Supt. Larry Horton is settling in with School District 55 after about two weeks on the job.
He succeeds Bill Hampton, who retired June 30.
“I’m extremely pleased with the staff,” Supt. Horton said. “They’ve been very helpful. They’ve been very understanding with the learning curve of the new superintendent.”
He’s met more than 300 persons these first couple of weeks, but he’s still trying to get everyone’s name down, he said. Everyone’s been patient…