Tom Hakim, Principal of Northview Middle School in MSD of Washington Township (Indianapolis) was recently recognized as the 2025 Indiana Middle School Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Principals. He was first recognized as the Region 7 (Marion County) Middle School Principal of the Year in the Spring and was then selected for the statewide award in November. He will be recognized as a state winner at the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Education Leadership Awards in Washington, D.C. in April, 2026. Tom was a graduate of the Grand Valley State University Seidman College of Business in 2005. After working in corporate finance for four years following graduation, he transitioned careers and became a secondary mathematics teacher in Indianapolis. He is now the Principal of Northview Middle School, a 6-8 middle school in Indianapolis and has been recognized throughout the state for his school turnaround work, having now led three different schools to significant improvements in student outcomes under his leadership.