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Indian Hill board approves personnel moves, contracts and equipment purchases
Summary
The board approved reemployment of a retired bus driver, multiple personnel contracts and renewals, administrative hires including a new assistant principal, and accepted purchases and donations including a wheelchair-lift van for $95,035.
At its May 19 meeting the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District Board of Education approved a package of personnel items, contracts, and purchases included in the superintendent’s and treasurer’s reports.
Superintendent Dr. Melissa Stewart presented the items, including the proposed reemployment of retired bus driver Debbie Friend and a slate of certified and classified contract renewals for 2026–27. Stewart highlighted several incoming hires: Mindy Sabo to replace the innovation coach at the primary school and Caleb Hilton as the new high-school choral teacher. The board also approved an administrative contract for Heather Robbins as the incoming high-school assistant principal; Robbins was present at the meeting.
The treasurer’s report included minutes and financials for April 2026, a resolution accepting amounts and rates from the budget commission, contracts with several vendors and service providers, and capital purchases: a van equipped with a wheelchair lift from American Bus for $95,035 and two maintenance trucks from Cronin Ford at $59,773.12 each. The board also accepted several donations, including $1,000 from the IH Boosters for baseball and $1,000 from the IH Foundation for middle-school STEM.
Board members voted by roll call to approve the superintendent and treasurer items and later approved the school-fee changes on second reading; the fee changes were minimal districtwide, with the primary differences linked to high-school college-board and AP course requirements.
Next steps: administrative and HR teams will finalize contract paperwork and begin onboarding new hires; finance staff will process the approved purchases and include the items in the district’s capital plan.
