Updated: 12:45 AM EDT May 26, 2021
WESTFIELD, Ind Westfield-Washington Schools has selected a new leader.
Paul A. Kaiser, Ph.D. is the district’s new superintendent, effective May 26.
Dr. Kaiser, with 40 years experience in education, was superintendent of Beech Grove City Schools for 13 years.
He started as a teacher at Kokomo Haworth High School, became an assistant principal position at Eastern High School in Greentown and was principal at Decatur Central High School. He held the assistant superintendent role at Noblesville Schools before being named superintendent of Monroe-Gregg Schools.
“I am excited to be ‘coming home’ to Westfield and Hamilton County as the superintendent of Westfield Washington Schools. When I served as Assistant Superintendent at Noblesville Schools, my family and I lived in Westfield and my daughters were proud Shamrocks! I am honored to have the privilege of serving the Westfield community as superintendent of schools.
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by: Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business
Posted:
May 7, 2021 / 11:13 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) The Indiana Department of Education has added 13 schools to its list of STEM Certified Schools around the state. The certification is awarded to schools that are “focused on a commitment to teaching STEM disciplines beyond the classroom.”
The IDOE says schools that receive the recognition take a non-traditional approach to STEM education by combining project-based learning, community engagement, entrepreneurship, student-centered classrooms and out-of-school STEM activities, among others.
“Indiana’s STEM Certified Schools are leaders in ensuring students are building employability, critical thinking and problem solving skills,” Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner said in a news release. “While occupations in STEM-related fields continue to grow, we know that the foundational skills developed throug