Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We had no public comments this morning, so we'll move on to our one action item, 3.01 personnel report. And I will take a motion to, for this item. I move to approve the personnel report as presented. Second. Any comments? I will now call the question. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, say nay. Passes six to zero. Doctor. Kegley, please take you can take over. Good morning, board, mister Mapes.
With the passage of the consent agenda, we have officially hired three new building leaders in our district. Before introducing the three individuals, I would be remiss if I didn't thank, all three interview committees, that were assembled led by mister Urban, for the secondary positions and doctor Fetters Thompson for our Deer Creek position. Both of them led a very deliberate process in search for our best building leader. Candidates who passed the initial screening process were interviewed by a building based team first, and that was made up of teachers, parents, and support staff from the schools.
After round one, the committees recommended two candidates to the administration office, And, we we, interviewed those folks, and one of their tasks, was to actually perform a performance task for us, like, leading a professional development so that we can see what that would be like, up in front of staff. And then they had a final round with mister Mapes. Before introducing our new, administrators, I do wanna point out, that this was a very competitive process, all three positions. We had some outstanding candidates, apply for these positions and then ultimately get interviewed.
And second, I'm thrilled that that we're not just hiring people who love kids and have a heart for kids, but all three of them are great instructional leaders. So, we're really looking forward to adding them to our team. So first up, Nala Williams. Nala is no stranger to HSE schools as a proud mother of three graduates, from the district as well as serving currently as Dean of Students at Fishers High School, a position she has held since 2020. Nala Williams brings a decade of experience leading academic interventions and behavioral management as a counselor and dean to her role as the new director of the Hamilton Southeastern Fishers
Academy. She'll use these skills and experiences when her duties officially begin July 1. It is my pleasure to introduce miss Nala Williams. Hi. Good morning, everyone. First off, thank you so much for this opportunity. This means a lot to me. First off, we moved here in 02/2007 because we heard about how wonderful HSE schools, was. And so we moved from Tennessee to here to raise our three kids. And they have now matriculated through, and they're all in college. And so I watch how our school district has prepared my three kids for their
post secondary goals, and I just can't wait to see where they end up. So I absolutely believe with everything in my heart about what we do in HSE. I started off as a school counselor and, had no intention of ever being an administrator in my wildest dreams. My mom was a principal, however, and she's probably a been my greatest mentor. So to end up here right now and to have the opportunity to lead the academy, a place that absolutely embodies everything that I believe about education, I am super, super excited. So thank you so much for the opportunity again.
Another very familiar face for many years in our district, missus Danielle Chastain, has been a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principal and principal at two of our buildings, going on three, Riverside Intermediate, and she opened Southeastern Elementary. After working as an instructional coach at Deer Creek this year, Danielle felt a great pull to return to a leadership position and is thrilled that having gotten to know the staff over the years that it could be Deer Creek. So it's my pleasure to welcome back to the principalship, missus Danielle
Chastain. Good morning, Mr. Mapes and the Board. This is quite a gift to me. I took a pause last spring to just take care of some things that life threw Addis as a family and was given this beautiful opportunity to be an instructional coach and leader at Deer Creek. And before I knew it, I'd fallen in love with the staff and, just really missed leading again. And God put it on my heart to, give it a whirl. So I am beyond grateful to be standing here again in front of you and
and leading, our instructional leaders again. So thank you. And maybe not a familiar face, but definitely our tallest new hire this morning. Doctor. Craig McCaffrey brings with him over twenty years of experience in school administration to his role as the new principal of Hamilton Southeastern High School. Most recently, Doctor. McCaffrey served as the principal at Franklin High School in Franklin, Indiana, and then moved back to Noblesville, as an assistant principal in 2012, where he served until 2019 when they had a principal opening and,
was chosen as the new principal at Noblesville ville High School. Of his many accomplishments, doctor McCaffrey was named the 2021 District '5 Principal of the Year and also received the Outstanding School Administrator Award from the Indiana Music Association that same year as well. It's my pleasure to introduce the new principal at Hamilton Southeastern High School, doctor Craig McCaffrey. Mics don't go up as easy as they go down. Mister Mapes, members of the board, thank you so much for this opportunity. I was too like a lot of folks and was never going to be an
administrator, and now I'm in year 22, of it. And and I love my job and I love what I do. I never, in my wildest dreams, thought I'd be able to be a principal here. I think my whole career has set me up for that. The reputation of the district is well known in the county and in the state. I got a chance to meet the staff yesterday, very warm and welcoming. And one thing the interview committee, put showed me was how tight the staff is and how close they are. I talked to many staff after the meeting yesterday and they're they were we were all very positive. I'm very excited to get started.
I look forward to working with everyone in the room. And I know as a new guy, I have a big learning curve, and I'm I'm really excited about that. So, I look forward to working with everyone, and I do apologize. My wife wanted me to apologize she couldn't be here with me this morning. She's fighting a little bit of a medical issue. Nothing major, but she will be around to meet everyone sometime soon. So thank you everyone for this opportunity, and I'm I'm ready to go. Go royals. Thank you. Alright. Thank you, everyone, for coming. Welcome to all of our new, principals and leaders, and have a great day.
The meeting is adjourned.