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Decatur SD 61 board approves multiple hires, contracts and facility projects
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education ratified several personnel hires, renewed transportation and service contracts, and approved multiple facility and technology items. Key votes included ratifications of special-education appointments and approval of Wold Architects to lead a facilities master plan.
The Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education on April 28 approved a slate of personnel, contracts and facilities projects that administration said are needed to implement the district’s strategic priorities.
Among the personnel votes, the board ratified contracts for Jessica Carlisle and Lindsay Hale as Macon Piatt special education administrators for 2026–27 and approved principal and assistant-principal hires across the district, including Angela Jones at the alternative education program, Gina Outerbridge at Dennis Lab School, Henry Walker at Johns Hill Magnet School, Lasonya Reed at Dennis Lab and Libby Kirkland as assistant principal at Johns Hill. The board approved those appointments in roll-call votes; most motions carried unanimously among members present, though the…
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