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.
Trine University students learned about opportunities available with the Purdue Data Mine during a special presentation on April 10 in the Mark and Sarah Music/Ruoff Mortgage Esports Arena.
Trine University has received a lead gift from Dr. Rick L. James, alumnus and chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dr. Vicki L. James, for a new building to house Trine’s business school.
Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.