BROOKVILLE — The Brookville Local Schools board of education granted the extracurricular contract for Josh Kummer to serve as the high school varsity girls basketball coach for the 2023-2024 school year.

Kummer replaces Stephanie Hawkins, who resigned from the position March 7.

Brookville Local Schools Superintendent Jason Wood congratulated Kummer for being named the new varsity coach.

“You did a nice job in the interview process. I’m able to share with the board your portfolio and you are going to share with the parents your plan for the program,” Wood said.

“Keep up the good work and keep working at it,” Wood continued.

Kummer, who served as a Brookville High School assistant varsity boys basketball coach last season, said he is looking forward to the challenge.

“I’m very excited to be named the varsity girls basketball coach,” Kummer said.

“We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us, but I know we’ll get together and do some great things. I’m really excited and looking forward to it,” Kummer continued.

The board also granted a one-year limited contract to Conner Case for the 2023-2024 school year.

Case, a recent graduate from Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio, will be teaching language arts at the intermediate school.

“You did a fantastic job in the interviewing process. We’re really excited to have you involved with our schools,” Wood said to Case.

In other matters, Cory Caudill, director of technology and digital communications, informed the board three Brookville High School students will be helping with his department this summer.

“I’m excited to announce we partnered with the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) to provide an information technology internship for three of our Brookville High School students this summer to help us carry out a variety of projects,” Caudill said.

Caudill indicated the students will be paid $15 an hour.

Caudill indicated more than 18 students applied for the three positions.

“These students went through a pretty rigorous application process and interview process,” Caudill said.

“The Ohio Department of Education will be financing 100 percent of their wages as a result of the grant SOCHE was able to secure,” Caudill added.

Board member Tim Denlinger asked Caudill if the three students plan to study information technology in college.

“Are any of them going into anything like that in college? Is that why they are doing this?” Denlinger asked.

“Two of the three are interested in pursuing computer science. The other is interested in business administration with a focus in technology,” Caudill replied.

“They will also have the opportunity to potentially earn an industry-recognized credential if they wish to pursue that,” Caudill said.

“They just have to work 220 hours for us from just after Memorial Day to August,” Caudill continued.

“We’re really confident they are going to do a wonderful job for us,” Caudill said.

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