LINDEN — North Montgomery Middle School’s newest dean of students is Laura Bowman, approved and announced Monday at the district’s monthly meeting.
Bowman, a high school English teacher, comes to NMMS from Brownsburg High School where she taught for five years. Before that, she taught American literature to juniors and British literature to seniors at Indian Creek High School in Trafalgar.
She is excited to begin her term as dean for the middle school, Superintendent Dr. Colleen Moran said.
Bowman is well-versed in education, receiving her bachelor’s in secondary English education from IUPUI before obtaining a master’s degree from Ball State. She has been a leader in Professional Learning Communities and related career development for educators at Brownsburg, where she is also an active member of the district’s school leadership and site equity leadership teams.
However, now she is ready to continue her trend with the junior Chargers of NMMS.
Though Bowman has served schools in nearby counties, she and her husband Will and daughter Lydia live on a Montgomery County farm just outside Ladoga.
Her connections and experiences here are now bringing her career in education full circle.
The next regularly scheduled public meeting for North schools is 6 p.m. May 23 at the administration office, 480 W. C.R. 580N.
In other business, the board:
• Approved a high school overnight trip to Holiday World for June 1-2.
• Approved a list of summer camps, including: Youth/Middle School Football, grades K-5 and 6-8, July 25-28, free; NMMS Cheer, incoming sixth through eighth graders, July 25-29, $30; Youth Girls Soccer, grades K-5, June 6 and 8, $25 ($30 for late registrants, $5 off each addition child); Youth Boys Soccer, grades K-5, June 6 and 8, $25 ($5 off each additional child); Girls Basketball Day Camp, grades 2-7, July 12, $45 ($25 additional sibling); Boys Basketball “FUNdamental” Day Camp, grade 1-7, May 31, $50 ($30 for all additional children); and Tennis Camp, grades K-8, June 13-16, $30.
• Approved the hire, transfer, resignation and retirement of several employees Monday, including: Dugan Roche, retirement from transportation maintenance; Sheila Sowers, resignation as para professional at Sugar Creek; Holly Hook, resignation from business department at NMHS; Alicia Snearly, hire as special services instructor at Sommer; Mandilyn Cole, hire as ELA assistant at Sommer; Haley Harvey, hire as nurse as Sommer; Bethany Smith, hire as ELL aide at Sommer; Hillary Endicott, hire as first-grade teacher at Pleasant Hill; Alicia Smith, hire as school counselor at Pleasant Hill; Carolyn Francis, hire as English teacher at NMHS; and Megan Harshbarger, hire in business department at NMHS.
