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Megan Inman selected to Greencastle School Board
The Greencastle School Board is again a five-member panel.
Just ahead of an April 7 deadline, Megan Inman was sworn in Thursday morning as one of two City of Greencastle representatives on the board.
Following a round of interviews Wednesday evening, Inman’s fellow board members chose her to fill out the remaining three-plus years of a term begun by Russell Harvey last July.
Harvey resigned his school board post last month when he was chosen by the Democrat Party as the First Ward city councilman.
In a term that expires on June 30, 2026, Inman joins Brian Cox as the two representatives appointed by the Greencastle City Council, Mike White and Ed Wilson as the two Greencastle Township appointees and Dale Pierce as the Madison Township representative.
Inman was selected from among four applicants who also included Kathryn Dory, Dana Moell and Valerie Rudolph.
Like her fellow applicants, Inman touted the role that public education plays in society.
“I think public education is one of the most overlooked areas in society today,” Inman told the board. “I’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘Why do I pay taxes for schools when I don’t have a child?’ But how we send them off into the world is important and the public schools are the start.
“I value education, and I think that it’s important to give the students the best available resources,” she added later in her interview.
Inman displayed a concern with student well being during her interview, emphasizing the need for constantly improving school safety and ongoing training for staff. She praised the recent building renovations and their effect on building security.
Along similar lines, Inman also noted her concern with suicide prevention and the need to ensure student mental health, particularly how such issues have changed in the post-pandemic world.
All four applicants noted a need to continue improving assessment scores in the corporation, a concern they shared with the four school board members. Inman noted recent steps to increase faculty and staff compensation as a huge accomplishment in terms of both attraction and retention of employees.
“Turnover is a step backward, and it’s a constant battle,” she said.
On some questions, Inman honestly noted that she did not yet have enough knowledge to give an informed answer, but expressed a willingness to learn.
One such area was that of school policy, in which Inman noted she would have to review further before having a fully-informed opinion. However, she did display that she had done her homework when she noted that some board policies still have the corporation’s address listed on Anderson Street, the old Miller School building, which Central Office last occupied in 2010.
Aside from her passion for public education, Inman cited other aspects of her personality and life when asked what made her the best candidate.
“I think I’m pretty level-headed. I’m used to being out in the community where everybody knows who you are,” Inman said. “I also think I’m good at looking at the big picture and knowing what steps to take to get to the outcome, even if they’re not the most desired steps.”
Once three hours of interviews were complete, the board took its time to deliberate on the four candidates before ultimately deciding on Inman by a 4-0 vote.
“I thought they all did a great job,” Cox said. “I hope whoever doesn’t get it applies for the next position.”
Ultimately it was Pierce who made the motion for Inman, which was seconded by Wilson.
“Megan touched on a lot of things that I appreciated,” Wilson said, specifically citing her concern for safety and mental health. “She approached things from the same way I approach them, as a blue collar person who knows people in the community.”