Big changes await Wayne Township’s new superintendent

Shenia Suggs talks academics, budgeting and planning for the future.

By Carley Lanich, MirrorIndy
Photo Credit: Kaiti Sullivan for MirrorIndy

Feb. 9, 2026

She was hired as a single-semester English teacher at Ben Davis High School. Back then, the district would hire teachers in the first semester and wait to see how students moved around before extending their contracts to a full year.

“I remember her saying … ‘if they don’t hire me back, I’m going to fight it,’” said Grace Schmitt, a Ben Davis science teacher who was hired the same year. “I was immediately impressed with her gumption.”

Thirty-three years later, Suggs is stepping into a new role with Wayne Township — superintendent.

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