Springfield Public Schools

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.

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.

The report said Springfield School District’s K-5 curricula for science and social science do not meet standards set in 2020.

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.

The union that represents Springfield teachers has filed an unfair labor practice complaint, accusing district leaders of using a mid-year layoff to derail labor negotiations.

The Springfield School Board unanimously chose the former top administrator of the Mapleton School District as its acting superintendent on Monday.

Springfield’s School Board deadlocked Friday night over who to choose as acting superintendent for the rest of the school year. The failure to appoint a temporary leader comes after months of discord between school board members, the community, and the district’s administration.