CA - School District Information

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  • Our District History

    The Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools dates back to the 1830’s. Early records show that School District #8 was established in 1837. In 1847, this district was renamed the Carman School District in honor of Elijah Carman, a farmer who donated a section of his land for use as a school site. This historic site is at the modern-day corner of Bristol and Fenton Roads. The original Carman School District was only a small fraction of the size of the current Carman-Ainsworth school district. The 1950’s and 1960’s saw several smaller districts – Rankin, Graham, Hoover, Dye, Utley – merge with the formerly tiny Carman district to form the geographical boundaries of the current district. Since July 10, 1961, the outline and size of the district has essentially remained unchanged.

    This new district had quadrupled its enrollment overnight in July, 1961. With the exception of the City of Flint, it was the largest school district in the county. The burgeoning school system required new school buildings to accommodate the growing community. In the fall of 1961, a new high school was opened and named after the father-son team, Donnelson and Wayne Ainsworth, who between the two had held a seat on the Carman Board of Education for over 60 years. Ainsworth High School was overcrowded with students the day it opened. District officials immediately began plans to build a second high school in the north end of the district. In 1967, Carman High School opened as the sister high school to Ainsworth. Simultaneously, the Carman School District was divided into two K-12 attendance zones with students in the southern end of the district graduating from Ainsworth and students in the northern end graduating from Carman.

    In 1986, the Carman School District officially changed its name to the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. This change was motivated by two issues. The first was a desire to reflect the dual K-12 communities that existed in the district. The second reason for the name change was to designate the “community school” approach embraced by the staff and Board. In 1970, the Carman School district experienced its highest historical enrollment with nearly 10,000 K-12 students. Enrollment started to decline in the 1970’s with the decline of the automotive industry. By the mid 1980’s, the student population had dropped to around 5,000 and economic realities necessitated the closure of several school buildings. All three of the middle schools were closed and sold. The district reorganized from two high schools and K-12 attendance zones to one. Ainsworth High School became the sole junior high school and Carman High School became the sole high school.

  • Important Dates in Carman-Ainsworth History

     

    Carman School District

    1837 School District #8 established

    1847 Carman School District established

    1955 Carman Park Elementary, Fenton Lawn Elementary*, Rankin Elementary*, and Van Slyke Elementary are built by the Carman School District

    1961 Ainsworth Senior High School* is built at a cost of $2,438,094.56

    1962 Gladys Hawkins Dillon Elementary School* is built

     

    Dye School District

    1949 The Graham and Dye School Districts consolidate

    1956 Dye Elementary School* is built by the Dye School District

    1961 Randels Elementary School* is built by the Dye School District

     

    Rankin School District

    1950’s The Rankin district splinters apart with pieces going to the Carman, Lake Fenton, Grand Blanc, and Swartz Creek districts. (exact history is unclear)

     

    Hoover School District

    1956 Lena Stalker Elementary School* is built by the Hoover School District

     

    Utley School District

    1957 Woodland Elementary School* is built by the Utley School District

     

    Carman School District (present-day boundaries)

    1961 On July 10th, voters approve the consolidation of the Hoover, Dye, and Utley school districts with the Carman School District.

    1967 Carman High School* was built.

     

    Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

    1986 Carman School District changes its name to Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools.

    1986 Reorganization of the district from two high schools, three middle schools and two distinct K-12 school communities into one unified K-12 system with one high school and one junior high school.

    2002 Voters approved a $50 million modernization plan for all school facilities.

    2007 Carman Park Elementary School was closed and combined with Rankin Elementary School.

     

     

    * Denotes a facility currently in use as a school

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Demographic Information

 

The Carman-Ainsworth School District covers 28 square miles and extends as far north as Pasadena Avenue and as far south as Cook Road. Its residents have addresses in Burton, Flint Township, Mundy Township and Swartz Creek. Most of our students live in Flint Township.

 

The Carman-Ainsworth community is the most diverse in Genesee County. However, within this diversity emerges a constant - a passionate desire for quality schools and the best educational programs possible. 

 

Our students reside in nine apartment complexes, 11 mobile home parks, two modular home communities and many different neighborhoods. On Calkins Road between Linden and Dye roads you will find two synagogues and two churches. Less than three miles from this location is a mosque and Hindu Temple. There is also a diverse range of incomes that support C-A children.

 

With whom do C-A children live?

 

Single mother

27%

Single father

7%

Grandparent / other relative

7%

Married couple

56%

 

Median Family Income

 

Single mother

$19,834

Single father

$35,417

Married couple

$57,981

 

Carman-Ainsworth School District Age Distribution

 

0-17

25%

18-24

9%

25-44

29%

45-64

22%

65 and over

15%

 

 

Carman-Ainsworth Racial Census

Michigan Department of Education 2012-2013

 

American Indian

2.13%

Asian/Pacific

.89%

African American

47.47%

Hispanic

3.78%

White

38.82%
Multiracial      6.90%

 

Carman-Ainsworth is Comprised of:

 

Carman-Ainsworth High School

Grades 9-12

Carman-Ainsworth Middle School

Grades 6-8

Dillon Elementary

Grades K-3

Dye Elementary

Grades K-5

Randels Elementary

Grades K-5

Rankin Elementary

Grades K-5

The Learning Community

Early Childhood

Woodland (Atlantis, Under 16)

 Grades 7-12

Carman-Ainsworth Baker Career Academy

Grades 9-12

 

Information based upon 2002 U.S. Census data, Michigan Department of Education, and district records.

