Thursday was a night of talking about all the joint projects the City of Fishers has offered to support the local Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools.  The list is a long one.

Every department head in Fishers City Government spoke before the school board, explaining the many joint endeavors each has with the school district.  Mayor Scott Fadness talked about a program started by the Town of Fishers in 2014 when Fadness was Town Manager, taking over the responsibilities of groundskeeping and snow removal for the HSE Schools at a time of serious budget difficulties for HSE.  Fadness says that program saved enough money to fund 5 teachers.  That program continues to this day.

Fadness’ Chief of Staff Jordin Alexander explained the new fund created by the City Council in the 2024 budget, establishing a $500,000 fund for new and innovative programs submitted by HSE Schools’ teachers.  A board has been formed of mostly retired teachers to decide which proposals are funded.  Alexander & Mayor Fadness emphasized this program is not in any way replacing the work of the HSE Schools Foundation, but plans to supplement the foundation’s work.

The city’s PowerPoint presentation before the school board is available at this link.