School district announces staff promotions

By NewsPress Now

Three new leaders for the St. Joseph School District have been announced.

Samantha Davis, Casey Housman and Cindy King will begin in their new roles on July 1.

King will take over as principal at Coleman Elementary. She taught at Eugene Field Elementary School for 14 years and two years ago became the assistant principal at Carden Park. King replaces Heather Gladhart, who is moving to be the principal at Pickett Elementary.

Davis, a Lafayette High School graduate, will be the new coordinator of counseling. She currently is a counselor at Lafayette and has served as the department chair of counseling for six years.

Housman has been appointed the director of operations and warehousing. He joined the district in 2019 and currently serves as the interim director of operations. Housman was named the 2024 National Plant Manager of the Year in February.