Danville IL Rotary Club

Today was the final meeting of the club for this year.  The new officers will be installed next week.  President Keith took care of prayer, pledge & 4-way test.  He also introduced our speaker.  President Keith had everyone sign the flag for this year.  Tom Chamberlin finished up his last week of fellowship.  Thank you again, Tom for taking care of that this month.

Our speaker today was fellow Rotarian, and new District #118 Superintendent, Mark Denman.  Mark has served in the following roles during his 34+ year tenure with the district:

Grade 7 teacher, East Park Jr High/Middle School, 1975-1983, Principal, Daniel Elementary School, 1983-1987, Principal, East Park Elementary School, 1987-1994, Principal, North Ridge Middle School, 1994-2001, Principal, Danville High School, 2001-2004, Associate Superintendent of Schools, 2004-2009, Superintendent of Schools, beginning July 2009.  Mark gave us an overview of the state of the district and he looks to begin his new position as superintendent in a few days.  The district has continued to improve benchmark standards set forth by the federal government.  While they face several challenges, he’s also very excited about the changes happening in the district.  Information on Mark (and district #118) can be found by clicking here.