Realtor Support Page

First and foremost, thank you for your continued efforts to improve the quality of life in Elkhart by providing people with pathways to homeownership. Establishing a home in Elkhart is an excellent decision for any family, and we are happy to support your efforts in selling homes in Elkhart. We recognize that a school district is one of the most important criteria for a potential homebuyer when considering where to buy a home. We hope the following information will be useful to you in helping homebuyers recognize the excellence of Elkhart Community Schools, and provide a tool for those selling homes in the Elkhart Community Schools district.

One of the most common requests we hear from realtors is school verification. We are excited to introduce an online address look-up tool:

• Address Look-up Tool
  • Once you’ve looked up the three schools for your home, please see below to print one-page highlights of each school.
  • If a home is on the edge of the school boundary, we encourage you to verify by contacting our student services department at 574-262-5540.
• For information on School Walk Zones, please see our Transportation page.

For all literature, please click on the image to open a high-resolution PDF version, suitable for printing. 

We are happy to introduce a comprehensive 16-page district brochure for realtor use. This brochure highlights the academic programs at Elkhart Community Schools, including AP class offerings, dual credit offerings, and CTE (career technical education) programs. The brochure also highlights travel opportunities at the district, as well as athletic and club offerings.

Professionally printed copies can be ordered through the following link: link to form. We are happy to mail or drop copies off at your office.

We have also created single-page flyers for all 21 schools in our district. It is our hope that when you are selling a home, you will consider printing a flyer for the home’s elementary, middle, and high school to include in your folders, so potential buyers can have a better understanding of the schools where the home resides.

Elementary Schools

Middle Schools

High Schools and Elkhart Area Career Center

Special Programs

College and Career Ready Graduates

Another question we’re commonly hearing is about the unification of Elkhart Central and Elkhart Memorial high schools, and what it means for the future of our district. We’re excited to be leading the state in the development of wall-to-wall pathways. Our six schools of study will provide students with an opportunity to identify their interests and learn to their passion, in a meaningful way for their learning style.

Each school will contain a business advisory group who will help determine curriculum to ensure students are learning material that is relevant for their future careers. This model is incredibly successful at our Elkhart Area Career Center.

For additional information about our Six Schools of Study (Arts & Communication; Business and International Relations; Engineering, Technology, and Industry; Health & Public Safety; Human Services; Natural Resources), please see the following. The unification of high schools is scheduled for Fall 2020.

Arts & Communication
Painter, News Production, Writer

Business and International Relations
Realtor, Government, Business Owner

Engineering, Technology, and Industry
Automotive Service, Architecture, Information Technology

Health & Public Safety
Doctor, Firefighter, Radiologist

Human Services
Pastry Chef, Travel Agent, Teacher

Natural Resources
Meteorologist, Veterinary Assistant, Conservationist

Lastly, we’d leave you with two single-page flyers we’ve created: 12 Reasons to Choose Elkhart and 12 Reasons to Choose Elkhart Community Schools. We originally created these documents as teacher recruitment pieces, but we believe they may be useful to realtors as well.

  

 

Elkhart Community Schools works with our local and regional media every day to share the great things happening in our district. We encourage you to visit our Media page to read about some of the positive news highlighted in the media.

• News and Media

We’ve also recently started an electronic newsletter to help keep our community informed about what’s happening at the district. The newsletter is delivered monthly via email. Articles from the newsletter are hosted on our website and can be found at the link below.

• Newsletter
• Sign up for the newsletter here

We hope you may find these useful in connecting with your clients on specific issues of interest to them.

 

Our fourteen elementary schools are warm, caring, friendly places that are safe for children, families, community and staff. Students in Elkhart learn the foundation of their education through our elementary schools, and begin career and interest exploration. Elementary students are introduced to athletics, band, and orchestra. Students are encouraged to participate in volunteer activities in the community. Our diverse and talented elementary school staff are dedicated to being lifetime learners themselves. As dedicated professionals, they are eager to try new strategies and activities to help students achieve.

Elkhart Community Schools’ three middle schools are a place for students to prepare for high school and the future. Students in middle school are encouraged to explore their passions and talents through high level classes, specialized curriculum, groups and organizations.

Students at one of Elkhart Community Schools’ two high schools are further educated and encouraged to explore their passions, as they prepare for graduation. Students not only receive the state-required basics, but are also taught life skills, such as money management. Students in ECS high schools are able to participate in a variety of programs that can help them identify potential paths for their future including post-secondary education, specialized trades and the military. Students are also encouraged to participate in one of the over 50 clubs offered at each school to learn more about themselves and their interests.

We are happy to provide school tours upon request. Please contact us at communications@elkhart.k12.in.us to schedule a school tour.

If there are any other ways we can help support you, please feel free to contact the Communications Department:

Brenda Kolbe, Director of Communication
bkolbe@elkhart.k12.in.us
574-262-5943

Wendy Wood, Communication Specialist
wwood@elkhart.k12.in.us
574-262-5569