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Awards & Accolades

At Hamilton Southeastern Schools, we strive for excellence in every area of education. HSE is a top-performing district in the State of Indiana.

2023-2024 District-Level Teachers of the Year

Each year, educators, who demonstrate excellence in their work are chosen to represent their school as Teacher of the Year. A committee reviews all the building nominees and chooses three educators to represent each level of students we serve in Hamilton Southeastern Schools. For 2023-24, the district-level Teacher of the Year winners are: Speech Language Pathologist Clarice Nolan of Sand Creek Elementary; Resource Teacher Aimee Bastin of Fall Creek Junior High; and Science Teacher Sarah Chattin of Hamilton Southeastern High School.  From the level finalists, one educator is named to represent the district in the Indiana Department of Education's Teacher of the Year competition. For 2023-24, Aimee Bastin was selected.

Hamilton Southeastern Schools Achievements and Offerings 

  • 4th largest school district in Indiana
  • 2,500+ full-time and part-time employees
  • 98% graduation rate
  • 95+ languages spoken
  • 93.8% of grade 3 students showing proficiency on IREAD-3
    • Indiana Department of Education (2022)
  • 700+  HSE educators hold advanced degrees
  • 70% of educators have been teaching at HSE Schools for at least 5 years
  • The work of HSE staff and educators have received local, state and national recognition
  • 318 state-of-the-art buses are used to transport students along 2,400 routes each day
  • 1.9 million school lunches and 263,623 school breakfasts served annually
  • 300+ student-driven clubs, athletic and performing arts programs offered to students throughout all HSE Schools
  • 235 Honors, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Dual Credit courses and Next Level Programs of Study offered to high school students