Nawla Williams named new Hamilton Southeastern Fishers Academy director

Submitted by HSE Schools

Hamilton Southeastern Schools has announced Nawla Williams as the new Director of the Hamilton Southeastern Fishers Academy (HSFA).

Williams, who has served as Senior Academic Dean and currently as Dean of Students at Fishers High School, brings more than a decade of experience in academic intervention, school counseling, and behavioral management. She succeeds Brandon Cloud, who was recently named the district’s new Director of Career and Technical Education.

“Nawla Williams has demonstrated incredible dedication to students and staff throughout her career,” Superintendent Pat Mapes said. “Her expertise in developing impactful academic interventions, work-based learning experiences for students, combined with her extensive background in student counseling, makes her the ideal leader to drive the continued success of HSFA.”

Launched in August 2017, HSFA provides personalized academic interventions and workforce opportunities for high school juniors and seniors, collaborating closely with Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School. The program creates individualized learning plans tailored to students’ unique academic, social-emotional, and career readiness needs.

“I am deeply honored to serve as Director of the Hamilton Southeastern Fishers Academy,” Williams said. “HSFA sets itself apart from other alternative school programs in Indiana by emphasizing workforce learning alongside academic support. I am committed to ensuring our students have every tool they need to achieve both academically and professionally.”

Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in social work and criminology from Middle Tennessee State University, a master’s degree in education with a specialization in school counseling from Indiana University and completed the Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals (EPPSP) at Butler University. She is also in the process of obtaining her LMHCAA licensure.

Williams is a proud mother of three graduates of HSE Schools and has lived in Fishers since 2007. Her appointment was officially approved by the Hamilton Southeastern Board of School Trustees during a special meeting on Tuesday morning. She said she is honored to continue serving the community her family calls home.

For more information about the Hamilton Southeastern Fishers Academy, visit hseschools.org/academics/academy.