One Miller will be taking over for another at Mentone Elementary School starting July 1.
At Monday night's Tippecanoe Valley School Board meeting, the board accepted the resignation of Catherine Miller as the principal of Mentone and approved the hiring of Angela Miller.
Catherine Miller will stay on the staff at Mentone.
Angela Miller is currently the curriculum director for Tippecanoe Valley schools. That position will not be filled.
"Mentone is a school with great students and staff. I am very familiar with the building and staff and feel that is a huge asset as we begin our work together," said Angela Miller. "I am excited and honored to have the opportunity to serve the families of Mentone Elementary."
She is a 1985 TVHS grad and grew up in the Akron area. She graduated from Manchester College and got a bachelor's degree in visual arts education. She also earned an elementary education degree and middle school endorsements in language arts and social studies and a master's degree from Indiana University Kokomo.
In 2005, Angela Miller completed the course work for a K-12 administration license at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne.
Miller has 17 years of education experience and has been with Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation for 12 years.
She lives in Akron with her husband Doug and their two children Daniel and Madison.
Superintendent Brett Boggs thanked Catherine Miller for her work as principal at Mentone.
Catherine Miller became the principal at Mentone in August 2001.
Boggs also recognized bus driver Carlotta Tackett who is retiring.
Tackett has been driving a bus for Valley schools since 1988.
The board also approved summer recreation programs but not without a change.
Board member Rod Eaton asked the board to reconsider charging parents $20 per kid to take swim classes.
Eaton said that learning to swim could save kid's lives and he didn't want to see kids not take part in the program because their parents couldn't afford it.
After some discussion, the board decided to give families with more than one child a discount.
The board will also send out information gauging how many kids would require scholarship assistance.
Boggs told that board that March 12 Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a bill that allows school corporations to accept non-residents without tuition.
Currently, non-resident students have to pay $200 in tuition a year.
Students will still have to pay the tuition if they enroll after the school's average student count day in September.
Boggs said the corporation would work to communicate that with parents since the process may take several weeks.
The board also heard changes to the student and faculty handbooks for both the elementary and middle schools.
Boggs also announced that Valley was one of six northern Indiana school districts awarded a Lifesize Room 200 Conferencing System, including a 50-inch monitor/cart, professional development and installation.
The approximate value of the equipment is $18,000.
Installation will take place Thursday.
The equipment was donated by Views On Learning, a not-for-profit organization.
The authors of the grant that brought in the new equipment were Angie Miller, Brad Hagg and Kirk Doehrmann.
The Building Trades Open House for Valley will be May 16 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The home is located at 5425 S. CR 900W and it was built for Todd and Jenny Nelson.
During Spotlight On Valley, Akron Elementary Principal Blaine Conley was surprised with an Eagle Scout mentor pin from student Jonathon Tinkey.
Conley said he and Tinkey bonded over their love of reading about the Civil War.
