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OUR #IHPROMISE PRIORITIZES OUR STUDENTS BY EMPOWERING THEIR VOICE IN A PERSONALIZED, COLLABORATIVE, AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

MY #IHPROMISE –
THROUGH PAIRING STUDENT
OPPORTUNITY.

Why Indian Hill: A message from CEO/ Superintendent Kirk Koennecke

During the 2022-2023 school year, we asked an important, collective question as an organization: Why Indian Hill?

It was our attempt to articulate that feeling we experience when we see the IH logo; no matter where we are, that IH means something special to each member of our Brave Family. As we step into the new school year, we want to reflect one final time on this important question.

Welcome to our 11th publication of the Indian Hill Quality Profile, an annual report that examines how we delivered unparalleled academics, arts, and athletics during the previous school year.

We look back over the last school year with pride: Indian Hill is ranked No. 1 in the state according to Niche; is a “Best Communities for Music Education”; and is a Project Lead The Way nationally recognized STEM program! We simply couldn’t create our unparalleled experiences without our award-winning world-class faculty and staff!

I have said it before, and I will say it again: Why Indian Hill? This is home, and there’s truly no place like it.

In service to our children,

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

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Superintendent Koennecke.

Indian Hill students.

Authentic conversation.

Welcome to our new EduHERO Podcast.

A place to hear monthly conversations with our Indian Hill High School & Indian Hill Middle School students.

Why Indian Hill?

When our students talk, we listen.

Use your camera to access a whole new way to capture what makes us uniquely Indian Hill.

TO HELP UNLEASH FUTURE GENIUS PASSION WITH PURPOSE AND

2022 Best
for Music
IHPS
UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE

Use the camera on your phone to access these special video presentations.

Indian Hill
#1 in Ohio!
2022 High School

Communities	IHHS	IHES Education

class of 2023 graduation

ihhs ‘the big pitch’

state of our schools

IH experienceships

stem night

ihhs musical

a brave homecoming

2022-2023 first day of school

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THAT THE CHILDREN OF OUR
MY #IHPROMISE –

MEANS AND OPPORTUNITY TO
Indian Hill
School District
Award-Winning
Financial Reporting
Year over Year

Continued Conservative Fiscal Management
We continue to look for opportunities to provide our taxpayers savings
with attention to conservative fiscal management. This commitment was evidenced this past school year through the implementation of an Energy Savings Program, which guarantees more than $150,000 in savings annually; $300,000 in Ohio K-12 School Safety Grants Awarded for construction; $15,000 in grants
for science, technology, engineering, and math through the Ohio STEM Learning Network STEM Classroom Grant program; and quick action by our Board of Education to lock in
a long-term loan at 3.75 percent to cover potential construction overages due to inflation.

Ours is a story of fiscal responsibility without compromising the excellence you expect and deserve. Again, thank you for the continued support of our schools. You can count on continued timely financial updates. Should
you have any questions about our District’s finances, please contact me directly.

Mick Davis CFO/Treasurer
Indian Hill School District @BraveCFO

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Health Insurance

The District made an important decision this year that had a positive impact on helping mitigate increases in health insurance. The District’s health insurance consortium, of which I am a member of the board, issued
a request for proposal (RFP) to ensure we secured the best possible service and rate within this competitive market. This move resulted in a projected aggregate renewal rate increase of only 4.5 percent,
shaving 5.5 percent off our health insurance expenditures.

Property Value Increase

Owning real estate within the Indian Hill School District has proven to be an excellent investment for our taxpayers.
With the upcoming property valuation this year, we anticipate our investors could see an increase of up to 30 percent in their property values due to the current state of the housing market within our District. While this is excellent news for stakeholders who will realize increased value, we want to make it clear that the rise in property value does not equate to the Indian Hill School District receiving equivalent additional funding.

Funding Our Brave Future

Additionally, we want to note that we completed the first calendar year for collecting on the combined operating and bond issue passed by the community on May 4, 2021. As a reminder, the bond issue is a 30-year financial commitment that generates an estimated $77 million for our facilities. The operational levy is a five-year commitment that generates an estimated $3.3 million per year for five years in operating funds with an option to place a renewal on a future ballot.

COMMUNITY WILL BE GIVEN THE REALIZE THEIR DREAMS.

BRAVE CONSTRUCTION ZONE
During the 2022-2023 school year, we continued to work on building improvements across campus.

