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Decatur reports strong start to school year; HR highlights retention gains and tuition incentives
Summary
District leaders reported an opening day marked by new safety protocols and community outreach; HR flagged a decline in teacher separations, FY25 salary adjustments (4%–13%), tuition incentives for classified staff, and a grow‑your‑own pipeline that produced 12 new certified hires.
Decatur — In the work session's district updates, Deputy Superintendent Karen Newton Scott and Chief of Human Resources Adena Walker presented the opening‑of‑school report and an HR state‑of‑the‑district briefing.
Newton Scott described opening‑week activities, including a Back to School Bash that distributed supplies, provided immunizations and served approximately 600 students. She reported preliminary enrollment of 5,437 students across the district and noted…
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