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A wide range of questions and concerns greeted District 186 personnel and other experts during the first of three planned public hearings on school consolidation.
Springfield School District 186 is now considering Southern View Elementary as part of the construction of a new south side school.
Carmelita Foster is District 186’s Horace Mann Educator of the Year. The Fairview Elementary School fifth-grade teacher was announced as the winner of the annual award Friday afternoon during a small gathering at the front of the school. Foster’s family and a few of the students who nominated her for the award were there as District 186 Superintendent Jennifer Gill presented her with a symbolic giant check and a crystal owl. She receives $1,400 for earning the top honor. Starting her teaching career at Harvard Park Elementary in 2013, Foster has worked in the district for eight years an...
Jennifer Gill was a newly-minted principal assistant at Dubois Elementary School when she got a visit from just-elected District 186 board of education member Judith Johnson. "Our friendship started there and it's continued to grow," Gill said. "For 20 years, she's been walking alongside me in my work here in District 186." Johnson was presented with several gifts, including a platinum pass to get her into all District 186 athletic events. Johnson is an avid sports fan, especially basketball. Johnson's successor in Subdistrict 6, Erica Austin, took her oath of office, along with other newcome...