INDAN HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDIAN HILL HIGH SCHOOL
SUEIHARDER MEMORIAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

INDIAN HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL	INDIAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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#BRAVEminds We care for the whole child; it is our #IHPromise.

Part of our work as a learning community to develop #BRAVEMINDS is through equipping our families with a robust offering of Brain Health
programs and resources to foster mental wellness.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR...

8 PARTNERSHIPS RELATED TO
MENTAL WELLNESS

88% OF STUDENTS IN GRADES
3-12 REPORT HAVING SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS

625 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN
MENTAL WELLNESS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS:

MindPeace: The mission of MindPeace is to ensure that there is a seamless system of mental health care for children and adolescents that meets specific characteristics of quality, provides a continuum of care, has system connections, and is affordable. A focus is the improvement and expansion of school based mental health services.

1N5: The mission of 1N5 is to prevent suicide by erasing the stigma of mental illness and promoting optimal mental wellness.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital School-Based Therapy: Indian Hill has 3 full time therapists, as well as 1 Nurse Practitioner to support medication management, on site. This partnership exists to provide outpatient services in the school setting. Financial assistance is available through grant funding.

Sources of Strength Student Group: Sources of Strength is a strength-based, upstream suicide prevention program with shown effectiveness in both preventative upstream and intervention outcomes. It is a group of high school students supported by adult mentors who lead the building in campaigns to increase the protective factors for mental wellness such as belonging, generosity, and family support.

Signs of Suicide Education and Screening Program: Currently implemented in 8th, 11th, and 12th grade, this program educates students about the signs that a friend or family member might be considering suicide and the steps they should take to prevent suicide. If students are identified as
at-risk for harming themselves, immediate action is taken by the counseling team to connect with the student and their family to provide support.

BRAVE Character Education: Boldly Respect and Value Everyone is a character education program designed by Indian Hill EVSD stakeholders including students, parents, community members, teachers, administrators, counselors and support staff. It is a K-12 curriculum designed and delivered by Indian Hill staff during class meetings or advisory bells.

BRAVE Rooms: When students become overwhelmed in the classroom they are able to go to the BRAVE Room where they can access a quiet environment that includes variety of evidence-based materials and strategies to utilize for calming.

BRAVE Bins: In order to meet student needs within the classroom, each classroom at the Primary and Elementary Schools has a BRAVE Bin that includes materials that students can self-select to aid them in calming.

Scan the QR code with your smartphone camera to learn more.

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Our
Numbers

CAREER PATHWAYS

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

STEM

STUDENT AGENCY

WELLNESS

*Based on staff experiences, not individuals

*Based on staff experiences, not individuals

*Based on staff experiences, not individuals

*Based on staff experiences, not individuals

*Based on staff experiences, not individuals

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CREATING BUSINESSES IHPS

CAREER SPEAKERS IHMS

CAREER PATHWAYS

FOOD TRUCK CHALLENGE IHES

EXPERIENCESHIPS IHHS

“I AM” WALL IHES

COFFEE
& CONNECTIONS IHMS

BRAVE CHARACTER EDUCATION IHSD

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

SILENT DISCO IHMS

UNIFIED ATHLETICS IHHS

OHIO STEM DESIGNATION IHPS

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY
IHMS	STEM

OHIO STEM DESIGNATION IHES

NATIONALLY DISTINGUISHED STEM SCHOOL IHHS

PROJECT BASED LEARNING IHPS

TINY HOME EXPO IHMS

STUDENT AGENCY

STOCK MARKET GAME IHES

THE BIG PITCH IHHS

NURSES’ WELLNESS TIPS IHSD

NAVIG8TORS
IHMS	WELLNESS

BRAVE ROOM IHES

UNIFIED PHYSICAL EDUCATION IHHS

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Academics
A Special Video Presentation:
Indian Hill High School Class of 2023 Graduation

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UNPARALLELED ACADEMICS

Indian Hill Middle School student Karma Phillips advances to Power of the Pen State!

Indian Hill Elementary School students earn first in the state for Stock Market Game!

Indian Hill Middle School Certamen Team wins the Southwest Ohio competition!

Congratulations to the 56 Indian Hill High School students who qualified for the DECA State Competition!

Indian Hill Middle School students Arya Murphy, Anya Freed,and Brooklyn Gottlieb received recognition in transportation, energy use, and overall performance at the Future City State Competition!

