AKRON — Randy Dahms has been named by the Board of School Trustees of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation as the next principal of Mentone Elementary School. The appointment was made during Monday evening’s board meeting

A 1999 graduate of Grace College, Dahms served for seven years as an elementary school teacher at Benton Elementary School in Goshen and Jefferson Elementary School in Winona Lake before being named principal of Westview Elementary School in 2006.

In 2007 he was named principal of Leesburg Elementary School, where he has served for the past eight years. Dahms is also an adjunct professor for Grace College where he teaches the course, “Methods of Teaching Science and Social Studies”, to education majors. In 2005 he earned a Master’s Degree in School Administration from IPFW.

Dahms comes to Mentone Elementary School with the following vision: “To be an educational leader who inspires his staff to make a difference in the lives of students. By being a model of consistency, morality, and integrity, I will help to lead any organization I am a part of in a positive and focused direction.”

In order to accomplish this vision, his personal mission is, “I will work hard to prepare students for higher levels of learning in a safe and structured learning environment. I will also utilize resources within the community, as well as help to serve needs within the community.”

Dahms and his wife, Brenn, reside in Warsaw with their four children.

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