Jarrod Mason, Hamilton Heights High School Principal, has been selected as the District 5 Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). District 5 is located in central Indiana and comprises Boone, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Miami and Tipton counties.
Hamilton Heights High School Principal Jarrod Mason has been selected as the District 5 Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). (Photo provided)
District High School Principals of the Year are elected by their peers. One principal is honored from each of the 12 districts. From these 12 District High School Principal winners, one is chosen as the 2018 State High School Principal of the Year. The State winner will be announced at the award celebration in November.
Mason, a 1994 Hamilton Heights graduate, was hired as the high school principal in the fall of 2008. Mason said he is humbled and honored by the recognition, especially knowing the high caliber and talent among his peers in the other District 5 schools.
Mason said he enjoys the challenge of helping students learn how to navigate the increasingly complex world issues into which they are plugged around the clock. Mason counts broadening the dual credit curriculum offerings from four to over 20 courses, expanding the vocational education umbrella to better serve all students, and increasing graduating rates among his top accomplishments during his 10-year tenure as principal.
Dr. Derek Arrowood, Hamilton Heights School Corporation School Superintendent, said, “Jarrod is an example of a graduate who returned to make a difference. Jarrod believed so strongly in the opportunities at HHSC that he and his wife Char chose to return to raise their family (Taylor, 10th grade; Dean, sixth grade; and Cyrus, third grade). In his role, he has been instrumental in helping to create an exemplary learning community that maximizes every student’s success, works to empower teachers to be facilitators, leaders and coaches, and cultivate a positive school climate that is inviting and safe for all.”
The recognition ceremony is a part of the 2018 Principals of the Year Recognition Celebration that will take place during IASP’s annual Fall Professional Conference. The award will be presented at a dinner at the Indianapolis Marriott Hotel at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 with the IASP State President, Andrea Korreck, presiding along with Todd Bess, Executive Director.
The Indiana Association of School Principals is a not-for-profit, professional association serving over 2800 building level administrators in the state of Indiana.