Elder Tyson Parks and Mr. Christopher Easton have both taken their oaths to serve on the Danville District 118 School Board. They have replaced the recently resigned Lon Henderson and William Dobbles.
A full Danville District 118 Board, with new member Christopher Easton on the far left, and new member Elder Tyson Parks on the far right.
Elder Parks, District Superintendent for the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a 27-year resident of Danville, stated that he’s glad to be on board, and ready to go.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: I’m truly looking forward to working with the board and the superintendent for the betterment of this community; and to do what I can in giving encouragement to our students as well as our parents, and whatever we can do to help Danville 118 be the best district in the entire state of Illinois.
Easton, a nine year Danville resident serving as Chaplain of the Illinois Department of Corrections/OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center/and Danville Area Community College; also says he’s ready to serve, and learn.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: There’s a lot to learn, being on a school board. I think that just being ready to listen to what the community is saying, what the teachers are saying, what our administration is trying to do with the resources that we have to help our kids; it’s something I look forward to. Danville’s been our home for these last nine years, going on ten. We like it here, love it here.
The next District 118 Board meeting will be Wednesday, November 10th.