 

Awards and Recognitions

"Working Together to Guarantee Learning for Every Student"

 

  • Carman-Ainsworth awarded Early Head Start Grant
  • Carman-Ainsworth awarded Michigan STEM Partners Grant
  • Carman-Ainsworth Middle School awarded Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division Grant
  • Carman-Ainsworth is the first district in the Sate to offer Project Lead the Way to all elementary schools
  • Carman-Ainsworth has achieved 15 Regional Team Championships; 2 State Titles; 73 1st Team All-Staters; and 13 State Championships
  • Ms. Sue Warren awarded 2014 State and Federal Programs Specialists Leadership Award
  • Carman-Ainsworth earned NCA CASI/AdvancED Accreditation and Renewal
  • Carman-Ainsworth Superintendent, Dr. Steven Tunnicliff, awarded 2015 Michigan Association of School Administrator's Region V Superintendent of the Year
  • Carman-Ainsworth Board of Education receives Michigan Association of School Boards Honor Board and Standard of Excellence Awards
  • Carman-Ainsworth is "Beating the Odds" at two elementary schools, Dillion and Randels Elementary Schools
  • Carman-Ainsworth Dye Elementary Principal, Mrs. Detra Fields, awarded Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principal of the Year Award
  • Randels Elementary had two teams compete in the Odyssey of the Mind World Competition; one team placed 2nd in the State of Michigan
  • Carman-Ainsworth LEGO Robotics won 1st in World Festival and earned four State Championships to date, included the 2014 State Championship
  • Ten 2015 Carman-Ainsworth High School graduates earned Advanced Placement Scholar, Scholar with Honor, or Scholar with Distinction for Excellence in three or more Advanced Placement courses
  • Carman-Ainsworth High School Graduates of 2015 were offered over $4.8 million in scholarships from colleges and universities across the country
  • Carman-Ainsworth High School competed at the World Robotics Championships four times in the last decade, earning the 2014 State Championship
  • Carman-Ainsworth 5th and 6th grade Book Bowl Teams earned county wide championships
  • Carman-Ainsworth High School Empathy for All Students honored as Blueberry Ambassadors
  • Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools recognized as "Academic State Champ" by Bridge Magazine
  • Carman-Ainsworth High School student wins the 2015 Robert E. Weiss Priority Children Outstanding Youth Award
  • Carman-Ainsworth's Mr. Benjy Jones named 2014 Teacher of the Year by Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
  • Carman-Ainsworth's Ms. Delynne Miller was the recipient of the Michigan Education Theatre Association's Hall of Fame Award for 2014-2015
  • Carman-Ainsworth High School Blue Brigade Marching Band was selected to perform at the State Championships four of last five years
  • Carman-Ainsworth coaches, Mr. Kenn Domerese and Mr. Paul Dresser induced into the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame
  • Carman-Ainsworth students won the Genesee County Spelling Bee in grades 4 and 11.
  • Three students were nominated for the Robert E. Weiss Outstanding Youth Award from Priority Children.
  • FIRST Robotics for 2013-2014
    • The FIRST LEGO League team, MO Peeps, won first place at the state robotics tournament from a field of 48 top teams of 330 in Michigan. They compete at World Festival in spring 2014. They are no stranger to competition, winning the state championship three years running and World Festival in 2009.
    • Team 314 won the 2014 Lansing FIRST Robotics District Chairman's Award, the most prestigious award at FIRST.
  • Carman-Ainsworth was awarded a competitive grant to offer Project Lead the Way (PLTW) pre-engineering curriculum at the high school beginning fall 2014.
  • A Bridge Magazine article that examined 2013-2014 assessment scores state wide for grades 4, 8, and 11 in regards to socioeconomic factors ranked Carman-Ainsworth fourth in the county and one of the top schools in the state.
  • The first cohort of Accelerated Graduation Opportunity (AGO) students were recognized, seven in all from the class of 2016. These students can graduate from high school early or opt to earn dual enrollment college credits their senior year. Local college partnerships help them earn additional college credit. Summer of 2013 provided a rigorous second year engineering learning opportunity provided by the Engineering Department of Baker College. It's a way students can "graduate in three or jump start their college degree!"
  • Carman-Ainsworth is partnering with Davison Schools in a Dual Enrollment Educational Partnership (DEEP) to provide another opportunity for students to earn college credit in the summer.

  • CA's four-year graduation rate, 84.1% at the high school, exceeds the State average by 12% while maintaining the most rigorous graduation requirements in Genesee County, 24 credits earned over four years.

     



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