Gov. Mitch Daniels named three people from Noble and LaGrange counties to state boards Thursday, including an area superintendent of schools.
Dr. Stacey Hughes, superintendent of Central Noble Community Schools, was appointed by Daniels and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett to the Indiana Education Roundtable Thursday.
The round table makes recommendations to the State Board of Education for improving academic standards. It also reviews and recommends to the state board for its approval the academic standards for K-12 education, the content of the ISTEP program and the graduation examination, among others.
Hughes was one of four new appointees named to the round table Thursday and the only one from northeast Indiana. The others were Cripe Architects and Engineers vice president Bruce Breeden of Carmel, Whiteland High School principal Tom Golovic of Lawrence and Princeton mayor Robert Hurst.
The round table includes representatives from elementary, secondary and higher education and the business community. There are a total of 10 people on the round table.
"I am thrilled to represent Central Noble and small rural schools on the Education Roundtable," Hughes said. She attended her first meeting of the group in July, where they discussed ISTEP and dual or concurrent enrollment
Dual or concurrent enrollment makes it easier for high school students to earn college credit. Hughes said that's one of the areas she's looking forward to working with on the round table.
Daniels also appointed Angie Kidd of Ligonier to the Occupational Therapy Committee and Debra Seman of Howe to the State Workforce Innovation Council.
Kidd, an accessibility consultant for Functional Home Solutions Inc., was one of five gubernatorial appointments to the committee and the only new appointment.
Reappointed were Sharon Barr of Frankfort, Mary Salmon of Indianapolis, Debra Mosley of Newburgh and Ann Hake of Indianapolis. All of the appointees terms end June 30, 2012.
The committee is responsible for licensing and regulating the practice of occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistants.
Seman, the chief executive officer of ARC Opportunities, was one of five new appointments Daniels made Friday to the 40-member council.
Other new council appointees were Kent Morgan of Indianapolis, the CEO of Saver Inc. and a member of the Disabled American Veterans; Rebecca Webb of Greenfield, a participant in the Young Hoosier Conservation Corps program; T.J. Brink of Vincennes, director of business development for the Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village; and Patrick Jamison of Indianapolis, statewide outreach coordinator for ARC of Indiana.
The council develops opportunities for Hoosiers to gain employment and earn competitive wages.
Seman was out of town and unavailable for comment.