Indian Creek Local School District ensures the needs of all students are met. The district offers a variety of intervention services to create learning environments and opportunities that promote student success.

As a PBIS district, our focus is on teaching the behaviors we expect and working with students to meet those expectations. To enhance the Indian Creek experience, we often work with outside agencies to provide services for the whole child.

Indian Creek Local School District also provides a multi-tiered system of support through Title 1 resources. Programs such as START offer individualized support provided by community volunteers as well as trained specialists. Literacy teachers have been trained in LETRS and instructional strategies tailored to meet individual reading needs.

Teachers are committed to continuing quality reading instruction to students through the Summer Reading Rocks program. The program allows students to receive six extra weeks of tailored reading instruction. The students are transported to Hills Elementary School, fed two meals and provided small group targeting instruction and interventions. The program concludes with a pool party picnic. Many families take advantage of Summer Reading Rocks to help combat summer reading regression. Students who have attended the program have demonstrated less reading regression than students who have not attended the program. The district prides itself on being able to offer this valuable summer reading program.

The district also includes community support through Literacy Nights and Family fun nights three times per year. Community nights provide families with resources needed to support learning and actively involve them in the academic success of the students.

Indian Creek Local School District houses eight Step Up To Quality 5 star rated preschool classrooms. The 5 Star rating is the highest distinction to be issued by the state of Ohio. This rating deems the preschool programs as high quality in academics as well as social and developmental learning.

The district adopted hybrid Reading, Math and Social Studies curriculum which is aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards. Students are able to access all learning materials at home or in the classroom from any mobile device.

For more information regarding Indian Creek Local School District’s Federal Programs please contact :

Georgia Pavlic, Director of Special Education and Gifted Programs

Nicole McDonald, PhD., Director of Literacy, Title 1 and Preschool

 

 

Mingo Junction, OH  43938

740.283.2479 

Principal:  Michele Minto  

 

Type of school: Elementary Pk-4

Location: Mingo Junction, OH 43938

Size: Typically 3 classes at each level taught by highly qualified teachers.

405 students enrolled

Hills Elementary celebrates a long-standing tradition of academic excellence. As a partner with students, staff and families we are cultivating a learning environment for all students

PROGRAMS

• Hills Elementary implements a Positive Behavior Support Program (PBIS). Students learn about the expectations for each area of the building. Expected behaviors are reinforced by “H.I.L.L.S” cash.

• Parents and community are an important part of Hills Elementary School. The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) sponsors activities for students. The Mingo Business Association offers opportunities for students to help the community such as the food drive.

• Our arts department allows students an opportunity to show their talents to the community; through the art show or school choir.

• Students can chose to participate in Destination Imagination (DI) where they can use their creativity to solve a problem.

• Title I services are offered through the START program.

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

• Our curriculum is based on the Ohio Learning Standards. Through our EnVision Math and Wonders Reading series students are given the opportunity to use technology while learning.

• Our Preschool Program have received the ranking of Five Star through the State of Ohio.

• A gifted program is offered for student in grades 3 and 4. This allows students to express their talents while learning.

 

100 Park Dr.

Wintersville, OH  43953

740.264.1691 

Principal:  Lorrie Jarrett

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mingo Junction, OH  43938

740.282.0834

Principal:  Holly Minch-Hick, Ph.D.

Counselor:  Mike Cottis 

 

Community

Indian Creek Middle School (ICMS) is located in Mingo Junction, Ohio. A once booming steel mill community is proud of its history. The community is along the Ohio River. The Ohio valley is becoming a bedroom community for Pittsburgh as more people commute for work. The village of Mingo got its name from the Mingo Indian tribe that once had a settlement at the location of the present-day village.

Although ICMS is located in Mingo several other communities make up the student body as part of the school. Wintersville, Ohio located just 7.2 miles from Mingo and Bloomingdale, Ohio 17 miles from Mingo contribute by making up approximately two-thirds of the school population.

School

Indian Creek Middle School is a newer facility sitting behind Hills Elementary School. It is a four-year public middle school serving 670 students in grades 5 through 8. The New Indian Creek Middle was completed in 2006 and offers a state of art facility. A comprehensive education is provided with an inclusive range of subjects and activities across the academic spectrum.

Band is offered to students in grades 5 through 8. Students have 50 minutes of band per day with the exception of 5^th grade that receives more specialized beginner instructions. Typically 1/3 of the students participate in the band program. Sixth, seventh and eighth grade perform four seasonal concerts per year and fifth grade has three. Eighth grade students can chose to perform in solo ensemble competition yearly. The 7^th and 8^th grade students also attend a professional Broadway Performance every year.

