Decatur Education AssociationÌýmember Heather HerronÌýwas 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.
PicturedÌýleft to right: ÌýMichael Grossman,ÌýSIUE Associate Professor of Geography;ÌýJohnÌýBell, SIUE Professor of Music;ÌýKim Archer,ÌýSIUE Associate Professor of MusicÌýandÌýSIUE-FA president;ÌýDave Vitoff, IEA Southern AreaÌýOrganizer; andÌýLynn Fields,ÌýSIUE Associate Professor, Lovejoy Library.

