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L.E.A.S.E. Cooperative selects new executive director

Lindsey Brander to start July 1

Herscher High School principal Brad Elliot backs out bus from the garage on July 20, 2022, ahead of the upcoming school year. Elliot, along with superintendent Rich Decman, curriculum director Pete Falk and transportation director Michelle Armstrong, acquired their CDL licenses to cover bus routes as driver shortages hit the district. Elliot drove over 100 routes last school year.

The La Salle/Putnam Educational Alliance for Special Education Cooperative Executive Board and Alliance Council are going to welcome Lindsey Brander as executive director beginning July 1, according to a news release. (Tiffany Blanchette)

By Mathias Woerner

The La Salle/Putnam Educational Alliance for Special Education Cooperative Executive Board and Alliance Council are going to welcome Lindsey Brander as executive director beginning July 1, according to a news release.

Brander will lead the cooperative in its mission to support 27 member districts throughout La Salle and Putnam County.

Brander joins L.E.A.S.E. with extensive experience as the Assistant Superintendent/Director of Student Services and Exceptional Learners at Elkhart Community Schools, according to the release.

She oversaw student services for more than 10,000 students, managing departments from Special Education (PK-22) and nursing to behavioral health and alternative programming, according to the release.

Her financial leadership included managing Medicaid billing and budgets for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act grants, Title IV and Project Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education.

For more information, call 815-539-7446.

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