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MCAS Superintendent a Finalist for Society of Innovators
Michigan City Area School Superintendent Dr. Barbara Eason-Watkins has been named a finalist in the Fellows category for the 2016-17 Society of Innovators.
Dr. Eason-Watkins, who was inducted into the Society in 2013-14, has been instrumental in transforming the Michigan City Area Schools. She is being recognized for her work in championing collaboration involving the community, county and school system. She launched the first NIPSCO Energy Academy, the first STEM public elementary school and the first construction technology program in Indiana leading to apprenticeships. Today she oversees a district-wide $10 million technology/digital classroom initiative.