The Hamilton Southeastern(HSE) School Board will make no boundary changes impacting students at HSE Intermediate/Jr. High School.  Superintendent Allen Bourff told the board families have been allowed to make their own choices, resulting in no recommendation to the board for any changes in boundary lines.

About 100 families chose to have their students enrolled in Fall Creek Intermediate/Junior High, satisfying the student imbalance issue.  Some families could not make the choice if transportation was not provided.  The school corporation will provide bus service to most of the volunteering families, but not all.

In other school board items:

–The school system will be heavily involved in events planned around Fishers for Disability Awareness Month in March.  You can find out more about those events at this link.

–HSE Schools may end its relationship with The Crossing in Noblesville as the district’s alternative school.  Administrators are preparing to establish an HSE Alternative School and will report back to the board once a recommendation is ready.  Alternative schools are for students unable to function in a normal school setting.

–Administrators briefed the board on plans to expand the World Languages program.  A recent survey showed Spanish as the most popular language, with French and German second and third.  You can review the survey results at this link.  The board will receive a recommendation from school staff later.

–Director of School and Community Relations, Bev Redmond, outlined plans to upgrade and re-brand the schools presence on the Web and social media.  A contract is being negotiated with a private firm to help make that happen during the next several months.

— HSE schools swept the top 4 places in the state Science Bowl competition.  The results show:

Riverside Intermediate – State Champion

Sand Creek Intermediate – State Runner-Up

Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate/Junior High School – State Third Place

Fall Creek Intermediate School – State Fourth Place

–Area 5 Director Pamela Hallock of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association presented a grant award to three Riverside Intermediate teachers:

Brieann Saxhaug-Toste

Barbara Glenesk

&

Samantha DeKruiff

They earned the award for their school garden project. Student representatives from each of the classes joined their teachers for the presentation.