Welcome to East Washington Academy
Message from the Principal — Mr. Scott Blakely
East Washington Academy is excited to present yet another great school year built around academics and excellence in all areas. It is truly an honor and a privilege to serve as the principal at East Washington Academy. I would like to take a few lines to briefly explain my educational background as well as a description of my family and my interests. To conclude, I would like to share with the EWA stakeholders a snapshot of the EWA school improvement plan.
I am a 1992 graduate of Blackford High School. From there I extended my education with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University. I began working at Marion Community Schools in 1996 as an elementary school teacher. While teaching in Marion, I went back to school to obtain my Master's degree and licensure in elementary education and also educational administration. After teaching two years in Marion, I became a middle school science teacher at Hartford City Middle School for two years. I served as the head teacher at Montpelier School in Blackford County for one year which was my first administrative experience. I came to Muncie Community Schools in 2001 as an assistant principal at Northside Middle School. In the fall of 2002, I became the principal of North View Elementary where I proudly served as the leader for seven years. In 2009, I had the great opportunity to become the principal of East Washington Academy.
It has been a pleasure working with the students, staff and parents/caregivers of East Washington Academy. It is the mission at East Washington Academy and Muncie Community Schools to provide a quality educational environment that allows every student to maximize his or her potential, and upon graduation, possess the basic skills necessary to be a positive, productive contributing member of society. We believe this mission can be accomplished with the school improvement plan that is in place at East Washington Academy.
This plan includes but is not limited to:
8-Step Process for Improvement
Targeted small group instruction (reading and math)
Frequent progress monitoring of students to assess the impact of the core and small group instruction i.e. Acuity, DIBELS, MClass Math etc.
Monthly grade level collaboration meetings to view student math and reading scores and determine how to meet the diverse learning needs in each classroom
Weekly general education/special education problem solving meetings to address the needs of struggling students
A phenomenal group of educators who truly want to teach and inspire our children