beBRAVE | September 5, 2025

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Special features this issue:


The Indian Hill School District Quality Profile


  • A Message from CEO/Superintendent Kirk Koennecke
  • AUTOGRAPH Spotlight: Meet IH Alum & CEO Mrinal Singh
  • Join the IH Global Parents Group!
  • LEAD NOW! We LOVE Our IH PTO!
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Welcome Home:

The Quality Profile


A Message from Indian Hill CEO/Superintendent Kirk Koennecke


During the 2024–2025 school year, we embraced one powerful message as a district: WELCOME HOME.

 

At Indian Hill, “home” is more than a place — it’s a feeling. It’s where our students are known, challenged, and celebrated. It’s where innovation meets tradition, and where our commitment to excellence in academics, arts, and athletics remains unwavering. We expanded what it means to be part of the Brave family through continued growth, new traditions, and strategic investment on leadership with the grand opening of our K-12 Entrepreneurs’ Center.

 

We advanced our bold vision for our #IHPromise strategic plan with an evolution and focus on high-yield strategies for teaching and learning by achieving 100% implementation of both Project-Based Learning (PBL) and Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) across all grades. Every single student engaged in PBL experience, and every teacher participated in collaborative lab classrooms to grow professionally. Our faculty also prepared for the full launch of Leader in Me – a whole-school framework that empowers students with leadership and life skills by teaching them to take ownership of their learning, based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – with 100% of primary and elementary school educators trained for implementation in the 2025–2026 school year.

 

This marks the 13th publication of our Indian Hill Quality Profile — a tradition of transparency and celebration that showcases how we deliver uniquely Indian Hill experiences for every child. And we do so with recognition to match: Indian Hill High School remains ranked No. 1 in Ohio by Niche, with a nationally recognized AASA STEM-designed district; three of our schools earned the prestigious Ohio STEM Designation.

 

To our staff, our families, and our community partners — we say: Welcome home.

 

Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. Together, we are creating a place where excellence lives, and where every Brave belongs.

 

In service to our children,

 

Kirk Koennecke

CEO/Superintendent

Indian Hill School District


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AUTOGRAPH Spotlight!

Celebrating Indian Hill Alumni


Mrinal Singh, IHHS ‘17, is the CEO/CO-Founder at Bolto, an AI company through Y Combinator backed by VCs in San Francisco.


Congratulations on such an incredible accomplishment, Mrinal!



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IH Arts Conservatory Newsletter


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  • Video: This week 7th grader Ryan Claus is in the Director's Chair!
  • Semester 1 Arts Calendar
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Sports Spotlight


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Our Board of Education

Board Members


Indian Hill Board of Education (L to R, front/back): Niki Singh, Board President; Bear Tullis, Board Member; Craig Sumerel, Board Vice President; Nolan Marx, Board Member; Robert Warfel, Board Member.

2025 Board Meetings - Agendas & Minutes


2025 Board Special Meetings & Committee Meetings


The next Board of Education Meeting will be held on September 9, 2025.


The above links will be updated with notices and agendas to inform you of exact times and information that will be reviewed, along with all livestream information.

2025-2026 Calendar


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