CHAMPAIGN â A former longtime Champaign Central High School principal who switched to a job advising school leaders and aspiring principals throughout East Central Illinois is set to retire next week.
Don Hansen began his role as a field-service specialist with the Illinois Principals Association in 2005. One of his clients, Westville Junior High Principal Jared Ellison, called him an ideal choice, saying he knows the challenges administrators face.
âDon has been great support for myself and other administrators,â Ellison said, adding that among Hansenâs qualities is heâs a great listener.
Hansen, 71, called the chance to take the job a âgreat opportunity.â