Deb Snedden is the Superintendent at Hammond Academy of Science and Technology.
She was on the planning committee with Purdue Calumet (Purdue Northwest) for two years prior to the school’s opening to help design the curriculum. She was the original curriculum director when the school opened in 2010. Deb worked in Hanover for ten years then returned to HAST this year as the superintendent.
Deb and her team will be working on a new strategic plan to further the direction of the school. In particular, they will be looking at the development of intervention systems at both the middle school and high school to address significant skill gaps in Literacy and Math.
Deb’s dream for HAST is that all and she really means ALL students can have the options they need when they graduate to be a productive member of society.
One part of Deb’s position that she finds most rewarding is talking with the families and students. She enjoys seeing how devoted they are to the school and talking through what students can accomplish post high school.
We asked Deb what she liked to do in her spare time. She shared, “HAHA. I am finally finishing my doctorate and trying to devote some time to my seven kids, amazing husband, and the rest of our family. My nephew is a starter for the CP football team so the family and I are spending much of our free time supporting him.”
