Leaders for the Danville District 118 School Board and Danville Education Association are cautiously optimistic as talks begin on a new contract. DEA President Mike Twidwell says the parties will be exchanging their proposals on Monday…
School Board President Bill Dobbles is also hopeful there will be an early agreement…
Dobbles says the school board offered a contract extension late last year…
But DEA President Mike Twidwell says the proposed extension lacked some key ingredients….
The Danville Education Association represents more than 600 employees in the school district. They include teachers, teaching assistants, nurses, secretaries, social workers, guidance counselors and psychologists.







