Decatur school board members expressed concern during a closed session discussion about the public backlash that could result if they moved ahead with the awarding of a proposed $30,000 bonus to Assistant Superintendent Jeff Dase.
Recordings to be released were deemed by the Public Access Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's Office to be topics that should have been discussed in open session, thus violations of the Open Meetings Act.
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“I'm overwhelmed, but I feel great about it,” the Decatur native said.
Two of the candidates for the Decatur school board are subjects of criminal cases in Macon County Circuit Court.
Decatur Public Schools' Middle School Civics Club questioned school board candidates via Google Classroom this week as their first major activity since the Jerry J. Dawson Civic Leadership Institute was announced in January 2020.
School board candidates met in an online debate on Tuesday.
The Decatur school board on Tuesday approved the hiring of Jason Hood as human resources director.
There will no longer be a school named after the nation's third president, the Peoria Public Schools board decided on Monday.
Decatur Public Schools are in the market for a new superintendent.
A closed-session vote to approve a proposed $30,000 bonus for Jeff Dase, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, was not among those deemed a violation
The contract with Alltown ended in 2020, but the board extended it one year at that time and had the option to extend it again this year.
The contract with Alltown ended in 2020, but the board extended it one year at that time and had the option to extend it again this year.
The Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly will host a forum for Decatur school board candidates 5 p.m. Thursday, March 11, via Zoom.
The Decatur school board on Tuesday approved new boundaries for the district's schools and the building transition plan.
Superintendent Paul Fregeau suggested the board consider keeping Garfield and Stevenson's buildings in the district and ready to use in case of overcrowding at merged buildings.
In light of President's Day, the Decatur City Council will meet on Wednesday this week instead of their typical Monday slot.
Decatur students are struggling with their workload and isolation from friends during the pandemic, and have asked the Decatur school board for help.
Alltown will be paid 100%, whether school is in session or not, but will not receive a retroactive payment.
“I still have no understanding why this never came to us,” board member Kendall Briscoe said during Wednesday's special board meeting.
Documents obtained by the Herald & Review show Decatur Public School administrators were being warned as early as October that its bus service might have difficulty retaining drivers.
James B. Parsons, who grew up in Decatur, was the first African-American to be named to a district court.
The names of two Decatur schools will remain the same, while a third will be a combination of the two student communities that will be combining into one campus.
The board also had extensive discussion on the postponement of returning to school in person.
Why is the School Board changing the name of Parson School?
Seven candidates, none of them incumbents, have filed for the four available seats that will be filled during the April 6 election.
