فط Springfield Public Schools public meetings in 2025
6 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Combined Study Session/Regular Meeting
The Springfield Public Schools Board of Education approved a consent agenda including minutes, contracts, personnel changes, and the treasurer's report. The board also approved tentative collective bargaining agreements with the Springfield National Educational Association and discussed the 2025-2026 budget development.
- Approval of collective bargaining side letter agreements
- Approval of contracts, agreements, change orders, and bids
- Approval of personnel elections, promotions, and compensation changes
- Approval of the treasurer's report
- Discussion of 2025-2026 budget development
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Board of Education Legislative Retreat
The Board of Education is holding a legislative retreat to discuss legislative engagement. The meeting consists of opening comments and a board member discussion.
- Board Member Discussion: Legislative Engagement
Regular Meeting
The board held an executive session for legal, personnel, and collective bargaining matters. Following public comments, they received a report on support staff compensation. The board then approved a consent agenda that included minutes, contracts and purchase orders (CACOB) up to $500,000, personnel elections and salary schedule changes, the treasurer's report, and the fourth one-year renewal of Aramark's student nutrition management contract.
- Support staff compensation report presented for discussion
- Renewal of Aramark student nutrition management contract (fourth one-year renewal)
- Approval of contracts, agreements, change orders, and bids (CACOB) up to $499,999.99
- Personnel elections, promotions, terminations, and salary schedule changes for 2024-2025
- Treasurer's report including budget amendments, investments, and accounts payable for January 2025
The Board approved several tentative side letter agreements with the National Education Association regarding wages and benefits for various staff groups. Additionally, the Board approved a series of consent agenda items and 2023 bond project change orders.
- Approved collective bargaining side letter agreements for school police, nurses, support staff, specialized instructional personnel, and nutrition services (7-0)
- Approved track repairs and resurfacing at Glendale, Hillcrest, and Kickapoo High Schools (7-0)
- Approved 2023 Bond Project change orders and agreements (7-0)
- Approved E-Rate purchase (7-0)
- Approved personnel elections, promotions, terminations, and compensation plan changes (7-0)
- Approved student nutrition management expenditures (7-0)
- Approved treasurer's report (7-0)
- Approved board policy adoptions and revisions (7-0)
🗳️ How they voted (5 roll-call votes)
Study Session
The Springfield Board of Education will hold a study session to discuss and vote on approving a renewal of the student nutrition management contract with Aramark and track repairs at three high schools. The board will also approve minor change orders for the 2023 bond projects.
- Renewal of Aramark student nutrition management contract
- Track repairs and resurfacing at Glendale, Hillcrest, and Kickapoo High Schools
- E-Rate purchase approval for network equipment at middle and elementary schools
- Approval of change orders for 2023 bond projects
- Policy updates for board consideration at the February 25 meeting
The Board approved the demolition package for the Pipkin Middle School project and various 2023 bond project change orders. Several other items, including track repairs and policy revisions, were discussed and scheduled for a vote on February 25, 2025.
- Approved demolition package for Pipkin Middle School project (7-0)
- Approved 2023 Bond Project change orders and agreements (7-0)
- Voted to enter Executive Session for personnel and legal matters (7-0)
- Approved the meeting agenda (7-0)
🗳️ How they voted (5 roll-call votes)
Special Meeting
The Springfield Public Schools Board of Education will convene a special meeting on January 21, 2025, to conduct an executive session regarding personnel matters.
- Executive session to discuss personnel matters
- Meeting at Kraft Administrative Center
Combined Study Session/Regular Meeting
The Springfield Public Schools Board of Education meets in a combined study session and regular meeting. The board will vote on a consent agenda that includes policy revisions, contract approvals, personnel changes, and financial reports. Public comments are permitted on items being discussed.
- Revision of policy EBBC-Lactation Support to align with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Revision of policy GB-Part Time and Sub Employment lowering substitute teacher requirements to 36 college hours or 20-hour online training with a high school diploma
- Revision of policy GBE-Staff Health and Safety to align with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Approval of contracts, agreements, change orders, and bids up to $499,999.99
- Approval of personnel elections, promotions, terminations, and employee compensation plan changes
The Board approved a consent agenda covering minutes, contracts, personnel actions, the treasurer's report, and policy revisions. The meeting included an executive session to discuss legal, real estate, collective bargaining, and personnel matters.
- Approved executive session for legal, real estate, collective bargaining and personnel matters (6-0)
- Approved meeting agenda (6-0)
- Approved consent agenda items 4.01 through 4.05, including minutes, contracts, personnel changes, treasurer's report, and policy revisions (6-0)