IHHS and IHMS students earned awards in the annual Scholastic Writing Competition. IHHS student-authors included Alexander Castellini (five total awards, including two Gold Key
awards); Hannah Kremern (an Honorable Mention); and Lillie Waltz (a Silver Key award). IHMS student-authors included Ardisha Thawrani (a Silver Key award and an Honorable Mention).

IHHS students Sophia Chen and Jackson Kaster achieved third place in their Entrepreneurship Team event during the DECA International Career Development Conference!

Indian Hill High School student-author Lillie Waltz won third place overall
for Division 1, competing against 125 students during the JustWrite State Competition!

Indian Hill Primary School & Indian Hill Elementary School EduHERO reveals!

We are so proud of senior William Dalton for his selection as one of 32 Three Dot Dash Global Teen Leaders, representing 21 countries on five continents during the Three Dot Dash Just Peace Summit!

Congratulations to Indian Hill High School seniors Joseph Kayne, Kunal Ranjan,and Pranav Rastogi for being named Semifinalists out of 91,000 applicants for the 2023 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program!

We celebrate Indian Hill High School students Urvi Garg,Lillie Waltz, Grace Wang,and Hannah Kremer who competed in the JustWrite Regional Competitive Writing Tournament held at Dublin Coffman High School in Columbus. Hannah Kremer, Grace Wang,andLillie Waltz advance to compete at state in May!

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STEM

Academics
DESIGNATED:

OUR STAFF Betsy Henning was named The Alpaugh Family Economics Center at University of Cincinnati (UC) 2022-2023 Personal Finance Educator of the Year.

Melissa Burgess (IHHS Latin teacher) received the Summa Cum Laude Sponsor Award from the National Junior Classical League July 2022 during the 69th annual National Junior Classical League Convention at the University of Louisiana.

Indian Hill Primary School teacher Jennifer Theiss received the George B. Chapman Award for Excellence in Mathematics Education, in association with the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.

Sandy Gemmel(IHMS intervention specialist) was named a 2022 Master Teacher Finalist by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation,and was one of eight educators in Ohio to earn a peer-voted Award of Excellence in Teaching through the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.

CONGRATULATIONS TO INDIAN HILL PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Lauren Richardson & Ashley Morrison (IHHS & IHMS innovation coaches) were featured nationally as masters of educational technology integration by Kahoot!.

Andy Gruber, IHPS Assistant Principal, was named a “Rising Leader” and
was featured in “K-12 DIVE” as one of an elite number of building leaders selected nationally.

Sarah Kellett (IHES counselor) was published nationally in Edutopia celebrating our Wellness Wednesdays at IHES.

CEO/Superintendent Kirk Koennecke was awarded John Carroll University’s 2023 Distinguished Educator Award.

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Indian Hill Quiz Team advanced to

UNPARALLELED ACADEMICS

Indian Hill Primary School students win in Ohio STEM Learning Network Design Challenge

Indian Hill Robotics competed at WORLD event! IH Robotics students at the 2023 VEX Robotics WORLD competition included Tyler Huang, Krish Ranjan, Euan Ji, Nathan Padhy, Kunal Ranjan and Arjun Verma!

Indian Hill Elementary School students selected for the 2023 People’s Choice Award during the annual Design LAB Exhibit

Both Indian Hill High School teams advanced to the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education Mock Trial State Competition. Indian Hill is one of only three programs in Ohio to earn this accolade!

nationals in the National Academic Quiz Tournament

Indian Hill High School Mock Trial goes undefeated in 2023 Buckeye Bash Championship

	

Indian Hill students advance to Science Olympiad State Competition!

	

Indian Hill Latin Club earns 105 awards at 2023 OJCL Convention!

Indian Hill Television Network earned a record 15 Blue Chip Awards	For the third year in a row,the Indian Hill School District congratulates students in the Indian Hill Robotics Club for earning a $2,200 robotics grant from P&G!

National Merit recognizes 19 Indian Hill High School students

Congratulations to the 19 students who were recognized as part of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their outstanding performance last year on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Seven students from Indian Hill High School have qualified for the National Merit Semifinalist Competition: Connor Coffman, Elizabeth Consolino, Victoria Gonzalez, Vinya Ivaturi, Joseph Kayne, Niel Ok, and Pranav Rastogi. In addition, 12 Indian Hill High School students have been recognized as National Merit Commended Scholars: Natalia Byer, Kathryn Yanes Diehl, Gianni Espejel, John Higgins, Vinay Ivaturi, Brian Jia, Preston Marx, Joy On, Marko Petrovic, Hrishi Rawat, Lily Shepherd, and Kaia Woo. Indian Hill High School’s Kathryn Yanes Diehl was also recognized as a National Hispanic Scholar.	13

ARTS
Theatre Season – Bravo to over 200 IHMS and IHHS Braves who participated in the 2022-2023 Theatre Season! Those back stage, playing in the pit, at the boards, and on the stage created 5 incredibly exciting productions throughout the year that were simply outstanding!

