July 24, 2023
SOUTH BEND — Staff from Education One, Trine University’s charter school authorizer,
joined officials from the Paramount Schools of Excellence for a ribbon-cutting July
14 at the new Paramount School of Excellence South Bend.
Located in the former Tarkington Elementary School building, the new public charter school serves students K-6 and will open its doors to more than 300 students in August.
“I am personally looking forward to continuing to see the exciting and innovative ways Paramount School of Excellence South Bend will one-up themselves in the coming school year,” said Lindsay Omlor, executive director of charter schools at Education One.
“The mission of Paramount Schools of Excellence is to empower all students to persevere and achieve academic success in an environment of excitement, inclusion and community collaboration. Their name truly depicts who they are as an organization.”
Founded in 2010, Paramount Schools use an integrated research-based curriculum to maximize each child’s potential against measurable standards. Every student has academic performance goals with the expectation of improvement in each content area.
Paramount is recognized as a national Blue Ribbon School and has received an A rating from the Indiana Department of Education for the past nine years.
A team of Trine University master of physician assistant studies (MPAS) defeated other physician programs around the state to win the Student Challenge Bowl at the Indiana Association of Physician Assistants (IAPA) conference.
Staff from Education One, Trine University’s charter school authorizer, attended the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from Oct. 27-29.
Members of the public are invited to join Trine University faculty, staff and students in exploring, discussing and playing board and video games during the annual Art of Games event on Nov. 18.