The chart below demonstrates the variety of clubs, during and after school, available to students.

	5th Grade	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
Student Council	X	X	X	X
STEM Tech Gyrls		X	X	X
Pep Club		X	X	X
Chess Club	X	X
Lego Club	X	X
Art Club	X	X	X
Choir	X	X	X	X
Junior National Honor Society				X
Media Club				X
News Paper			X
Instrumental Band	X	X	X	X
Destination Imagination	X	X	X	X
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)	X	X	X	X
C2BC	X	X	X	X
Girls & Boys Basketball			X	X
Youth League Basketball	X	X
Football			X	X
Youth League Football	X	X
Volleyball			X	X
Track & Field			X	X
Cheering			X	X

The best part of our school is our passionate staff whom care about the growth and development of each child.

Curriculum

The curriculum is organized into blocks for Mathematics, Language Arts and Science and Social Studies. Math and Language Arts are 80 minute blocks. Science and Social Studies are flexible blocks of 40 to 80 minutes.

Each student is given a Chromebook for the school year. The technology initiative assists student to prepare for the 21^st century. It’s apparent that skills colleges and careers look for in students are changing to keep up with the pace of technology. Student access to technology helps train students for a workforce that is global not just local. Today’s generation of students are expected to be digitally literate in order to thrive in a workforce where digital technology is often utilized. The staff use an appropriate level of technology integration for educational purposes.

ICMS utilizes Pearson’s EnVision and Digits Mathematics curriculum that combines a comprehensive math curriculum, powerful best practices in teaching, and easy-to-use technology so the ICMS staff can deliver personalized instruction and accommodate all the learning styles in your classroom. Grades 6-8 use Collections— the nation’s leading English Language Arts (ELA) program. developing student abilities to analyze complex texts, determine evidence, reason critically, and communicate thoughtfully. Collections provides a multi-faceted digital and print approach that transcends the traditional anthology and resonates with today’s students.

All student, grades 5-8, have six rotation courses throughout the year. They can include physical education, Information Literacy, general music, art, writing lab, Information Technology I, Information Technology II, google applications, health, Introduction to coding and typing.

ICMS offers Specific Academic Gifted Education (SAGE) courses in Mathematics and Language Arts. Students’ eligible in grades 5-8 are provided higher level learning and differentiated activities to meet the child’s individual needs. Honors classes in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies are also offered; students are chosen based on specific criteria. Several students participate in College Credit Plus at the Middle School Level if accepted into the school of their choice.

Struggling students are offered Intervention during and/or after school to assist in their area(s) of weakness. We hope to see each student reach their potential by giving them the time and support they need to be successful.

Communication

Parents can keep in touch with the daily happenings of the school by visiting our facebook page, joining our building remind app to receive texts, signing-up for our monthly newsletter, or receiving phone calls from PreK-12 notifications.

 

 

 

200 Park Drive

Wintersville, OH  43953

Office: 740.254.1163

Principal:  Louie Retton

Asst. Principal:  Keith Swearingen

Secretaries:  Karen Polsinelli & Connie Hoobler 

 

School

Indian Creek is a 4 year public high school enrolling approximately 600 students 9-12. We are located in Jefferson County.

Curriculum

We are structured with an 8 period day; each academic period consists of 44 minutes.

Lunch and flex run 30 minutes each. Our flex classes are grouped by grade level. Freshman and sophomore flex will focus on preparation for the state assessments along with re-teaching/re-assessing our students. Junior and senior flex will also focus on re-teaching/re-assessing, but will have a focus on ACT prep. The students will rotate to a different flex room about every 3 weeks as to gain the test prep and ACT prep from teachers in their respective content fields.

We have also implemented a daily PLC model at ICHS. Teacher will meet daily for 30 minutes to address all the needs of our students as to be prepared each day for the students entering their classrooms. Each day of the week will include job embedded professional development led by the staff. Curriculum, instruction, assessment, analyzing and using data, interventions, technology needs, co-teaching planning, and weekly progress book updates will be the central focus of our PLC’s. We are a collaborative community.

We offer AP courses in US History and English. We offer honors courses in a variety of subjects and grade levels.

Engineering, business, and technology are 3 career pathways a student can select. Students wishing to pursue a vocational education will attend the Jefferson County JVS.