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ON TOUR

Eiffel Night

UNPARALLELED ARTS TAKING OUR SHOWS

European and Hawaii Trips

39 Choir and 40 Orchestra students from IHHS participated in remarkable performance opportunities during their Spring Breaks.With almost 10 performances across Hawaii and Europe as well as immersing themselves in the cultureof theirlocations, thesestudents had musical experiences that will last a lifetime!

Orchestra in Hawaii	Royal Capuchin Church in Vienna

Governors Youth Art Exhibition

Our IHHS visual art students received 11 art awards at the regional Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. Out of 1,062 submissions from our region, only the top 164 went on to compete at the State level. Our students’ 11 artworks went on to compete at the state level and IHHS had 3 artworks chosen at the state level!

Regional Winners:

Liz George,Vivian Jenkins, Ryan Kennebeck, Alyssa Kerr, Marin Messerschmitt, Macy Overton, Heidi Schellhas,and Vivian Xu

State Winners:
Vivian Jenkins,Grade 9: “A Period Piece”, Drawing Marin Messerschmitt, Grade 9: “Shocked to Be Free”, Photography
Vivian Jenkins,Grade 9: “Claire”, Mixed Media

Scholastics Visual Arts

Indian Hill High School student-artists earn 25 Scholastic Art Awards! Two students, Jenna O’Driscoll and Belinda Zhong,advanced to the national competition in New York City.

Gold Key:

Jenna O’Driscoll and Belinda Zhong

Silver Key:

Polly Barnett, Sydni Cowherd (2), Liz George,Vivian Jenkins, Eleonora L’Angiocola (2),Jenna O’Driscoll, Calum Sutherland, andVivan Xu (2)

Honorable Mention:
Shea Cowles, Liz George, Heidi Schellhas,Jette Schulten, Alex Tasner,Vivian Xu (5), Brandon Yang, and Tan Yavuz

Scholastic Writing

IHHS and IHMS students earned awards in the annual Scholastic Writing Competition. IHHS student-authors included Alexander Castellini (five total awards, including two Gold Key awards); Hannah Kremer (an Honorable Mention); and Lillie Waltz (a Silver Key award). IHMS student-authors included Ardisha Thawrani (a Silver Key award and an Honorable Mention).

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ARTS

BRAVES!
SIGNING
SAVE

CONGRATULATIONS, ARTS & MILITARY

Arts and Military Signing
Indian Hill High School celebrated students who are planning for futures in the arts and military during the third-annual Arts and Military Signing Ceremony on Wednesday,May 10.Twelve students preparing for studies within the arts and military took center stage at the Indian Hill High School Auditorium with friends and family in the audience cheering them on.

The Class of 2023 students being celebrated included: Chiara Cavallero, Fine Arts minor, University of Cincinnati
Emery Maelee Cunningham, Musical Theatre, Boston Conservatory at Berklee Jozzy Faber, Architecture with a minor in Visual Culture, Syracuse University Michelle Fu, Art and Art History minors, University of Miami
Min Jae Kim, United States Marine Corps,Ohio State University
Joseph Francisco Kayne, Double Major in History and Music,Yale University Joshua Knehans, Vocal Performance, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Marko Petrovic, Music, Media,and Enterprise Minor,the Ohio State University Alex Rozakis, Moving Image Production/Screenwriting,the Ohio State University Calum A. Sutherland,Graphic Design,Oregon State University
Reesë Tuttle, Masters in Software Engineering, Harvard University
Luis Esteban Vega-Torres, Classical Vocal Performance, Manhattan School of Music

Young Arts	Joseph Kayne: Congratulations to	Honorable two of our IHHS	Mention in
students for their	Theatre/Spoken participation and	& Musical award recognition
in the Young Arts National Competition!

