Today the Indian Hill School District launched a new way to communicate that turns the microphone over to students. The debut IH Student Ambassadors newscast – released with the digital beBRAVE District newsletter, and shared across the District social media channels – featured students from Indian Hill Primary School through Indian Hill High School, introducing themselves as student-leaders who will broadcast stories from their respective buildings for a total of 19 episodes this school year.
“Our students are ready to lead now,” said Indian Hill CEO/Superintendent Kirk Koennecke, who will anchor the show for the 19 episodes along with Campus Experience Coordinator Lateef Johnson. “We believe striving for professional communications – which, in this case, includes the ability to articulate their classroom learning, conduct interviews, and present both on-camera and in-person – are integral lessons for holistic leadership development for our Braves; this is not only an investment in their futures, but also a way to share our very real-world learning with our entire community. We couldn’t be more excited.”
Students were selected by faculty and staff members from each building in August. In addition to producing the biweekly newscast, IH Student Ambassadors will work with building administration to help conduct in-person tours, including participation in a national educational conference being hosted by the Indian Hill School District in partnership with AASA, The School Superintendents Association during October.
“This is a pilot program for the district that will continue to expand over time,” said Director of K-12 Leadership and Career Development Jeff Damadeo. “We are already looking for additional leadership development opportunities to benefit these outstanding student-leaders, and we can’t wait to see how the program grows and evolves.”