Former Urbana District 116 superintendent Don Owen is resigning from his high school teaching position over his concerns about how black and brown students, their families and district staff have been treated by the district's Board of Education.
The Urbana District 116 School Board voted unanimously Sunday night to appoint Jennifer Ivory-Tatum as the new superintendent of schools. Ivory-Tatum previously worked in both Urbana and Champaign Unit 4 schools. She’s leaving her position as assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Unit 4 to take the job in Urbana.
The Urbana School Board, without discussion, voted Tuesday night to bring in former district superintendent Preston Williams to manage District 116 for the rest of the school year, replacing Don Owen.
Urbana District 116 Superintendent Don Owen will be leaving his job, according to a press release from the school district’s Board of Education.
The Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Instruction for Urbana School District 116, Samuel Byndom, has been charged with felony eavesdropping for allegedly trying to bug a closed door meeting of the Urbana Board of Education, the Champaign County State’s Attorney announced Thursday.