Overture Awards
Congratulations to	Luis Vega-Torres: who participated in	Merit in Voice/ the Cincinnati Arts
Association Overture Awards during this past year! We had 6 student Semi-Finalists:
Creative Writing - Lillie
Waltz, Theater - Emery
Cunningham and	Junior Franny Bell Joseph Kayne,Visual	represented IHHS as a Art - Vivian Xu, and	Finalist in the theater Vocal Music - Joshua	category!
Knehans and Luis Vega-Torres.

THE DATE Disney’s FROZEN coming to Indian Hill High School Theatre in December!

Indian Hill High School was selected as the only school in Ohio and one of only 51 schools selected from some 300 nationally to debut Disney’s Frozen on the school theatre stage. Now,we invite you to save the date for the show’s debut in December!

Frozen will take place over an unprecedented two weekends in December 2023, for a total of six performances!

our IHHS students
Classical
• Saturday, December 9: 7 p.m.

• Sunday, December 10: 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. • Thursday, December 14: 7 p.m.
• Friday, December 15: 7 p.m.

• Saturday, December 16: 7 p.m.

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ALL STATE

Marching Band Season
Congratulations to our 2022 Braves Marching Band members! With 6 competitions that took place during the fall on top of playing during football games,our BMB continues to perform at a high level!

All-State Orchestra and Choir:

The OMEA All-State Conference took place in early February and included 11 of our IHHS student musicians!

All-State Orchestra: Aaron Scott

All-State Choir: Connor Coffman, Emery Cunningham, Sydney Frost,Joseph Kayne, Freddie Kong, Hayden Longbottom, Hrishi Rawat, Sarika Singh, Emma Stacey,and Kaia Woo.

OMEA
Congratulations to over 30 students who participated in the various ensembles and competitions that took place over the course of the 2022-2023 school year for the Ohio Music Education Association!

Cedar Point
IHMS student membersofband,choir, and orchestra programs competed in the Festival of Music Competition at Cedar Point. Each ensemble came in first place with a superior rating in their class! 7th grader Elsa Neidich received the standout solo award for vocal music! Lastly,our band also came in first place among all MS bands,regardless of their class designation!

OMEA Orchestra and Band

OMEA 8th Grade Band

OMEA 7th Grade Band

OMEA S&E

Band at Festival of Music Competition at Cedar Point.

Choir at Festival of Music Competition at Cedar Point.

OMEA MS Choir	Orchestra at Festival of Music Competition at Cedar Point.	17

ATHLETICS
We celebrate Gibson Holmes 10 time state champioN

UNPARALLELED ATHLETICS

Indian Hill had eight different sports that were represented
at the OHSAA State Tournament

13 senior student-athletes committed to play at the collegiate level

	

OHSAA D2 State Girls Lacrosse Final Four

Indian Hill Captured seven CHL championships and had seven student-athletes named as CHL Players of the Year:

Baseball -Nick Rinala

Boys Soccer -Connor Wilkes

Girls Golf -Piper Isgrig

Girls Tennis -Caroline Brown

Boys Swimming -Jason Zhao

Girls Bowling -Skyy Williams

Boys Track and Field -John Podojil

Indian Hill Sports Media Team	19

ATHLETICS
had four
named as
of the
gibson

Indian Hill coaches CHL Coaches

Cary Daniel

Matt Harrison

Sherri HenrY

Susan Savage
	
swimmer year Holmes

OHSAA D2 Boys Swimmer of the Year - Gibson Holmes.

OHSAA D2 State Swimming Champion in the 100 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley
- Gibson Holmes.

LaRosa’s High School Sports Most Valuable Player of the Year
- Gibson Holmes.

State Champion Ring Ceremony

brave athletic achiEvements

of the Year
63%of our Indian Hill High School student body participated in athletics – and
50%of those student-athletes participated in multiple sports.

Our athletes also continue to excel within the classroom:
GPA
3.5
81% of our graduating student-athlete seniors earned a

of	or higher.

