Families and faculty met Dr. Dennis Carpenter with a standing ovation at the Hickman Mills School District Superintendent meet and greet event on Wednesday night.

"Hickman Mills is home. I'm just super excited to be back," Carpenter told KSHB 41.

A familiar face is back as the leader of the Hickman Mills School District in an interim position.

Carpenter served in the superintendent position beginning in 2013.

"When I got to Hickman Mills back in 2013, I saw potential," he said. "When I left in 2017, I saw progress, and having been gone now for a period of about eight years, I see a lot of momentum."

During a brief speech to over a hundred listeners in the Hickman Mills Middle School gym, Carpenter outlined a few priorities, including balancing the district's budget and earning accredi

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