, volleyball, tennis, basketball, swimming and diving, wrestling, track and field, baseball, and softball. [21] Jonathan Siegelin was the principal for the 2020-2021 academic year. [8] They have two choirs: Mini Warehouse and the girls' group Center Stage. [22]

Elementary schools

Edgewood Intermediate School (3-5)

Edgewood Intermediate School (EIS) is in Ellettsville and serves grades 3-5. [23] 632 were enrolled for the 2019-2020 academic year, 89% of which were white. [24] In 2008, EIS won the state's Outdoor Lab of the Year recognition [25] and was recertified as a STEM school by the Indiana Department of Education in 2021. [26] Jennifer Lee was the principal for the 2020-2021 academic year. [27] The mascot for EIS is an eagle. [27]

Edgewood Primary School (K-2)

Edgewood Primary School (EPS) is located in Ellettsville, offers pre-kindergarten through second grade, and has an enrollment of 581, 92% of which are white. [28] [29] EPS' mascot is the pony. [30] Brenda Whitaker was the principal for the 2020-2021 academic year. [30] In 2021, EPS was recertified by the Indiana Department of Education as a STEM school. [26]

Other schools

Edgewood Early Childhood Center (PK)

Edgewood Early Childhood Center (EECC) is a level 3 Paths to QUALITY school, a rating given by the state, located in Ellettsville. [31] [32] The school has started working towards a level four rating, which would involve being nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. [32] The preschool coordinator for 2020-2021 was Matt Wooden. [33]

Edge Alternative School

Edge Alternative School (EAS) offers students who did not have the opportunity to graduate on time due to any variety of obstacles a chance to earn high school credit. [34] [35] It is considered a dropout prevention program. [36]

Forest Hills Special Education Cooperative

Forest Hills Special Education Cooperative in Ellettsville is a collaborative special education program between RBB and Spencer-Owen Community Schools. [37]

Former schools

Ellettsville Elementary

Ellettsville Elementary closed unceremoniously in the early 2000s despite being one of the state's largest elementary schools in 1993 and became a commercial space known as Eagle's Landing. [38] [39] In 2016, Seven Oaks Classical School, a public charter, moved into the building as part of a multi-stage expansion plan. [40]

Stinesville Elementary

Due to decreasing enrollment numbers and increasing repair costs, RBB voted to close Stinesville Elementary School at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year despite community protests. [41] [42] In 2019, the district sold the vacant building to the town council for $1. [43] [44]

  1. 1 2 Cox, Emily (July 16, 2021). "School officials discuss ILEARN results, where to go from here". The Herald-Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Edgewood Junior High School". U.S. News & World Report. n.d. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation". Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2021 Best School Districts in Bloomington". Niche. 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Overview of Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation, Indiana (Unified School District)". Statistical Atlas. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation District Map" (PDF). Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "2012-2013 Student Handbook" (PDF). Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Edgewood Junior High School 2020-2021 Parent/Student Handbook". Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation. n.d. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021.
  9. ↑ Cox, Emily (July 26, 2021). "Here's how MCCSC, R-BB are planning for potential financial impacts of annexation". The Herald-Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Edgewood High School to celebrate 50th anniversary Sunday". Herald Times Online. January 23, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  11. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (May 27, 2017). "From Hot Dogs to Apple Boys, Indiana has unique mascot history". Indy Star. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Edgewood High School". NCES. 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Edgewood Mustangs". Edgewood High School Athletics. n.d. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Martinsville is district Super Bowl champ; Monrovia also wins first". The Reporter-Times. Martinsville, Indiana. April 15, 1997. Retrieved August 14, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS". Edgewood High School. n.d. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  16. ↑ "EDGEWOOD FINE ARTS". Edgewood High School. n.d. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Edgewood marching band 2nd in Class C at state finals". The Herald-Times. November 9, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Edgewood High School 2021-2022 Parent/Student Handbook". Edgewood High School. n.d. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Music, cheers, sadness to signal end of Ellettsvile High School". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 7, 1969. Retrieved August 15, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Start school work". The Times-Mail. Bedford, Indiana. March 3, 1968. Retrieved August 15, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Athletics". Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  22. ↑ "EDGEWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL". ShowChoir.com. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Edgewood Intermediate School". Public School Review. 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Edgewood Intermediate School". NCES. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  25. ↑ Hewitt, Dawn (March 16, 2008). "Learning from nature". The Reporter-Times. Martinsville, Indiana. Retrieved August 15, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  26. 1 2 "Indiana Department of Education celebrates recertified STEM Schools". WBIW. March 11, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  27. 1 2 "Edgewood Intermediate School 2020-2021 Parent/Student Handbook". Edgewood Intermediate School. n.d. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  28. ↑ "K5 Programs at EPS" (PDF). Edgewood Primary School. 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Edgewood Primary School". U.S. News & World Report. 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  30. 1 2 "Edgewood Primary School 2020-2021 Student/Parent Handbook". Edgewood Primary School. n.d. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  31. ↑ "Early childhood educators recognized with Smart Start Excellence Awards". Community Foundation. May 6, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  32. 1 2 Cox, Emily (October 21, 2020). "R-BB board approves $28.8 million budget for 2021". Herald-Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  33. ↑ "Edgewood Early Childhood Center 2020-2021 Parent/Student Handbook". Edgewood Early Childhood Center. 2020. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  34. ↑ Keck, Mary (June 7, 2014). "Alternative school gave some Edgewood students the Edge to graduate". The Herald-Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  35. ↑ "Students - Alternative school". The Times-Mail. Bedford, Indiana. February 17, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ "Dropout Prevention Resources". Prosecuting Attorney Erika Oliphant. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  37. ↑ "SPECIAL EDUCATION (FOREST HILLS CO-OP)". Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation. n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  38. ↑ Hinnefeld, Steve (August 29, 1993). "Ellettsville pupils meet new principal". The Times-Mail. Bedford, Indiana. Retrieved August 15, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  39. ↑ "Rentals = Ellettsville - Eagle's Landing". The Times-Mail. Bedford, Indiana. December 26, 2003. Retrieved August 15, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  40. ↑ Cox, Emily (March 17, 2020). "Seven Oaks Classical School plans to expand in multi-million dollar project". Times-Mail. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  41. ↑ Howell, Brittani (October 24, 2017). "Stinesville Elementary to close, R-BB board decides". The Herald-Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  42. ↑ Chapman, Lauren (October 25, 2017). "Richland-Bean Blossom School Board Votes To Close Stinesville Elementary". Indiana public media. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  43. ↑ Eady, Alex (January 9, 2019). "Town Council To Purchase, Repurpose Stinesville Elementary School". Indiana public media. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  44. ↑ "Stinesville buys old school for $1, plans for reuse". 13 WTHR. January 14, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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