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Jason Culver and Breydon Allen were introduced to the Warsaw School Board Monday as the new Edgewood principal and assistant principal/athletic director, respectively.
JoElla Hauselman retired as Edgewood’s principal recently. Culver was assistant principal at Edgewood for nine years.
“I feel incredibly blessed for the opportunity to be able to continue what we’ve all ready started, and having the opportunity to work with JoElla for nine years in that capacity and learn from her leadership, and then to be able to step into that role and then continue moving us forward,” Culver said, adding Edgewood has amazing staff.
Culver said he is also excited what Allen brings to Edgewood.
“Jason came in the year I left Edgewood to pursue military service and was fortunate enough to get back into the Warsaw school system at the high school” teaching government and world history, Allen said. “Thank you, Warsaw, for everything you’ve done for me.”
Allen served as the summer school administrator this year.
The board approved hiring both Monday.
Earlier in the meeting, the school board heard about a time capsule.
Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert said for the 250th anniversary of America “and when we at look at Warsaw, we thought it would have fun at having a time capsule.”
Krista Polston, chief communications and strategic partnerships officer, said students from Lincoln Elementary School wrote letters to be in the time capsule. The students wrote about what life is like now and what they think life will be like in 50 years. The letters will be sealed and put in the time capsule for 50 years.
Krishna Puthudode, Nora Bean, Josiah Burden, Ellie Macke, Elise Ward and Radley Phillips read their letters.
Later in the meeting, the board also approved a policy regarding personal communication devices.
Stephen Boyer, chief financial officer, said one of the biggest laws impacting schools from the most recent legislative session is about cell phones in classrooms. The policy needs to be in place by the beginning of the 2026-27 school year.
Kyle Carter, chief accountability officer, said the new law expanded an existing law regarding cell phones in classrooms. The policy expands not using cell phones in classrooms to also not using them in passing periods and common spaces.
One of the biggest pieces regarding the policy is how parents can get in touch with their children while in school. Carter said parents can get in touch with their children on a school-issued iPad through ParentSquare during school if needed.
In other business, the board heard the 2025-26 nurses’ update from Nurse Coordinator Kennedy Wagner.
