In addition, the Whitewater Valley Technical Center serves over 500 students in Fayette and four surrounding counties. The Fayette County School Corporation is also the location of the East Central Educational Service Center and East Central Special Services, which provides a comprehensive special education program for seven area school districts. The Fayette County School Corporation is consistently in the forefront of education in the state of Indiana with programs that are designed to anticipate the future needs of students. The school corporation provides many early childhood services from a day care center for infants and young children to the Head Start program with seven preschool classrooms to serve at-risk and handicapped children. Alternative programs are available for students in need of a more structured environment, a more flexible schedule, or mentors.
All schools offer a well-coordinated instructional program with the latest in curriculum materials.
Teachers are currently involved in implementing improved writing development strategies, lessons designed around the multiple intelligences, Reading Recovery, and technology integrated into the curriculum. Special teachers are employed to teach music, art, and physical education. Remedial tutors and counselors supplement the regular program. The middle school is organized around the middle school concept with students grouped in teams with a core group of teachers. Connersville Middle School was designated an Indiana Blue Ribbon School in 1998.