New school to house growing Decatur student population
Decatur fourth- and fifth-graders will start their school year in a new building Tuesday.
The 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue, under construction all summer, will open as planned, the school system says. The new building comes just in time: the student population is booming, with a 9 percent increase this fall, according to Superintendent Phyllis Edwards.
The tiny school system hired 75 staffers, Edwards says, with around 300 applicants per job.
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