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![A girl with long dark hair stands in a school hallway and smiles.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778093627/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/komh6wczssu0xdjwglfg/KarlaSquare.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778093627/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/komh6wczssu0xdjwglfg/KarlaSquare.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778093627/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/komh6wczssu0xdjwglfg/KarlaSquare.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778093627/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/komh6wczssu0xdjwglfg/KarlaSquare.png","width":810}])
"Going to school here was really nice and I will miss all of you."
![A pink and white graphic for a Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks event titled "Pink is Powerful: Health Sciences Academy Event." Image features a large pink awareness ribbon overlapping a light pink heart outline. Event Details: Saturday, May 9, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., 1235 E. Cherokee St.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778080207/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/md9o4x7rvmvzqi6jjw1b/PinkisPowerful.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778080207/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/md9o4x7rvmvzqi6jjw1b/PinkisPowerful.png","width":360}])
Eighth-grade students have researched and planned the event to increase community awareness of breast cancer and raise money to support Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks.
![A woman holds an award, posing with a man and two women.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778019304/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/r0u5lddxzazhyq1xes4m/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos11_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778019304/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/r0u5lddxzazhyq1xes4m/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos11_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778019304/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/r0u5lddxzazhyq1xes4m/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos11_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778019304/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/r0u5lddxzazhyq1xes4m/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos11_1.png","width":810}])
Springfield Public Schools honored outstanding volunteers and community partners of excellence in annual celebration.
![An announcement graphic from Springfield Public Schools featuring a photo of Dr. Ashley Felton, a woman wearing a black blazer. Text reads: "A new leader at Springfield Public Schools. Dr. Ashley Felton, a new principal for Central High School, will begin serving students July 1." The school district logo is at the bottom.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778009737/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/znvhmniueoih3hfyt5bw/Feltongraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778009737/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/znvhmniueoih3hfyt5bw/Feltongraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778009737/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/znvhmniueoih3hfyt5bw/Feltongraphic.png","width":630}])
Dr. Ashley Felton will begin her new role as Central High School principal July 1.
![Superintendent Dr. Lathan marches in a parade with students and a banner that says Your Future. Our Focus. Springfield Public Schools.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777928898/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/csrsfnkrjz60pgy84cn3/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos8_3.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777928898/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/csrsfnkrjz60pgy84cn3/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos8_3.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777928898/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/csrsfnkrjz60pgy84cn3/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos8_3.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777928898/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/csrsfnkrjz60pgy84cn3/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos8_3.png","width":810}])
Several SPS students and leaders joined the Springfield Community in celebrating the 100-year anniversary of “The Mother Road.”
![Four women wear blue capes with their names and signatures on them in the front like an apron and pose for a photo with another woman.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777655324/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/kdv97huv0pk7ujlymunn/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos7_3.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777655324/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/kdv97huv0pk7ujlymunn/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos7_3.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777655324/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/kdv97huv0pk7ujlymunn/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos7_3.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777655324/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/kdv97huv0pk7ujlymunn/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos7_3.png","width":810}])
Springfield Public Schools honors school lunch heroes across the district.
![Two women hug on a stage.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777588006/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/uifiddjuffedzpxe0fkt/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos6_4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777588006/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/uifiddjuffedzpxe0fkt/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos6_4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777588006/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/uifiddjuffedzpxe0fkt/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos6_4.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777588006/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/uifiddjuffedzpxe0fkt/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos6_4.png","width":810}])
Teachers, counselors and librarians were celebrated at this annual event hosted by the Foundation for Springfield Public Schools.
![A graphic for the SPS teacher of the year. To the left is a headshot of Clarissa Pohlman. To the right is the text "Clarissa Pohlman, Teacher of the Year 2026-2027." In the bottom right corner is the SPS logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777309179/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/k0budz12owkijbcd2sve/TeacheroftheYearwinnerwebsitephoto.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777309179/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/k0budz12owkijbcd2sve/TeacheroftheYearwinnerwebsitephoto.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777309179/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/k0budz12owkijbcd2sve/TeacheroftheYearwinnerwebsitephoto.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777309179/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/k0budz12owkijbcd2sve/TeacheroftheYearwinnerwebsitephoto.png","width":1200}])
Pohlman has been a world language teacher at Pershing for 13 years.
