Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701
Mr. Steve Yarnall, Superintendent
401 East Fifth Street
Mackinaw, IL 61755
(309)359-8965

Welcome to the dee-mack website:

 The new school year has finally arrived!  Whether you are new to the district or returning, I want to welcome you to the Deer Creek – Mackinaw school district.  I sincerely hope that your summer has been filled with opportunities to relax and refresh.  I am excited about the upcoming 2008-2009 school term.  It has been an exceptionally busy summer and we have many reasons to celebrate as we open the school year:

§  we have 146 returning, veteran staff including the addition of Michele Jacobs to the administrative team;
§  the completion of Phase 1 of the high school renovations, successful demolition of the 1914 structure, and the start of phase 2;
§  a new computer lab at the primary and junior high, as well as some room relocations and renovations;
§  a new teacher’s workroom at the intermediate school including the renovation of a classroom; and
§  upgraded computer hardware and software, including improved firewalls and website; and,

In addition to our returning staff, please help me in welcoming the following new staff for the 2008-2009 school year…
High School:  Jody Barnhill – Paraprofessional/Job Coach, Sara Conklen – Special Education, Jen Douglas – Spanish/Paraprofessional, Lucas Fritch – Math, Carmen Reese – Paraprofessional, Brenda Seibert – Clerk, Kathleen Starkey – Family and Consumer Science, Shelly Terrell – returning as Cook, Erica Wagoner – Library Media Specialist
Intermediate School:  Emily Brooks – Music, Sarah Kensil – Cook, Kelly Link – 6^th grade, Deanne Trentman – 4^th grade, Ehrica Reaktenwalt - Paraprofessional
Primary and Junior High School:  Angie Carson – Paraprofessional, Lucy Gilbert – Primary Looping Teacher, Amanda Goebel – JHS Special Education, Sandra Hildebrandt – Primary Art, Andrew Hofer – JHS Language Arts, Beth Layne – JHS Special Education, Melinda Loree – Early Childhood, Kara Prohaska – Early Childhood, Amy Payne – Cook
Transportation:  Teresa Golden – Bus Driver
As we move forward in 2008-2009, the administrative team met over the summer to look beyond this school year in developing a strategic plan that will continue to target the highest level of student learning for all district students.  The administrative team will be presenting the strategic plan at the September 18^th Board of Education meeting.  After approval by the Board, we will be posting our plan on the web site.

 Please feel free to contact any of our administrative team with questions you have about the school district and school year.

 Yours for excellence in education, Steve Yarnall, Superintendent (359-8965)

Dee-Mack CUSD #701 Profile:
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD #701 is located in Tazewell and Woodford Counties in Central Illinois about sixteen miles southeast of Peoria and eighteen miles west of Bloomington.  According to the School  District Data Book Profile (as found on the Internet) there are 4,243 individuals living within the school district boundaries.  A review of the residency of inhabitants documents that 370 live on farms and 3873 live in a rural non-farm setting.  This rural community includes the towns of Mackinaw, Deer Creek, and a housing development located outside the city limits, Heritage Lake. 

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