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The Springfield School District has announced Shawn Stover, an administrator from North Carolina, as their next superintendent. The School Board unanimously chose Stover for the interim role earlier this week, but they didn’t announce their pick until Friday.

A Springfield School District spokesperson said the new superintendent will be announced during the school board’s June 22 meeting. The person chosen will be on a one-year interim contract.

The Springfield school district will eliminate more than 30 jobs and significantly scale back its Spanish dual immersion program heading into the fall.

State health experts say their goal is to keep schools above 90% up-to-date on vaccinations. But many now fall short of that number.

The Springfield School Board has selected three finalists for interim superintendent.

Springfield School Board member Nicole De Graff unexpectedly announced her plans to resign at a school board meeting Tuesday.

Springfield School District leaders had their first chance to weigh in on next school year’s budget Thursday. If approved, this budget would eliminate nearly 34 positions.

Springfield Public Schools says it will need to eliminate nearly 33.5 positions to balance next year's budget. The draft spending plan was released on Friday.

The Board will narrow candidates next month and hopes to bring finalists to the district for in-person interviews in early June.

Eugene 4J School District leaders say the tens of millions of dollars in reductions they announced earlier this year did not save as much money as they hoped. Actual costs also came in higher than leaders forecasted – leaving 4J with an anticipated $16 million gap.

Eugene 4J School District has pushed back its next public budget meeting from the end of March to April 8. Springfield, which is also facing a deficit, will hold budget discussions in late March and early April.

Eugene 4J School District leaders say they may need to cut an additional $10 million to $20 million from next year’s budget in order to close a far larger than anticipated shortfall.