He compares education to building a car: if one were building a vehicle, they would want to build the safest, highest-quality version possible. In schools, the product is young people, and the responsibility is infinitely greater. That perspective permeates every CTE pathway, facility upgrade, instructional innovation, and new program launched under his leadership. LOOKING AHEAD: FUNDING PRESSURES, INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUSTAINING INNOVATION The next 18 to 24 months will shape how Greensburg adapts to a very real financial challenge: a projected million-dollar loss from Indiana’s property tax issue. Hunter is frank about the implications. Innovation becomes harder without funding to support it. Programs that elevate students require resources, not just goodwill. He expects that at some point, private industry—especially the large manufacturers that rely on these graduates—must become more active partners in education. “Industry wants skilled workers, but they have to put some skin in the game,” he says. “We prepare the students. They need to invest in training them for their specific roles. That’s their job.” Even so, he remains confident in the district’s future. Greensburg’s community is deeply giving, he says, and the district’s success stories prove that when the community invests in students, the return multiplies across generations. “We’ll find a way,” he says.“We always have. Because it’s about kids.” Greensburg Community Schools enters the future with clarity, resilience, and a commitment to preparing students not just for the jobs of today, but for the opportunities of tomorrow. With a superintendent guided by lived experience, a faculty united by purpose, and a community willing to stand behind its schools, Greensburg is not simply reacting to the new economy—it is helping to shape it. 291 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 07, ISSUE 01 GREENSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
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