During the month of October, we honor the hard work and dedication of Decatur Public Schools' Principals! The key to student scucess is a great school, and the key to a great school is a great principal. Have you thanked your principal today?

Our maintenance department is diligently working to remediate the water sources in our district tat were tested last spring and had a lab test result greater than 5 ppb of lead content. The district is committed to ensuring all water sources are compliant with the updated water quality standards.

We are pleased to share fourteen water fountains across the district have new cooling units or new parts. Sinks in classrooms and offices have new faucets and are fully operational in the following buildings: Baum, Durfee, Franklin, Garfield, Oak Grove, Parsons and Stevenson. The remaining buildings with affected water sources, have parts on order and are expected to arrive prior to the first day of school. Our goal is to have all affected sources remediated by the first week of school. Areas that have not been addressed will remain offline until work has been completed. Additionally, all schools will have an ample supply of drinking water for all building occupants.

For an update on the water project, visit our website www.dps61.org/schoolwater.