The Danville Community Unit School District 118 Board of Education voted on multiple consent and action items, approving staffing changes, leases, vehicle leases for driver's education and a $2 million working‑cash abatement, and voting to dismiss a single educational support employee.

Key outcomes at a glance:

The board approved a memorandum of agreement moving the benefits‑coordinator position out of the bargaining unit and reclassifying the employee information specialist (EIS) position from the secretary salary schedule to the information‑technology schedule. The district director of human resources presented the agreement as a two‑part MOA; the board approved the MOA by roll call vote 5‑0.

The board voted to dismiss an educational support employee, identified in the meeting as Jonisa Nash, "for reason other than reduction in force." The roll call produced three "yes" votes and two "no" votes; the chair announced the motion passed 3‑2.

The board approved a proposed 25‑year lease between the district and the Danville Soccer Association for property at 1100 E. Winter Ave., with an annual rent of $10 to the soccer association; the motion passed 5‑0.

The board approved a three‑year lease for three driver‑education vehicles with Patriot Hyundai of Danville: three 2025 Hyundai Elantras at $360 per vehicle per month for 36 months (cited as $12,960 per vehicle over the lease term). The motion passed 5‑0.

The board approved an abatement that moves $2,000,000 from the working‑cash fund (fund 70) into fund 20 to pay remaining building improvement expenses; the motion passed 5‑0.

Other procedural votes included a motion to change the regular board meeting date from March 19 to March 12, 2025; the motion passed 5‑0. Earlier in the meeting the board also approved an amendment to return to closed session at the end of the meeting to complete a pending discipline discussion; that amendment and the consent agenda were approved by roll call 5‑0.

Context and specifics:

Staffing MOA: Kimberly Papps, director of human resources, said the benefits‑coordinator role carries confidential duties (employee investigations, workers' compensation claims) and that reclassification would allow the position to perform additional functions. The EIS reclassification was presented as an alignment of duties with the information‑technology pay schedule. The board approved the MOA with no recorded dissent.

Dismissal: The board voted to dismiss an educational support staff member, identified during the meeting as Jonisa Nash. The superintendent or HR director presented the dismissal motion; a roll call recorded three trustees voting "yes" and two voting "no." The board described the action as "for reason other than reduction in force." No additional details about the reasons were given in open session.

Leases and vehicles: Seth Oldfield, director of operations, presented the proposed long‑term lease with the Danville Soccer Association; he said the lease includes provisions intended to reassure both parties and to support maintenance of the fields. Narcissus Rankin, director of business and finance, presented the driver's‑education vehicle lease and said the district received a single bid from Patriot Hyundai. Rankin said maintenance remains the district's responsibility and that the dealership will install driver‑education equipment as required.

Abatement of working cash fund: Rankin explained that fund 70 (working cash) must be abated into fund 20 to allow payment of capital project expenses; she said the working‑cash balance was $4,623,669 and recommended moving $2,000,000 to cover approved projects. The board approved the abatement by roll call.

Votes (as recorded in meeting roll calls):
- Amendment to agenda/consent agenda: passed 5‑0 (roll call recorded as "Motion passes 5‑0").
- Move regular meeting date to March 12, 2025: passed 5‑0.
- Staffing MOA (benefits coordinator reclassification; EIS to IT schedule): passed 5‑0.
- Dismissal of educational support employee (Jonisa Nash): passed 3‑2 (three yes, two no).
- Lease to Danville Soccer Association (25 years at $10/year): passed 5‑0.
- Driver's‑education vehicle lease (three 2025 Hyundai Elantras at $360/month for 36 months per vehicle): passed 5‑0.
- Abatement of $2,000,000 from working‑cash fund (fund 70 to fund 20): passed 5‑0.

Ending: The board completed multiple routine and substantive votes and moved remaining personnel deliberations into closed session. Several items approved have fiscal implications the board said it will oversee in future reports.