School News
![Photos: First Day of School 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694036941/springfieldk12orus/ja0w3plqy4y3grhkagkp/FirstDayofSchool2023-35.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694036941/springfieldk12orus/ja0w3plqy4y3grhkagkp/FirstDayofSchool2023-35.heic","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1694036941/springfieldk12orus/ja0w3plqy4y3grhkagkp/FirstDayofSchool2023-35.heic","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1694036941/springfieldk12orus/ja0w3plqy4y3grhkagkp/FirstDayofSchool2023-35.heic","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1694036941/springfieldk12orus/ja0w3plqy4y3grhkagkp/FirstDayofSchool2023-35.heic","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1694036941/springfieldk12orus/ja0w3plqy4y3grhkagkp/FirstDayofSchool2023-35.heic","width":2200}])
Allison McGowan
![Drivers reminded to use caution, patience as school gets back in session]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693943110/springfieldk12orus/vqeqs0h3zrgszpuzkguj/SRTSBacktoSchool.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693943110/springfieldk12orus/vqeqs0h3zrgszpuzkguj/SRTSBacktoSchool.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693943110/springfieldk12orus/vqeqs0h3zrgszpuzkguj/SRTSBacktoSchool.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Fall means a shift to pumpkin spice latte season and driver awareness around students.
![Security Cameras]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1687978899/springfieldk12orus/jdyssvesotln3gwys4zv/SecurityCameras.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1687978899/springfieldk12orus/jdyssvesotln3gwys4zv/SecurityCameras.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1687978899/springfieldk12orus/jdyssvesotln3gwys4zv/SecurityCameras.jpg","width":800}])
Allison McGowan
Four Springfield schools will have upgraded security cameras installed in time for the start of the 2023-24 school year.
![A3 students work with Lane Arts Council on labor mural in downtown Springfield]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684875502/springfieldk12orus/gjmu06i6gjt5ea7ufptj/20230522_Mural_Slide.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684875502/springfieldk12orus/gjmu06i6gjt5ea7ufptj/20230522_Mural_Slide.jpg","width":500}])
tamatha leuschen
District News
![SPS Board seeks public input on proposal to provide stipend to school board Members]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695076400/springfieldk12orus/hcg4akxhg0aurmalrb8n/SPSBoardRoom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695076400/springfieldk12orus/hcg4akxhg0aurmalrb8n/SPSBoardRoom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695076400/springfieldk12orus/hcg4akxhg0aurmalrb8n/SPSBoardRoom.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695076400/springfieldk12orus/hcg4akxhg0aurmalrb8n/SPSBoardRoom.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695076400/springfieldk12orus/hcg4akxhg0aurmalrb8n/SPSBoardRoom.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695076400/springfieldk12orus/hcg4akxhg0aurmalrb8n/SPSBoardRoom.jpg","width":2200}])
The SPS Board of Education wants to hear from the public on a proposed stipend for its Members.
![Agnes Stewart seventh-graders start the year off with hands-on learning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695079063/springfieldk12orus/y26t7nb9kckhhncgid4f/ASMSFieldDay1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695079063/springfieldk12orus/y26t7nb9kckhhncgid4f/ASMSFieldDay1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695079063/springfieldk12orus/y26t7nb9kckhhncgid4f/ASMSFieldDay1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695079063/springfieldk12orus/y26t7nb9kckhhncgid4f/ASMSFieldDay1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695079063/springfieldk12orus/y26t7nb9kckhhncgid4f/ASMSFieldDay1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695079063/springfieldk12orus/y26t7nb9kckhhncgid4f/ASMSFieldDay1.jpg","width":1920}])
Video: Students kicked off the year with an informative and inspiring field trip.
Fall means a shift to pumpkin spice latte season and driver awareness around students.
![Yolanda Elementary gets new mural painted by well-known local muralist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693329503/springfieldk12orus/vbcs0jbkyflowhfbzyag/YolandaMural-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693329503/springfieldk12orus/vbcs0jbkyflowhfbzyag/YolandaMural-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693329503/springfieldk12orus/vbcs0jbkyflowhfbzyag/YolandaMural-2.jpg","width":800}])
A new mural has been installed at Yolanda Elementary in time for the 2023-2024 school year.
![Sixth-graders get "Strong Start" to middle school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693253168/springfieldk12orus/pfo9fmceoukwm92ac9wn/DSC05792.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693253168/springfieldk12orus/pfo9fmceoukwm92ac9wn/DSC05792.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693253168/springfieldk12orus/pfo9fmceoukwm92ac9wn/DSC05792.jpg","width":800}])
The "Strong Start" program gives incoming sixth-graders an opportunity to get comfortable in their middle school building.