District Leadership

Superintendent

Mark D. Daniel, Ph.D.

Dr. Mark Daniel joined Fort Wayne Community Schools as the 15th Superintendent of FWCS on July 1, 2020.

Dr. Daniel is a 1979 graduate of North Side High School, making him the second FWCS alumni to become FWCS superintendent in the District’s history. His first teaching job was at North Side High School, where he taught advanced algebra, geometry, business law, accounting and skills for living. He also coached football, basketball, baseball, track and golf.

He left North Side to become assistant principal at Leo Junior/Senior High School in 1995 and took over as Leo principal in 1998, a position he held for 12 years. In 2010, he became superintendent of Dowagiac Union Schools in Dowagiac, Michigan, a K-12 school district with about 2,400 students. In 2014, he was hired as superintendent of McLean County Unit District No. 5 in Normal, Illinois, a K-12 school district with 13,300 students.

 

Schools Attended:

• University of Toledo, Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Marketing Management, 1983
• Bowling Green State University, Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Business, 1985
• Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Master’s Degree in Secondary Education Administration, 1993
• Indiana State University, Doctorate in Education Administration, 2006

Contact:

Phone: 260.467.2025
Fax: 260.467.1975
Email: Ask the Superintendent

Address:

Fort Wayne Community Schools
1200 South Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

Superintendent Contract

Chief Financial Officer

Rosie Shipman

Rosie was born and raised in Fort Wayne and graduated from Bishop Luers High School. She attended Indiana University, Fort Wayne graduating with a BS in Business Management.

In November 2001, she joined FWCS as a Treasurer spending 12 years in this position between Weisser Park and Forest Park elementary schools. In 2013, Rosie transferred to the Business Department as an Accounting Clerk. Moving through the ranks of FWCS, she accepted the position of Budgeting Department Analyst in 2014, Director of Budgeting in 2016, and most recently, promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer on Nov. 1, 2023.

 

 

 

Departments:

• Business Services
• Facilities
• Federal Programs
• Fiscal Affairs
• Maintenance & Operations
• Natatorium
• Nutrition Services
• Purchasing
• Transportation

Address:

Fort Wayne Community Schools
1200 South Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

Contact:

Phone: 260.467.2000
Fax: 260.467.1981
Comments/Questions for Rosie Shipman

Chief Academic Officer

Joe Brown, Ph.D.

Dr. Joe Brown joined FWCS as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in 2022. He previously served as superintendent of Elwood Community School Corporation, a position he held from 2019-22. He began his career in education in 2005 as a third-grade teacher in Delphi Community School Corporation and taught for one year in Indianapolis Public Schools. He took his first principal position in Delphi in 2009 and worked in administration in Delphi, Noblesville, Franklin Township and Elwood schools over the next decade. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Marian University since 2011.

He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from IUPUI; Master of Science Degree in Education from Purdue University; and a Ph.D. in Education from Indiana State University.

As Chief Academic Officer, he oversees all aspects of curriculum and testing for the District, pre-K through 12^th grade. He also oversees the District's 30 elementary schools, 11 middle schools and two early childhood centers.

Departments:

• Elementary & Middle Schools
• Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
• English Language Learners
• Media Services
• School Climate & Culture
• Special Education

Address:

Fort Wayne Community Schools
1200 South Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 

Contact:

Phone: 260.467.2845
Fax: 260.467.1978
Email: Comments/Questions for Dr. Joe Brown