The Springfield School District 186 Board of Education approved a slate of routine and personnel items during the meeting’s action portion.

Consent agenda: President Austin recommended approval of consent action items 11.2 through 11.4. A motion and a second were recorded and the board voted, with each named member recorded as voting "Aye," producing a 7-0 result.

Personnel recommendations: Superintendent Gill’s personnel recommendations (agenda item 12.1) were presented and the board approved them after a motion and second; roll-call voting recorded ayes from board members for a unanimous approval.

IASB addendum for superintendent search: The board considered an addendum to the contract with the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) to add $4,500 to pay for one consultant to conduct interview training and two consultants to conduct stakeholder-group interviews related to the superintendent search (agenda item 12.2). The motion was moved and seconded and recorded ayes indicated the addendum was approved.

Student discipline expulsions: The superintendent recommended expulsions for four students — one seventh grader (Grant Middle School), two middle-school students (Jefferson and Washington Middle Schools) and one eleventh grader (Landfair High School) — through the end of the 2025–26 school year "with a program." Following a motion and second, the board approved the expulsions by recorded ayes (7-0). The resolution language in the record names grade levels and affected schools but does not include identifying student names.

Votes and procedure: Where recorded, roll-call votes list board members as Austin, Barnett, Blissett, Gilmore, Imes, Leowolf and Miller voting "Aye." For the motions described above, the transcript records motion and second followed by the roll-call ayes; no no votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded for these items.

What this means: These actions are formal board approvals and take effect per district policy. The IASB addendum expands superintendent-search work by adding interview training and additional stakeholder interviews at a stated additional cost of $4,500. The expulsions are formal disciplinary actions to be carried out with the programs referenced in the resolutions.

Next steps: The board will meet again on Dec. 1, when it will vote on the tax-levy resolutions and hold a Truth in Taxation hearing; any further personnel or discipline follow-up will proceed according to district policy.