SPRINGFIELD LOCAL

SCHOOL DISTRICT

(Summit County)

An ‘Effective School District’

2006 - 2007

Communities Served:

· Springfield Township, is a sprawling suburban community approximately 15 square miles in size and populated by 17,000 residents.

· Lakemore is a Village1.5 square miles in size and located within and completely surrounded by Springfield Township. Its population is approximately 3,000

www.springfieldspartans.org

Board Members

Julie Mash – President

Glenn Wieland – Vice President

Mary Lou Dodson – Member

Dan Ternosky – Member

Ann Young – Member

Springfield Schools

Administration Building

2960 Sanitarium Road

Akron, Ohio 44312

(330 – 798 – 1111):

§ Business Manager – Dan Laskos

§ Curriculum – Ann Phillips

§ Special Services – Diane Slick

§ Technology – Marilyn Croskey

§ Treasurer – Don Gambal

§ Superintendent – Jerry Pecko

Springfield High School ( 9 – 12)

§ Principal – Cynthia Frola

§ Phone – 330 – 798 – 1002

Spring Hill Junior High (7 – 8)

§ Principal – Robert Bauer

§ Phone – 330 – 798 – 1003

Schrop Intermediate (5 – 6)

§ Principal – Lisa Vardon

§ Phone – 330 – 798 – 1007

Lakemore Elementary (1 – 4)

§ Principal – Chuck Sincere

§ Phone – 330 – 798 – 1005

Roosevelt Elementary (1 – 4)

§ Principal – Lucy Brown

§ Phone – 330 – 798 – 1006

Young Elementary (1 – 4)

§ Principal – John Morris

§ Phone – 330 – 798 – 1008)

Boyer Kindergarten Center

§ Principal – Jennifer Ganzer

§ Phone – 330 – 798 – 1004

Springfield School District serves the communities of Lakemore and Springfield Township, both of which are located in the Southeast quadrant of Summit County. The district offers a program of education for students in grades kindergarten through 12. It has an enrollment of 3,000 students. Its operating budget is $28 million, funded in part from local property tax which is currently 31 effective mills. The expenditure per pupil is $9,700.

Springfield’s academic rating is designated ‘EFFECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT’ on the 2005-2006 Ohio Report Card. Numerous initiatives have been implemented with the goal of enabling EVERY child to become academically successful. Every building has a Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) that serves as its ‘roadmap’ for guiding staff in their quest to provide the means for All their students to achieve academic proficiency. All Day Kindergarten was implemented for the first time in 2004. Test data and teacher observations have confirmed that classes are graduating from ‘All Day K’ and entering first grade with a noticeably higher level of mastery in reading, writing and mathematics than their’ half day’ counterparts from years past.

Kindergarteners hard at work learning the alphabet

The high school offers a comprehensive program of academic offerings, including honors and advanced placement courses in English, math and the social sciences. Fifty percent (50%) of the high school’s student body is enrolled in a foreign language, either French or Spanish. Algebra and geometry are entry level courses for all Springfield students as they pursue the required three units of credit in math. Portage Lakes Joint Vocational School provides a full complement of vocational offerings. The high school’s Distance Learning Lab made its debut in August, 2005. One of the many uses for the lab is the ‘Post Secondary Program’ in which students earn college credit (tuition free) for courses taken at the high school during their junior and senior years. This fall, SHS students are enrolled in 30 (thirty) units of college credit.

Springfield High Students in the Distance Learning Lab

Based on a survey of the Class of 2006, seventy percent (71%) are college bound. Forty-eight percent (48%) plan to attend four-year university programs. Twenty-one percent (21%) plan to participate in two-year programs. Two percent (2%) plan to enlist in the military. The remainder of the class, twenty-nine percent (29%), is either undecided or plans to enter the workforce immediately. The Class of 2006 generated $1,213,852 in scholarships and grants. Besides Akron, Kent State, and many other outstanding local colleges and universities, Springfield graduates are currently attending or are proud alumni of some of our nation’s most prestigious schools. Examples include: Cornell, Harvard, Brown, West Point, the Naval Academy, Stanford, NEOUCOM, Case Western Reserve, Carnegie Mellon, Ohio State, Michigan, Pittsburgh Art Institute, and American University.

It’s All About Halftime!

Springfield School District has a huge pool of talented ‘performing artists’. In addition to acting, singing and instrumentally displaying their talent, students regularly excel in a variety of competitions, most recently earning top honors in the Northeastern Ohio Academic Challenge tournament (broadcast on network television), the Summit County Arts Expo, the Scholastic Arts Show and the Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest. The 175 student Springfield Spartan Marching Band is, by everyone’s measure, “the best band in all the land”.

2005 Division II State Champions

The district also offers a full compliment of fall, winter and spring sports. Following the Spartan Girls’ Varsity Softball Team’s 2005 Division II State Championship (for a State record 9^th time), the 2006 Boys’ Basketball and Girls’ Softball teams captured their League Championships. A variety of other extracurricular and service type activities provide a balance of experiences, all of which are certain to guarantee that Springfield graduates are well-rounded, capable citizens when they depart their alma mater.

Springfield School District has gained a reputation for being a ‘HIGH TECH’ environment. In 2002, the district invested in an Internet Protocol (IP) communication system. New phones were installed at every office station and in every classroom. Today, these phones are used in a variety of ways including, the delivery of instant messages to teachers and/or parents, communication between staff and parents, conducting group conferences, and more. The IP system also provides free long distance service to other locations in Ohio that are on the network (i.e. Ohio Department of Education, numerous school districts, and selected community libraries).

Springfield’s Littlest ‘Techies’

In 2004, the district installed a total of 333 new computers. . . in every building’s classrooms, office complex and nearly every lab. Classroom and lab computers are used by students in a variety of ways such as research, composition, and tutoring. They’re used by teachers for such things as assisting with lesson planning, providing individualized instruction for selected students, and posting student progress and grades. Parents with internet access in the home can check their child’s progress at school and communicate via e-mail with their child’s teacher. (Check out our district website for more on Springfield Schools: www.springfieldspartans.org.)

Springfield Local School District Priorities:

· Academic Success for ALL Springfield Students

· Prudent Management of ALL the District’s Resources

· Renovation/Rebuild ALL Springfield Schools