January is School Board Recognition Month! Springfield Schools wants to thank our members for your many hours of time, focus, and vision for our schools! BOE members Clinton Arbuthnot, Jennifer Esch, Tyler Gibson, Darrell Mackey, & Larkin Smith - Your dedication is valued!
Junior High Science Fair Winners.
Springfield School District will host its regular monthly meeting on Monday, January 23 in the Springfield Elementary School @ 6:00 PM. You may see the agenda here: https://5il.co/1nita
Congratulations to Springfield High School's Student of the Week, Joy West!
Collyer's 3rd bingo blackout!
Brylynn's 7th bingo blackout! She's going to have quite the squishmallow collection!
Congratulations to Haylee Hancock for being awarded a Colorado FFA Heifer Wrangle Grant!
In an effort to recognize students who are going above and beyond to exemplify the qualities of a Longhorn, The Legendary Longhorn award was implemented. Congratulations to Braylee Dukes, Joy West and the High School Cheerleaders for being named a Legendary Longhorn!
Haylie Griffin's first blackout!
Springfield Schools WANTS YOU! Come be GREAT with us as we seek teachers for the 2022-2023 school year! See details here: https://5il.co/1nes5
The Springfield School Board will host a work session on Monday, January 16, to discuss important priorities for the development of our schools and board goals. The agenda can be found here: https://5il.co/1naw0
Congratulations to all the students on 1st Semester Honor Roll!
NAEYC Accreditation Press Release
For more information contact:
Debbie Sharpe, MA/ECSE
SPS Director
719 523-6920
For immediate release:
1/10/23
Springfield Preschool Earns National NAEYC Accreditation
Program recognized among the top in the nation by earning accreditation
Springfield CO – Springfield Preschool has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)—the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children.
NAEYC Accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a set of 10 research-based standards to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality-improvement in high-quality early learning environments. “NAEYC Accreditation sets the standard for best practice in early childhood and gives us the resources to strive to be the best” said Kristen Schmidt, 3-4 year old preschool teacher at SPS. “We’re proud to have earned the mark of quality from NAEYC, and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said Deb Sharpe, Pre-K teacher/SPS Director.
To earn NAEYC Accreditation, the Springfield Preschool team went through an extensive self-study and quality-improvement process, followed by an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to verify and ensure that the program met each of the ten program standards, and hundreds of corresponding individual criteria. NAEYC-accredited programs are always prepared for unannounced quality-assurance visits during their accreditation term, which lasts for five years.
In the 30 years since NAEYC Accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education. More than 6,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC—less than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition.
“NAEYC-Accredited programs have committed to a process that takes time, energy and dedication to complete” states Alissa Mwenelupembe, Senior Director Early Learning Program Accreditation. Springfield Preschool has demonstrated their commitment to young children and their families.”
For more information about NAEYC Accreditation, visit the NAEYC website.
Student Council is sponsoring the "Leadership Spotlight" this semester. The spotlight will recognize Springfield High School's top leaders and their impact on their fellow students.
The first installment recognizes Cooper Stolebarger.
Family Reading Night for 1/11/23 has been cancelled.
In an effort to recognize students who are going above and beyond to exemplify the qualities of a Longhorn, The Legendary Longhorn award was implemented.
Congratulations to Cooper Stolebarger and Tucker McGeary for being named a Legendary Longhorn!
Brylynn's 6th blackout! She has over 120 AR points for this year!!
January 26th - Free Child Find Screening at the Springfield Preschool!
Congratulations to Springfield High School's Student of the Week!
Springfield School Board hopes to see you at our Coffee Time on Friday, January 06, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM @ Longhorn Steakhouse. Check out this link for details: https://5il.co/1mfv1
Merry Christmas to our community! May you be blessed in these days filled with hope & joy.
