GCS hires new executive director
Apr. 23—GOSHEN — Javier Jimenez has been hired by Goshen Community Schools to serve as executive director for Goshen Community Schools. He was voted in during the personnel approvals at Monday's school board meeting.
In a press release from the district, Goshen Community Schools Superintendent Jim DuBois said Jimenez "will bring a wealth of educational and leadership experience to his new GCS role."
Jimenez attended Bethel University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2005, a Master's in Ministries in 2007, a Transition to Teaching license in 2012, and an administrator's license in 2015. He is currently a student at the American College of Education, earning a specialist degree in Instructional Leadership, Educational Leadership, and Administration; and is expected to complete the degree in December 2024.
Jimenez began his educational career in 2012 as a fourth-grade teacher at Baugo Community Schools. In 2015, he was hired by Elkhart Community Schools as an academic dean. In 2016, he moved to Concord Community Schools where he was an assistant principal at Concord High School for one year. From 2017 to 2021, he was the principal at Concord Ox Bow Elementary School. In 2021, he was hired by South Bend Community Schools as a principal supervisor and director of School Learning. He was most recently working as interim director of curriculum and instruction for South Bend Schools. Jimenez's professional accomplishments and associations include the AASA National Principal Supervisor Academy in 2022; the Indiana Association of School Principals Indiana Principal Leadership Institute in 2022; and the Indiana New Principal Leadership Institute in 2020.
"I feel blessed to be able to work with Javier after observing the work he has done in other school districts," DuBois said. "I was particularly impressed with the strategies he used working with principals to turn around seven struggling schools in the South Bend school district. His targeted use of school and student data within their professional learning communities yielded very good results."
The district added in the press release that with a solid foundation in teaching and a focus on instructional leadership through Professional Learning and Data Teams, Jimenez is well-prepared to support principals and teaching teams for the academic growth and success of students in Goshen.
