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Central CUSD 4 board votes to terminate IT director effective immediately
Summary
At its Jan. 7 special meeting, the Central CUSD 4 Board of Education voted unanimously to terminate Information Technology Director Dustin Dexter effective immediately after an executive-session review of personnel matters.
The Central Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education voted Jan. 7, 2026, to terminate the employment of Information Technology Director Dustin Dexter, effective immediately.
Board members moved into executive session at 6:03 p.m. for matters related to appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees and to hear testimony on a complaint under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). The board returned to open session at 7:16 p.m., and Member Shule moved to approve the recommendation to terminate Mr. Dustin Dexter; Member Shule-Whybrew seconded. The motion passed with six ayes; Member Henrichs was absent.
The minutes record the vote tally as: Aye — Able, B. Koch, Shule, Shule-Whybrew, Meier, H. Koch; Nay — none; Absent — Henrichs. The minutes do not record additional public statements or the specific grounds for the termination beyond the executive-session description.
Superintendent Dr. Christopher D. Gibson and the district attorney, Mr. Allen Yow, are listed as participants in executive session in the minutes; Mr. Dexter was present in executive session from 6:03–6:10 p.m. The board did not include further details about personnel findings or follow-up actions in the open minutes.
The board did not provide a separate public statement at the meeting about next steps for the district's IT leadership or an interim assignment in the published minutes.
