July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Lindsay headed for Triton Central (7/13/04)
Athletic director moving to Shelby Co. school
He says he’ll always be a member of The Patriot Nation. But from now on Brad Lindsay will be rocking the green and white.
Lindsay turned in his letter of resignation as the athletics director/assistant principal at Jay County High School Monday, having accepted an offer to be the new principal at Triton Central High School.
The Northwestern Consolidated School District of Shelby County School Board will vote to hire Lindsay at its regular meeting Wednesday evening, while the Jay School Board will vote on his resignation at its regular meeting Monday. His last day at JCHS will be Friday.
“This has been a great place for my family,” said Lindsay, who with his wife Vicki has two daughters — Hannah, 7, and Emily, 4. “(The community has) treated my family great.
“I believe I’ve grown personally and professionally in my three years here more than any other time in my life. I’m very thankful to the Jay Schools community for that.”
JCHS principal Wood Barwick, who was hired on the same day as Lindsay three years ago, had equally good things to say about his outgoing colleague.
“Brad’s the best,” he said, complimenting Lindsay’s skills in both athletic and academic administration. “The kids liked Brad, and they liked his enthusiasm. It was infectious for the kids, the staff and the community.”
Lindsay, 38, will take over for Scott Syverson at Triton Central. Syverson moved on to take the position at the newly formed Fishers High School.
He said when the job at Triton Central came open he knew he would be interested because Barwick was impressed after leading the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement visitation team there in 2003. After visiting himself, Lindsay said the school and community seemed to have similar goals and values to those in Jay County.
Triton Central, which is located in Fairland and covers 108 square miles and three townships in the northwest corner of Shelby County, had an enrollment off 505 last year. The elementary school (kindergarten through fourth grade) and middle school (fifth through eighth grade), which are located on the same campus as the high school, had approximately the same enrollment per grade.
The high school has been an Indiana “Best-Buy School” every year since the program started. It is also a Four-Star School, and has been among the state leaders in ISTEP Plus scores.
“(Lindsay) has several strengths, including knowledge of instruction, leadership and curriculum,” said Larry Moore, superintendent of the Northwestern Consolidated School District of Shelby County. “He comes across as very collaborative in his style. He’s a people person. We believe he’ll care for the kids and their instruction. We believe he and his family will be a positive addition to the community.”
Lindsay took over the athletics director/assistant principal job at JCHS after Don Street resigned in the summer of 2001. Street left Jay County to become the principal at West Central High School.
Prior to being at Jay County, Lindsay worked at Westfield High School as the head basketball coach, assistant athletics director and activities coordinator. He coached several other sports throughout his career and won three state championships — two in baseball and one in basketball — at Lexington Prep in Dallas.
He noted many happy times at JCHS, including the first boys swimming sectional title in school history — at which he was one of the many onlookers to be tossed into the pool. He pointed to the many sectional titles during his three years, including back-to-back crowns for the boys basketball, girls basketball, girls cross country and gymnastics teams, and various improvements of facilities as things which make him proud.
Now, Barwick and Jay Schools superintendent Barbara Downing will begin the process of finding Lindsay’s replacement. They will accept applications for the next two weeks, and hope to have the next athletics director/assistant principal in place by the end of the month.
Barwick said they would like to find someone who has some administrative experience and has an assistant principal’s license.
Whoever takes over, Lindsay said he sees a bright future for the Patriots.
“The best is yet to come for Jay County,” he said. “I really believe that.”[[In-content Ad]]
Lindsay turned in his letter of resignation as the athletics director/assistant principal at Jay County High School Monday, having accepted an offer to be the new principal at Triton Central High School.
The Northwestern Consolidated School District of Shelby County School Board will vote to hire Lindsay at its regular meeting Wednesday evening, while the Jay School Board will vote on his resignation at its regular meeting Monday. His last day at JCHS will be Friday.
“This has been a great place for my family,” said Lindsay, who with his wife Vicki has two daughters — Hannah, 7, and Emily, 4. “(The community has) treated my family great.
“I believe I’ve grown personally and professionally in my three years here more than any other time in my life. I’m very thankful to the Jay Schools community for that.”
JCHS principal Wood Barwick, who was hired on the same day as Lindsay three years ago, had equally good things to say about his outgoing colleague.
“Brad’s the best,” he said, complimenting Lindsay’s skills in both athletic and academic administration. “The kids liked Brad, and they liked his enthusiasm. It was infectious for the kids, the staff and the community.”
Lindsay, 38, will take over for Scott Syverson at Triton Central. Syverson moved on to take the position at the newly formed Fishers High School.
He said when the job at Triton Central came open he knew he would be interested because Barwick was impressed after leading the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement visitation team there in 2003. After visiting himself, Lindsay said the school and community seemed to have similar goals and values to those in Jay County.
Triton Central, which is located in Fairland and covers 108 square miles and three townships in the northwest corner of Shelby County, had an enrollment off 505 last year. The elementary school (kindergarten through fourth grade) and middle school (fifth through eighth grade), which are located on the same campus as the high school, had approximately the same enrollment per grade.
The high school has been an Indiana “Best-Buy School” every year since the program started. It is also a Four-Star School, and has been among the state leaders in ISTEP Plus scores.
“(Lindsay) has several strengths, including knowledge of instruction, leadership and curriculum,” said Larry Moore, superintendent of the Northwestern Consolidated School District of Shelby County. “He comes across as very collaborative in his style. He’s a people person. We believe he’ll care for the kids and their instruction. We believe he and his family will be a positive addition to the community.”
Lindsay took over the athletics director/assistant principal job at JCHS after Don Street resigned in the summer of 2001. Street left Jay County to become the principal at West Central High School.
Prior to being at Jay County, Lindsay worked at Westfield High School as the head basketball coach, assistant athletics director and activities coordinator. He coached several other sports throughout his career and won three state championships — two in baseball and one in basketball — at Lexington Prep in Dallas.
He noted many happy times at JCHS, including the first boys swimming sectional title in school history — at which he was one of the many onlookers to be tossed into the pool. He pointed to the many sectional titles during his three years, including back-to-back crowns for the boys basketball, girls basketball, girls cross country and gymnastics teams, and various improvements of facilities as things which make him proud.
Now, Barwick and Jay Schools superintendent Barbara Downing will begin the process of finding Lindsay’s replacement. They will accept applications for the next two weeks, and hope to have the next athletics director/assistant principal in place by the end of the month.
Barwick said they would like to find someone who has some administrative experience and has an assistant principal’s license.
Whoever takes over, Lindsay said he sees a bright future for the Patriots.
“The best is yet to come for Jay County,” he said. “I really believe that.”[[In-content Ad]]
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