Born in 1919 in Decatur, Ellsworth Dansby, Jr., was fascinated by planes. He first flew alone at age 12 – without ever previously riding in a plane. He used knowledge from books he had read to land his solo flight safely.
Teaching assistants and security officers rallied Tuesday in front of the Decatur Public Schools Board of Education meeting.
The Decatur Public Schools board voted Tuesday to install three mobile buildings at Garfield Learning Academy, instead of the one they initially approved. That will allow all 500 Dennis Lab students to move there together, as requested by parents. Earlier this month, engineers found the Dennis Lab buildings were not structurally sound.
Decatur public schools has shut down two historic campus buildings for the school year 2023-2024 to ensure structural integrity.
URBANA – Decatur Public Schools has a new superintendent. On Tuesday night, the board of education appointed Dr. Rochelle Clark as District 61’s new leader. Clark started her career in 1992 as a special education teacher’s aide and worked her way up to assistant principal at three Decatur schools. She also served as assistant superintendent of