Springfield Public Schools - District 186

LMS is hosting an information open house for incoming 6th grade families for the 2024-25 school year. The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2023. See the flyer for more information.

Springfield Police Department & The City of Springfield are hosting a Halloween Safety Event on Monday, October 30th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Please see the flyer for more information!

The SHS National Honor Society will continue their annual tradition of raking leaves for Veterans on Veterans Day. This year, the SHS NHS will be out on the Friday, observed Veterans Day, November 10. Please see attached flyer for more information, please feel free to share. If you know a veteran who could use our service that day, please pass along this information to them. If you would like to donate yard waste bags or funds to the cause, please reach out to Ben Kramer at bkramer@sps186.org.

We invite our high school students to attend the 5th Annual Central Illinois HBCU/State College Fair at Union Baptist Church, 1405 E Monroe Street, Springfield, Il 62703 from 4pm to 7pm Transportation will be available to transport students from each high school to the event at 4:30pm. The bus will leave the event at 5:45pm and return to school. Students can be picked up at school or they may ride the activity bus home from school at 6:15pm, if needed. If your student is interested, please fill out the Google form & permission slip. Students must have the permission slip with them before they board the bus at school. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Form - https://forms.gle/5j15bLpLHh9e4NG58 Permission Slip - https://drive.google.com/file/d/12U2g1ZeuIZEnizBx9u6e66qJFFn-Z5HZ/view

We Are Proud Of You! 🎉The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced its list of semifinalists & commended high school students. Congratulations to Springfield High School's Bella, who is a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Also receiving honors from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation are Springfield High's John, Abhinav & Will, who each received letters of commendation for their outstanding academic achievements. #connect186 #nationalmerit

Lincoln Memorial Garden is hosting their Fall Harvest Festival - October 7-8th . See the flyer for more details!

District 186 is excited to offer begin an after school Beginning Band Program for 5th grade students. Interested families will need to attend an information meeting for an opportunity to sign up and sign student/ parent contract. Meeting Location: Springfield High School Band room When : Thursday, Oct. 5 6-6:30pm Email Amy Minch with any questions - amuir@sps186.org

We want to remind you that we are fast approaching the deadline for students to have their physical and immunization information turned in per state guidelines. Please make sure that you have contacted your school’s nurse with your child’s upcoming physical/immunization appointment or that you have turned in your physical and immunization paperwork this week. Students failing to provide required health information will be excluded from school starting October 1st.

Congratulations to our students that have received the following National Recognition from the College Board. Lanphier : • Gladys Anima: National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA) • Olivia Menendez: National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA) • Robin Pitts: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) Springfield: • Ayla Acakpo-Satchivi: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) • Gabriel White: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) • Gabriel Villegas: National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA) • Jasmine Hamilton: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) Springfield Southeast • Akeyla Chandler-Henry: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) • Ashton Davis: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) • Jada Jackson: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) Congratulations on your accomplishments!

Today, we were proud to host Secretary Miguel Cardona, the US Secretary of Education, Governor JB Pritzker and Dr. Tony Sanders, Illinois Superintendent of Education, on a visit to Fairview Elementary for the U.S. Department of Education Raising The Bar Bus Tour! 📚🌟 🚌 Superintendent Jennifer Gill & Fairview Principal Patricia Nikson guided our guests through the school to showcase both Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois & Project SCOPE. We're raising the bar for after-school programming and we’re thrilled to highlight its importance. Secretary Cardona & Governor Pritzker were very interactive with the students and staff during their visit and Secretary Cardona took some time to interview a few of our students for his social media. District 186 is proud to spotlight the hard work & dedication by our educators & staff for our state and national officials. Together, we can empower our students for a brighter future! 👨🏾‍🎓👩🏻‍🎓🧑🏿‍🎓👩🏽‍🎓🧑🏻‍🎓

Get Connected! Calling all District 186 High School students! Be a part of the Superintendent's Roundtable!!! Sign up today and become a leader and advocate for the student's in District 186! https://forms.gle/iFToPEetKcRdkQfk9

Join us for the District 186 Career Fair at the District Office, 1900 W. Monroe from 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29th! We will have on-site interviews for future qualifying paraprofessionals!

Due to the extreme heat projected for Friday, August 25th, District 186 has moved back the start time for Friday Night’s Football Match, Lanphier vs Lincoln. Memorial Stadium Gates will now open to the public at 6:30 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m start time for the game, weather permitting. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we do our best to prepare and deal with the heat. The safety of our students, staff and community is our highest priority. We will continue to provide updated information if needed.

You're invited ! We have career opportunities for you in District 186!! Visit our Human Resources page to learn more about all of our classified and certified positions that are currently open. https://www.sps186.org/o/sps/page/human-resources We are holding two in-person opportunities on Tuesday, August 29th! We are hosting a job fair from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. at our District Office - 1900 W. Monroe ! We will also have a booth set up at The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Job Fair from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza- 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy.

It was a fantastic morning full of connections as incoming 6th graders made their way to 6th grade orientation. 😀 Students were guided on tours through their new school, practiced their locker combinations, met classmates and were introduced to their administrators. We are thrilled to connect with our 6th graders and we're looking forward to seeing them achieve academic success. ✅ See you on the first day, Monday, August 21st!!

Don't Forget!!! Tomorrow is our Keep Kids in School Physical & Immunization Walk- In Clinic at Sang. Co. Dept. of Public Health - 2833 South Grand Ave. East, Spfld, IL - 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Freshman Forward is this week!!! We invite all incoming Freshman to attend this event! This event is an opportunity for incoming freshman to meet other freshman, upperclassmen, teachers and administration at their high school. Students will get to tour the facility and learn more about their high school experience. Students need to report to their high school that is in their boundary area. Students can use the school bus service or be dropped off at their high school.

We want to provide you with an update on our new two-way communication tool, Rooms. Today the feature was added to our app and our two balanced calendar schools, Graham Elementary & Southern View Elementary have access. We began discussing the implementation and importance of having a two-way communication tool for our families during the second semester of last year. The addition of Rooms gives you the ease of communicating directly with your student’s teachers and to see information that your school’s administration wants to share about upcoming events and more right from your devices. The best part is Rooms is built into our District 186 Website & App. This allows for a one-stop shop when it comes to getting all of your information about the District, your students school and more. You will receive further instruction and information via text | email on the one-time login process during the week of August 14th. For now, we encourage you to download the District 186 app on your device. We appreciate your cooperation as we transition and utilize this new communication tool! If you have any issues please email rdyas@sps186.org or nirlam@sps186.org

Students across all schools will be required to follow the District’s dress code included in the board approved Student and Family Handbook - https://rb.gy/xv2k9 Please note there is no longer an enhanced dress code policy in place at Harvard Park, Matheny Matheny-Withrow, Franklin, Grant, Jefferson and Washington. After staff and family surveys, conversations, and much consideration, the decision was made to move away from the required enhanced dress code (uniforms) at these schools. Don't forget every student needs to register for school every year!! Online registration is open for both school and project scope! We can't wait to see you back in the classroom on August 21st!

Please get your student(s) registered for the 2023-2024 school year & schedule your back to school physical with your primary care provider! In person registration days : (Elementary, Middle School & High School) Monday, August 7th - 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Middle School & High School Registration) Tuesday, August 8th - 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.