The City Schools of Decatur School Board, at its Jan. 24 work session, discussed the education special purpose local option sales tax funding and the projects it will fund.
The city of Decatur held its annual tree lighting on the Square on Thursday night, Dec. 1, with cocoa, holiday carols performed by the Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School chorus, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, and some “snow” to top off the night.
Parents have recently shared concerns about the City Schools of Decatur reading program and have asked the district to fully embrace the science of reading, train all elementary school teachers in structured literacy practices and eliminate balanced literacy programs.
Various events are happening this week in and around DeKalb County, including the 7th annual Love Run 5K, the Decatur City Commission retreat and the Mead Road Mardi Gras parade. Several local government meetings are also scheduled for this week.
The Decatur Bulldogs Booster Club has announced the 18th annual Run with the Dogs race will be held on Jan. 29. The pup trot, which is a one-mile race, begins at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K starts at 9 a.m.