IHEVSD K–12 District

Dr. Melissa Stewart

Dr. Melissa Stewart

Superintendent, Indian Hill Exempted Village School District
Board of Education Office • Melissa.Stewart@ihsd.us

Connect with Dr. Stewart

My #IHPromise – keep students central to my work, striving for the best for them.

Life is an adventure.

In my life I have jumped out of an airplane, biked down mountains, and trekked through forests … but – even with that personal resume – I am the most excited when I have the opportunity to connect with our students. Growing children isn’t just my profession; it is my passion. The Indian Hill Exempted Village School District is where I feel most alive.

Being a Brave is being a part of a community that believes in excellence, relationships, engagement, and improvement. The essence of being a Brave can be captured the moment you recognize the IH symbol on a shirt – even somewhere unexpected, like the Grand Canyon (it happened) – and immediately knowing that you are connected, with pride and joy, to that person.

Each and every day, I arrive to the school district with a promise to keep students central to my work, striving for the best for them. We are helping to build their story; we are helping to shape their life … and more than anything – my wish for them is that it is an exciting adventure.

Professional Background

1992–1994 — Intervention Specialist, Hilliard High School, Hilliard City Schools
1994–1995 — Intervention Specialist, First District School, Covington Independent Schools
1995–1998 — Intervention Specialist, Walton-Verona Middle/High School, Walton-Verona Independent Schools
1998–1999 — Intervention Specialist, Phoenix School, Northern Kentucky Cooperative
1999–2007 — Special Education Supervisor & Principal, Brantner Elementary, West Clermont Local Schools
2007–2017 — Principal, Indian Hill Elementary School, Indian Hill EVSD
2017–2025 — Chief Academic Officer, Indian Hill EVSD
Current — Superintendent, Indian Hill Exempted Village School District

Education

1992 — B.S., The Ohio State University
2001 — M.Ed., University of Cincinnati
2012 — Ed.D., University of Cincinnati
Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified
DISC Practitioner Certified

Career at Indian Hill

Serving the district since 2007 — first as Principal of Indian Hill Elementary, then as Chief Academic Officer, and now as Superintendent.
Also has served as Adjunct Instructor at the University of Cincinnati and on the CAPA Board of Directors.