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DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOO
MADE INCREDIBLE HEADLINES
UNPARALLELED ATHLETICS YEAR, OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES L

Baseball completed the first ever undefeated season OHSAA D2 State Boys Swimming Champion in 500 Freestyle – Jason Zhao	in the CHL

NHSCA Academic All-American – Madden Phelps

OHSAA D2 State Swimming Champion in the 200 Medley Relay – Arjun Velayutham, Gibson Holmes, Jason Zhao and Jack Edmondson

All American Girls Lacrosse – Emily Eckert

OHSAA D2 State Swimming Champion in the 400 Freestyle Relay – Arjun
Velayutham, Jeffrey Wenker, Jason Zhao and Gibson Holmes

All American Girls Lacrosse – Lexi Larsen

OHSAA D2 State Boys Swimming Team Runner-Up

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sharing our
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2022-2023 school
During the brave story year the District:

Launched our first full school year of the #IHPromise, our new 5-year strategic plan, including the completion of our Streamline Communications and Create New Spaces initiatives

Produced a video State of the Schools presentation, which was sent as a QR code via a special edition printed newsletter to every District resident

Communicated year two of our Brave Construction Zone monthly series to update all stakeholders on timeline and budget for our master facility plan, which included both time lapse and drone video to detail the historic progress

Launched a revamped Indian Hill Master Class year-long video series showcasing the ongoing work of our strategic plan initiatives

Focused on competitive communications within our Human Resources, revamping the HR section of our website, revising job descriptions, and utilizing social media channels to recruit top talent

Elevated our wellness communications to include social media celebrations,guest columns, a rebranded section of the website, and our first wellness community postcard

Continued authentic student voice storytelling through our Senior Experience internship program and column features,which this year included video storytelling

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Community Partners We appreciate our partners in education

Indian Hill Foundation	Indian Hill Foundation $770,000

Indian Hill Foundation: Philanthropic partner to the District, the Indian Hill Foundation proudly supports
K-12 educational innovation in partnership with the alumni, parents, teachers and students. The Foundation matched donor passion with school needs in academics, athletics and the arts, providing countless volunteer hours and
over $770,000 invested by our community through the Foundation toward “what’s next?” and “what’s possible?”

Grants funded the inaugural “Big Pitch” competition which awarded a total of $10,000 to two winning student-driven ideas to improve life at IHHS. The success of this pilot program solidified this event as an innovative project with long-term impact.

Alumni activities continued with 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Brad Casper, an experienced multi-national CEO, spending quality time inspiring current high school students.

Experienceships	The Brave Opportunity program grew at the	Scholarship continued, high school, expanding providing an
District-wide career	extraordinary senior the exploration and	opportunity to pursue partnerships.	college without the
burden of loans. The Be Brave Be Kind Scholarship
Conquer the Hill 5K,	was initiated from private in partnership with	funds given through
the District Wellness     the Foundation. Braves Committee, brought	Helping Braves increased teachers, families,	support of school families and neighbors	experiencing crises. together.

Indian Hill Parent-Teacher
Organization (IH PTO)

In 2022-2023, IH PTO supported all Indian Hill schools with financial support totaling $171,942 and
contributed substantial donations in materials through our Capital Grant fund. Countless volunteer hours were given, and the PTO sponsored and volunteered at over 80 events during the school year.

Indian Hill Boosters

In the 2022-2023 school year, the Indian Hill Boosters organization donated $174,400 to our District. The Boosters organization supports our students as they participate in arts, athletics, and extracurricular clubs.

IH PTO $171,942 in financial support

Some highlights of our activities for the year: • BravesPalooza
• Party in the Middle - Fall and Winter • Holiday Market
• Teacher and Bus Driver Appreciation • Field Trips
• Trivia on the Hill

• Conquer the Hill and Fun Run • After Prom
• Key Graduation Events (5th, 8th, 12th)

Indian Hill Boosters $174,400 donated

• Spirit Events such as Booster Bashes, Homecoming week events, and athletic youth nights bring the school district community together.

• Grant Requests fund arts, athletics, and school clubs’ one-time needs.

• Funding for Athletics, such as new Middle School gym scoreboard, professional photography, support for athletes advancing to state level tournaments, Athletic Hall of Fame, and future Brave nights.

• Funding for Arts, such as TV & sound equipment for theater, new Marching Band garment racks, and support for ES and MS performances.

Cincinnati Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA)

CAPA provides after-school programming in performing arts for students in grades K-12. CAPA sponsors scholarship programs that allow students to showcase their talents in the performing arts. Each summer, CAPA also offers intensive full production musical theatre camps.

Indian Hill Parent Equity Group

Founded in 2016, the Indian Hill Parent Equity Group consists of parents from a multitude of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds who support the Indian Hill School District initiative to bring racial awareness and cultural competency into our District and community.

Indian Hill Global Parents Group

Our Indian Hill Global Parents Group represents approximately 40 different nationalities within the District and assists the District in planning unique, age-appropriate learning activities
for our students, including the annual Global Cultural Week Celebration.

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