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Lisa Hichens

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

New Batavia High School Principal Announced

The district goes with an internal candidate again. They also hired a new human resources director. Here's more info, including salary figures.

The new Batavia High School principal will be a familiar face to many. That's because the district picked JoAnne Smith, the school's current assistant principal for curriculum and instruction, to be that school's next leader. The Batavia School Board at its Tuesday night meeting approved the appointment of Smith and a new assistant superintendent of human resources. He is Steve Pearce, a principal from Schaumburg School District 54. The positions are effective July 1, 2013. Smith has 17 years of service in Batavia Public Schools, most recently as a Batavia High School assistant principal. Smith will replace current principal, Dr. Lisa Hichens, who will take the helm as the district’s next superintendent when Dr. Jack Barshinger retires at …

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7:42 am on Saturday, March 9, 2013

Fair and acceptable for the amount of hours she will put in.....   more ›

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

BHS Principal Will Become Next Batavia Superintendent

The Batavia School Board selected Batavia High School's Lisa Hichens as the district's next leader.

A current Batavia principal will become the district's next superintendent. The Batavia School Board unanimously selected Batavia High School principal Dr. Lisa Hichens as the future leader of Batavia Public Schools. The decision was first announced during a special school board meeting on Tuesday night. “This is an exciting time to be in education and I’m thrilled with the opportunity to serve as the next superintendent,” Hichens said in a prepared statement. “I look forward to collaborating with the Batavia community to continue the district’s tradition of academic excellence and continuous improvement.” Hichens will officially begin her role as superintendent on July 1, 2013, when Dr. Jack Barshinger retires from the leadership post he …

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12:36 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Does anyone see a conflict of interest here? They hired an internal candidate, yet they still employed the search firm School Exec Connect, which by the way, Dr. Barshinger is listed on their website as an associate. Anyone?   more ›

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