![A graphic announces Tahnee Puckett as the new technology director for Springfield Public Schools. On the left side, there is a professional headshot of a woman with short, grey hair and glasses, wearing a white collared shirt and a black blazer. It also includes the SPS logo at the bottom.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777468745/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/jwbt9q2n39y84gbupqjc/Puckett.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777468745/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/jwbt9q2n39y84gbupqjc/Puckett.png","width":360}])
Tahnee Puckett, who has more than 20 years of experience in technology management, will begin her new role June 15.
![Student smiling.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777481431/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/qbahtqb9fptlorsvcwdd/LeahSquare.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777481431/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/qbahtqb9fptlorsvcwdd/LeahSquare.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777481431/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/qbahtqb9fptlorsvcwdd/LeahSquare.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777481431/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/qbahtqb9fptlorsvcwdd/LeahSquare.png","width":810}])
“My dream — the very much shooting for the moon dream, literally — is bioastronautics.”
![A young student communicates with high school students and a teacher using American sign language.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777391101/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/vxcgx4wjql4fgxbehuat/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos5_6.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777391101/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/vxcgx4wjql4fgxbehuat/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos5_6.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777391101/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/vxcgx4wjql4fgxbehuat/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos5_6.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777391101/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/vxcgx4wjql4fgxbehuat/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos5_6.png","width":810}])
The annual spring get together of Deaf and hard-of-hearing students and educators offers joy in community.
![A student signs a form.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777335120/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/zrmreqb54h7icpsm0gnw/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos4_7.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777335120/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/zrmreqb54h7icpsm0gnw/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos4_7.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777335120/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/zrmreqb54h7icpsm0gnw/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos4_7.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777335120/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/zrmreqb54h7icpsm0gnw/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos4_7.png","width":810}])
Ceremony honors the first group Springfield Public Schools Register Youth Apprenticeship students.
![Graphic includes logos for CHS, PHS and Ozark Conference with text stating Ozark Conference Schools Announced. Central and Parkview High Schools will join the Ozark Conference in 2027-2028.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777049108/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/tzlhvcbkzejuxi5raxsh/OzarkConferencegraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777049108/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/tzlhvcbkzejuxi5raxsh/OzarkConferencegraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777049108/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/tzlhvcbkzejuxi5raxsh/OzarkConferencegraphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777049108/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/tzlhvcbkzejuxi5raxsh/OzarkConferencegraphic.png","width":940}])
Central and Parkview will join the Ozark Conference in 2027-2028.
![A man holds a framed hand drawn poster out to a student.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777047052/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/epgwndferkdp3fdh7hr3/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos2_7.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777047052/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/epgwndferkdp3fdh7hr3/WebsiteHeadlinePhotos2_7.png","width":360}])
Fifth grader Aiden Anthony placed first in the city and state for the Missouri Arbor Day Poster Contest.
![A navy graphic with text that reads: "Parent Meeting, learn more about the Title VI Indian Education Grant." Below the text is the blue SPS open door logo and an animated speech bubble with a question mark.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777046758/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/osdvbuoafqi69xmcwxhi/TitleVIIndianEducationgrantgraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777046758/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/osdvbuoafqi69xmcwxhi/TitleVIIndianEducationgrantgraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777046758/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/osdvbuoafqi69xmcwxhi/TitleVIIndianEducationgrantgraphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777046758/springfieldpublicschoolsmoorg/osdvbuoafqi69xmcwxhi/TitleVIIndianEducationgrantgraphic.png","width":1000}])
At the hearing, SPS will review how Title VI grant funds were used during the 2025–2026 school year and gather input.