Springfield Learning Academy

Congratulations to our amazing students. They have shown excellence the month of January. They have gone above and beyond when it came to their participation, attendance, and gr...

Applications to nominate the 2026 Horace Mann-Springfield School District 186 Educator of the Year, Administrator of the Year and Rising Stars are available on the District’s webs...

Winter weather continues with bitter temperatures and accumulated precipitation from the weekend. For the safety of our students and staff, we will utilize another E-Learning day ...

Due to extreme temperatures, Springfield Public Schools District 186 will hold an e-learning day on Friday, January 23, 2026 . Temperatures are expected to be in the negative n...

The Springfield Public Schools District 186 Board of Education is recommending Dr. Terrance Jordan as the District’s next superintendent. The Board is expected to vote on Dr. Jord...

Our students got to experience one of their favorite times of year today. They were able to shop our holiday store for gifts for everyone along with clothing and essentials neede...

SLA staff and students have been very busy these past couple of weeks. We have created an amazing SLA tree for the White Oaks Mall Wintree Wonder Land! Come on out and view our ...

SLA will be hosting our annual United Way Spirit week. Next week students are encouraged to dress up and donate to help raise money for United Way! We hope to see some great att...

Picture Day is coming on Friday, November 7! You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTVGKXD7 . Ord...

Dear Parent/Guardian, We value your feedback and are committed to creating a welcoming environment in our schools as part of our district’s focus on Family and Community Engagem...

The safety and security of every student in Springfield Public Schools District 186 is always a top priority. To help us maintain a safe learning environment, we are enhancing our...

Congratulations to Damien and Leilani on being our students of the month for September!

We want to thank everyone that came out and enjoyed our delicious pancakes with us on Friday. It was an amazing day and we enjoyed getting to meet all of the parents and grandpar...

We welcome all of our SLA parents and guardians to join us on Friday September 5th, 2025 to enjoy some tasty pancakes. We invite you to have breakfast with your student and see ou...

Welcome back to all of our students and staff. We had a great time sharing a sweet treat while they picked up their devices and schedules.

🩺 Keep Kids in School Clinics – No Appointment Needed 🩺 Is your student ready for the school year? District 186 in partnership with SIU School of Medicine & Sangamon County De...

First Annual District 186 Back to School Event—a celebration of connection, support, and community as we kick off the 2025–2026 school year together! Thursday, July 31st 3...

All District 186 students must register every year. This is a quick process where you update or validate the information from the previous year within minutes. This allows the s...

See the full list of summer programs offered at District 186 Schools & in our community this summer: CLICK HERE FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS

16 District 186 schools will provide meals through the Summer Food Service Program this year. Free Breakfast and Lunch will be served to children 18 years of age and younger at al...