The filing period for Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board began July 27th, and as of the close of business July 28th, there is only one candidate filing paperwork. –  that is incumbent Board Member Howard Stevenson.

Even though Stevenson is the incumbent, this is his first election.  He was appointed to fill-out the remaining term of Daren Sink, who resigned from the board after accepting a job outside Indiana.

The last HSE School Board election in 2012 featured candidates from 4 districts within the boundaries of the school corporation.  The election this year will be a contest within the three townships contained in the district – Fall Creek, Delaware and Wayne Townships.

Stevenson resides in Fall Creek Township.  Bradley Jones, a fixture in the audience of school board meetings recently, told LarryInFishers he is putting together his forms to file in Delaware Township.  The current board president, Karen Harmer, is the board representative of Delaware Township and has indicated she will not seek reelection.

The current board member representing Wayne Township, Sylvia Shepler, has not said whether she plans to file for reelection.

So, there are three HSE School Board seats up for election this November, one board member each from the three townships.

Candidates must file by noon, Friday, August 26th, to have their names on the November school board ballot.