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Success Academy’s Isaac Moore: Educator & Author!
Isaac Moore, Success Academy South Bend Student Support Center (SSC) coordinator, has added "author" to his list of accomplishments!
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PUBLIC NOTICE — Proposed Ed-Flex Waiver: Paraprofessional Requirements
Career Academy Network of Public Schools, on behalf of Success Academy Primary School (LEA #9960), intends to apply to the Indiana Department of Education for an Ed-Flex Waiver #2. This waiver allows the use of more flexible, state-defined qualification requirements for instructional paraprofessionals in our schoolwide Title I, Part A program, in place of the standard federal requirements.
Under the waiver, an instructional paraprofessional may be considered qualified by meeting one of the state-defined options, including:
- * Completing one year or 1,000 hours of previous employment experience in a school or working with children;
- * Passing annual school-level evaluations;
- * Completing 48 college credit hours;
- * Holding a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; or
- * Completing LEA-required professional development modules.
This waiver does not apply to paraprofessionals who provide instructional support to special education students, who continue to meet Article 7 requirements.
Anticipated Improvement to Student Performance
The waiver allows the school to retain and deploy experienced, effective paraprofessionals to provide targeted small-group and individual instructional support, which we expect will improve reading and mathematics achievement for students in our Title I program.
How to Comment
Parents, educators, and community members are invited to comment on this proposed waiver between July 24, 2026 and July 29, 2026. Comments may be submitted by email to cvanbuskirk@mycanops.com or by mail to:
5800 Nimtz Pkwy
South Bend, IN 46628
Comments received will be reviewed by Tracy Ripley, Title and Grants Compliance Coordinator
(tripley@mycanops.com), will be available for public review upon request, and will be submitted with the application to the Indiana Department of Education.
Contact
Dr. Candy Van Buskirk, Superintendent
Email:
cvanbuskirk@mycanops.com
Phone:
574-299-9800
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Why? Because we believe your address shouldn’t dictate the quality of your education.
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Why? Because we believe preparing for the future is more important than preparing for a test.
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