The Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board approved the hiring of a new assistant principal at Fall Creek Junior High School Wednesday night.  Michael Ryan comes to HSE from Brownsburg, but was with HSE Schools before that.

“I am so excited to come back and bring all that I’ve learned at Brownsburg, but also all that I know at HSE the time that I was here,” Ryan told the board.

In other items from the board meeting:

–Board Secretary Julie Chambers presented data on how the 4 board districts may be redrawn based on new census data and the new precinct boundaries nearly complete at the county level, awaiting final state approval.  The goal is to have all four districts as even as possible in population.  However, Board Member Suzanne Thomas presented differing numbers she says are based on the new precincts.  Board members agreed they need to work on getting agreement on the numbers and decide how the new boundary lines should be done.  No action was taken Wednesday.

–The school district reviewed a new agreement with the city to handle maintenance and snow removal on school grounds.  The pact had not been revisited since 2013.  Under the proposed contract with the city, the schools would pay $482,000 per year for the city service.  HSE Facilities Director Harry Delks told the board it would cost the schools well over $1 million to obtain this service from another source.  No action was taken and will be considered at a future meeting for approval.

–The board unanimously approved the new one-year contract with the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association, calling for a 3.25% pay increase for teachers.  Both sides praised each other in the handling of the talks.  Association President Abby Taylor told LarryInFishers that the new pact received 95% support from the teachers voting to ratify.

–Board members Brad Boyer and Suzanne Thomas voted against a normally routine funding item on the Wednesday agenda, due to an item providing “restorative training” to HSE staff.  Administrators described the restorative system as a way to have suspended students consider why they were suspended rather than stay home or serve the suspension at school.  The funding measure passed 5-2.

–The Snapshot of Success recognized HSE High School Junior Aryadeep Buddha for earning $3,500, competing in the AT&T 5G Sports Hackathon.  He devised a game people attending sporting events can play in-between the action, using 5G technology.