Decatur Education Association member Heather Herron was awarded a SCORE grant for skill building to improve her student’s basic needs to succeed in life. Real world situations were illustrated by bringing professionals from the community into the school to talk with the students about their professions. This included firefighters, business professionals, etc.
Pictured left to right: Michael Grossman, SIUE Associate Professor of Geography; John Bell, SIUE Professor of Music; Kim Archer, SIUE Associate Professor of Music and SIUE-FA president; Dave Vitoff, IEA Southern Area Organizer; and Lynn Fields, SIUE Associate Professor, Lovejoy Library.
