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INDIAN HILL STATE OF SCHOOLS PRESENTATION (RUNS 51 MINUTES)

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NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR!

THE INDIAN HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT CONGRATULATES CEO/SUPERINTENDENT KIRK KOENNECKE AWARDED

A message from our CEO/Superintendent

To say THANK YOU feels inadequate in this moment of the amazing history of the Indian Hill School District, yet– this school year – from our building openings to our video
productions to our printed publications, that is exactly what we have attempted to do.
We started the new school year with a Magical Reveal of our renovations at Indian Hill Primary School and our addition at Indian Hill Elementary School. We started the New Year with the Red Carpet Event and grand opening of our new state-of-the-art Indian Hill Middle School building, and a live, debut State of Schools presentation, which you can watch now.
None of this would be possible without your continued support.
THANK YOU for being co-creators in opportunities for unparalleled academics, arts, and athletics.
THANK YOU for making the dreams of the 2,224 students we serve come true.
THANK YOU for the State of Our Schools. And, finally – welcome Home.
In service to our children,

Kirk Koennecke	Kirk.Koennecke@ihsd.us CEO/Superintendent                   @ihsuperbrave Indian Hill School District

Celebrating the state of our schools

Kirk Koennecke
Academics

Athletics

Leadership

Leadership is what the Indian Hill School District will continue to focus on as an organization and grow – embedding leadership into the very fabric of all we create as an organization, including the establishment of a
new entrepreneur center within Indian Hill High School opening July 2024 that will serve all students K-12. With the support of individual partners, corporate donors and sponsors, the Indian Hill School District will launch a $1 million effort to support leadership over the next five years.

Fieldhouse
The Indian Hill Board of Education passed a resolution to proceed with additional preconstruction work for a new Athletic Fieldhouse to serve the entire community; additionally, during February, the Village of Indian Hill Planning Commission approved the construction of the
new indoor facility. Construction of the project is projected to be majority funded from private donations now totaling an estimated $10 million. Construction is anticipated to begin this spring, and the new fieldhouse is anticipated to be open no later than August of 2025.

Arts Conservatory

The Indian Hill School District is launching a new, inclusive K-12 Indian Hill Arts Conservatory, opening up unlimited opportunities for elite art education, including dance, studio recording, and a black box theatre. The District will convene an Arts Advisory Committee this spring to begin this important work.

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INDIAN HILL OPENS SUE HARDER
INDIAN HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLRED CARPET EVENT	MEMORIAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS IN THIS PUBLICATION

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The Indian Hill School District celebrated the oficial opening of the newly renovated Sue Harder Memorial Performing Arts Center with a ribbon cutting on Saturday, December 9. The
space that now serves as the entry to the Indian Hill High School auditorium was packed with members of the community, invited to share in the celebration.

Indian Hill School District CFO/Treasurer Mick Davis said about the event, “The wisdom of Mrs. Harder was with us through her words, ‘Everyone needs to be needed.’ Everyone does need to be needed. And, here in our district – our Home – we need for each of our students to know they are needed, through song, through dance, through stage management, through instrumental music, through costume design, through set creation and visual arts, and through communication of our story that is so uniquely Indian Hill.”

In April, the Indian Hill Foundation accepted the first-of-its-kind generous gift to benefit the students of the Indian Hill School District, granting naming rights to the Sue Harder Memorial Performing
Arts Center. Sue Harder was a longtime, dedicated volunteer to the district. She gave her time to the Booster Board and supported the theater and musical arts programs while her two children were
attending Indian Hill Schools from 1998 up until 2015. She was also involved with the Boy Scouts, After Prom, and varsity sports teams.

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INDIAN HILL BOARD OF EDUCATION:
(L to R, front/back): Niki Singh, Board Member; Bear Tullis, Board Vice President; Craig Sumerel, Board Member; Nolan Marx, Board President; Robert Warfel, Board Member.

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