Kindergarten teachers gathered for a model classroom opportunity to explore an upcoming lesson and consider how it fits within the scope of a unit. They looked at both the written curriculum and compared it to the teacher’s instructional agility. #SPSCurriculum #HQIM #CBPL ❤️

Our counselor, Mrs. Heil engaging kindergartners in a discussion about what they can do when they are angry. So many engagement strategies in this lesson! Mrs. Heil is a rockstar Counselor! McBride Elementary Springfield Public Schools

In whole group reading at Boyd this morning students were learning about vocabulary words! Springfield Public Schools Bethany Siebert Jenny Talburt, Ed.D.

Small group reading at McBride this morning in second grade! Erica Rosenbaum Springfield Public Schools

Kicked off the morning with the fourth grade team at Boyd for PLTs. Thank you team for your commitment to student learning in literacy! Springfield Public Schools Bethany Siebert

Dinosaurs are reading at McBride this morning! Erica Rosenbaum McBride Elementary Springfield Public Schools

A wonderful morning of learning and collaborating with these two teachers this morning from Fremont and Weaver! We learned so much from Benchmark and each other about small group reading in upper elementary! Dr. Janelle Ballard @goetz_cheryl Springfield Public Schools

Started my morning connecting with the team from Central! Very thankful for this team of dedicated administrators and their willingness to have courageous conversations about student learning!@CentralBulldog Springfield Public Schools

.Springfield Public Schools Cowden Elementary students learned about making connections, geography, subtraction, and online safety today! #SPSCurriculum 📚🗺️💻

Classroom PBIS matrix at Jeffries Elementary. PBIS incentives that the students are working toward. Morning routine visual to support students entering the classroom. Conscious Discipline Christen Glenn

Signature card party day is my favorite day of the month. I love celebrating student success and watching our students have fun together. My heart is full as I head into Thanksgiving break. Bissett Elementary #pbis #proudprincipal

Via Springfield Public Schools: “Missouri DESE releases 2024 Annual Performance Report; SPS documents 5th consecutive year of highest graduation rate & improvement over last year in all three main areas tested” – bit.ly/3CGggCl. #TeamSPS #SPSProud

Kicking off the new year with new learning with the Weaver Wildcats! Looking forward to seeing your writers grow this semester! #TeachForward Springfield Public Schools @goetz_cheryl

Students at Jeffries are mathematicians! Christen Glenn @MrsBaldwinning Springfield Public Schools

4th graders at Jeffries Elementary analyzed and annotated a myth and used evidence to infer the character’s traits and lesson of the story. #SPSCurriculum 🍎⛅️📚

Springfield Public Schools has announced the new principal for Boyd Elementary School. Dr. Lori Elliott will take on the leadership role effective July 1. MORE: bit.ly/4kbtGYh #SPSLeads

We are #SPSproud of Angie Carder! Thank you for serving Gray Elementary and our elementary leadership team! Angie Carder Springfield Public Schools

Today we celebrate the incredible Beth Sandbothe, assistant principal at Disney! You are a transformational leader Beth and we are so proud of you! Beth Sandbothe Springfield Public Schools

Today we’d like to honor Officer Engelhart and Officer Johannsen. They make The Hill better for our students! #SPSProud #TeacherProud #NorthsidePride

Identifying essentials is just step one. The real work? Treating them like they’re actually essential. It’s not enough to declare the standard—we have to grow every student to meet it. Words don’t move kids, action does.