Troyer’s Tenure As Wawasee Superintendent Begins Jan. 1
December 23, 2020 at 2:09 a.m.
Troyer’s Tenure As Wawasee Superintendent Begins Jan. 1
By David [email protected]
Troyer’s tenure begins Jan. 1, with current Superintendent Dr. Tom Edington concluding his 13 years of service to the school district on Dec. 31.
First Tuesday, the board approved the superintendent contract. Board President Rebecca Linnemeier reminded everyone that the board met Dec. 15 for a public hearing on the contract but no comments from the public were made. By law, she said the board had to wait seven days to consider the contract and public comments, which they did.
Under the contract, Troyer’s base annual salary will be $128,000 plus benefits. He will have a work year of 260 days with annual entitlement to 20 vacation days, 10 holidays, four personal days and 10 sick days.
The second action the board took was the appointment of Troyer as superintendent.
Linnemeier said, “The board has been watching Dr. Troyer for 2-1/2 years and he has come up with a plan that is in line with how we want to move forward with Wawasee’s education of our students.”
She said that plan is on the school district’s website and it’s “pretty extensive.” The website is at www.wawasee.k12.in.us.
Linnemeier said Edington has been “very, very” supportive of Troyer and helping to mentor Troyer over the last six months to take over as superintendent.
After Troyer was approved as superintendent, he introduced his wife, Brittany, and their two daughters, Harlee and Katie.
Troyer then commented, “I wanted to thank the board for this tremendous opportunity to lead Wawasee into the future. I’m really excited about it. I’ve enjoyed, over the last month, getting the opportunity to talk about our vision and where we’re headed. We’re really blessed to serve an amazing body of students and community with our excellent staff and our schools we have here.”
He said Wawasee’s students and staff are at the heart and soul of the work Wawasee does.
“We have a great opportunity to move forward together, which is really exciting,” Troyer said. “Our students and staff are at the heart of all the decisions that we make, and I appreciate that our board has been proactive and supportive of that decision for many, many years here.”
Troyer said that from the beginning he has said his goal is to make Wawasee a premiere school corporation in northern Indiana.
“The only way that this is going to happen is by building a foundation of trust between our school and all of our stakeholders,” he said.
In the coming months, Troyer said, he is looking forward to working closely with the community.
“We had a really contentious referendum here earlier this fall, and I think we’ve got some repairing of relationships to do, so I’m looking forward to doing that work that has already started happening,” Troyer said.
The referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot sought to increase property taxes for Wawasee Schools for up to 28 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to help with instruction, safety, and career and technical education. The initiative failed by a vote of 5,994 to 3,384.
Troyer said he wanted the community to be “really proud” to work with Wawasee Schools.
“I look forward to becoming an instructionally focused community of learners. I’ve talked to all of our staff about that over the last couple of weeks, and we’re committed to growth and improvement and school accountability,” Troyer said, thanking the board once more.
“I’m real excited about the next couple of months and into this coming summer and where we’re headed,” he concluded.
After the meeting, Edington said he’s been mentoring Troyer for two years as a principal and a half year as the assistant superintendent.
“I’m thrilled that someone of his caliber can step in here at Wawasee,” Edington said. “I’ve had 13 wonderful years here working with students, parents and community and I know that Steve will take it from there. I’m extremely happy for him.”
According to a news release provided by Wawasee, Troyer serves as the seventh superintendent of Wawasee Community School Corporation after also holding the assistant superintendent position. Prior to his move to the central office, Troyer was principal at Milford School for two years. Before coming to Wawasee, Troyer served seven years as a high school assistant principal and taught Project Lead The Way for seven years prior to that.
Troyer received his Ph.D. in educational administration from Indiana State University in May 2018.
Troyer’s tenure begins Jan. 1, with current Superintendent Dr. Tom Edington concluding his 13 years of service to the school district on Dec. 31.
First Tuesday, the board approved the superintendent contract. Board President Rebecca Linnemeier reminded everyone that the board met Dec. 15 for a public hearing on the contract but no comments from the public were made. By law, she said the board had to wait seven days to consider the contract and public comments, which they did.
Under the contract, Troyer’s base annual salary will be $128,000 plus benefits. He will have a work year of 260 days with annual entitlement to 20 vacation days, 10 holidays, four personal days and 10 sick days.
The second action the board took was the appointment of Troyer as superintendent.
Linnemeier said, “The board has been watching Dr. Troyer for 2-1/2 years and he has come up with a plan that is in line with how we want to move forward with Wawasee’s education of our students.”
She said that plan is on the school district’s website and it’s “pretty extensive.” The website is at www.wawasee.k12.in.us.
Linnemeier said Edington has been “very, very” supportive of Troyer and helping to mentor Troyer over the last six months to take over as superintendent.
After Troyer was approved as superintendent, he introduced his wife, Brittany, and their two daughters, Harlee and Katie.
Troyer then commented, “I wanted to thank the board for this tremendous opportunity to lead Wawasee into the future. I’m really excited about it. I’ve enjoyed, over the last month, getting the opportunity to talk about our vision and where we’re headed. We’re really blessed to serve an amazing body of students and community with our excellent staff and our schools we have here.”
He said Wawasee’s students and staff are at the heart and soul of the work Wawasee does.
“We have a great opportunity to move forward together, which is really exciting,” Troyer said. “Our students and staff are at the heart of all the decisions that we make, and I appreciate that our board has been proactive and supportive of that decision for many, many years here.”
Troyer said that from the beginning he has said his goal is to make Wawasee a premiere school corporation in northern Indiana.
“The only way that this is going to happen is by building a foundation of trust between our school and all of our stakeholders,” he said.
In the coming months, Troyer said, he is looking forward to working closely with the community.
“We had a really contentious referendum here earlier this fall, and I think we’ve got some repairing of relationships to do, so I’m looking forward to doing that work that has already started happening,” Troyer said.
The referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot sought to increase property taxes for Wawasee Schools for up to 28 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to help with instruction, safety, and career and technical education. The initiative failed by a vote of 5,994 to 3,384.
Troyer said he wanted the community to be “really proud” to work with Wawasee Schools.
“I look forward to becoming an instructionally focused community of learners. I’ve talked to all of our staff about that over the last couple of weeks, and we’re committed to growth and improvement and school accountability,” Troyer said, thanking the board once more.
“I’m real excited about the next couple of months and into this coming summer and where we’re headed,” he concluded.
After the meeting, Edington said he’s been mentoring Troyer for two years as a principal and a half year as the assistant superintendent.
“I’m thrilled that someone of his caliber can step in here at Wawasee,” Edington said. “I’ve had 13 wonderful years here working with students, parents and community and I know that Steve will take it from there. I’m extremely happy for him.”
According to a news release provided by Wawasee, Troyer serves as the seventh superintendent of Wawasee Community School Corporation after also holding the assistant superintendent position. Prior to his move to the central office, Troyer was principal at Milford School for two years. Before coming to Wawasee, Troyer served seven years as a high school assistant principal and taught Project Lead The Way for seven years prior to that.
Troyer received his Ph.D. in educational administration from Indiana State University in May 2018.
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