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WE WILL CALL THIS, I'M GOING TO CALL
[1. Meeting Opening]
THIS MEETING TO ORDER.LET'S PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, AMERICA AND REPUBLIC STANDS ONE NATION UNDER BALLOT IN WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[2. Public Comments]
SECOND ON OUR AGENDA ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.WE HAVE TWO SIGNED UP TONIGHT.
I WILL REITERATE, UM, AS WE STATE IN THE PAST THAT THE COMMENTS MUST ADDRESS ONLY WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA.
AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL FIRST, UH, CALL STEPHANIE HUNT TO THE PODIUM.
I DON'T NEED THREE MINUTES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY I SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AND THE UNION OF HSE.
I SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AND THE UNION OF HSE.
[3. Consent Agenda]
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF 3.01 BOARD MINUTES AND 3.02 PERSONNEL REPORT.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL THE QUESTION.
[Additional Item]
WE WILL NOW ASK MR. KE OR DR.UM, WITH, UH, THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE A COUPLE, UM, BUILDING LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS THAT WERE HIRED.
UH, WOULD INVITE AMY BOWMAN, PRINCIPAL OF FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY, UH, TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE HER NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
GOOD EVENING BOARD, MR. MAPES.
UM, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF INTERVIEWING AMAZING CANDIDATES, UM, TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR DR.
THERESA SEYMOUR, WHO'S NOW THE GEIST ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.
AND THE RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE THAT CAME TODAY IS CHRIS CONWAY.
CHRIS IS ACTUALLY A FISHER'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND HE HAD HIS TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT RIVERSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
HE WENT OFF TO ELWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO GET FOUR YEARS OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE, AND NOW HE'S BACK HOME, UM, IN HSE.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM JOIN US.
SO, CHRIS, DO YOU WANNA COME UP? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. MAPES, THE BOARD AND MRS. BOWMAN.
UM, WE ARE BEYOND HAPPY TO COME BACK HOME.
AND, UH, WE HAVE TWO NEW, UH, BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS AT, UH, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D INVITE MR. REGGIE SIMMONS PRINCIPAL TO COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE THOSE FOLKS.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MR. MAPES, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MR. STEVE GANNON AS OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HSC HIGH SCHOOL AND MR. JORDAN MCCASLIN AS OUR NEW DEAN AT HSC HIGH SCHOOL.
MR. GIDEN IS NOT NEW TO US AS HE'S BEEN A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT SINCE 1998, AND MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS A, UH, DEAN AT HSC HIGH SCHOOL.
STEVE HAS BEEN A NEW TEACHER, MENTOR, STUDENT LEADERSHIP RETREAT DIRECTOR FOR THE HCC AND GIRLS GOLF COACH.
STEVE IS A GRADUATE OF INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY EARNING A BACHELOR'S IN SCIENCE, AND HE HOLDS TWO MASTER'S DEGREES, ONE IN CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING FROM UMASS AT BOSTON, AND ONE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM WESTERN GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY.
STEVE IS A COLLABORATOR, TEAM BUILDER AND PROBLEM SOLVER, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE STEVE ON THE TEAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO ENHANCE THE WORK WE'RE DOING AT HSC.
SO, MR. GANNON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP.
I, I, I'M THRILLED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I LOVE BEING A PART OF SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON HERE AND, UM, READY TO GET STARTED.
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CONGRATULATIONS.MR. MCCASLIN HAS SERVED HSC AS A PE TEACHER AND FOOTBALL COACH SINCE 2021.
JORDAN'S LEADERSHIP ABILITY HAS BEEN PUT ON DISPLAY, NOT ONLY AS A TEACHER AND COACH, BUT ALSO AS A DEAN FOR THE DAY.
JORDAN HAS HELPED IN THE DEAN'S OFFICE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE AT MANAGING STUDENT BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.
WE WERE IMPRESSED WITH HIS PASSION TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
JORDAN IS A GRADUATE OF BALL STATE UNIVERSITY EARNING A, UH, BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND HE HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE ALSO FROM BALL STATE UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
JORDAN HAS A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND DESIRE TO BE AN EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATOR, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SKILLS AND TALENTS HE WILL BRING IN HIS NEW ROLE.
UM, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, MR. MAPES AND, UH, MR. SIMMONS FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY THREE YEARS HERE, AND, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO MANY MORE IN SERVING IN A NEW ROLE.