The Springfield Public Schools believes that all of our students – not just some of them – are capable of academic excellence. We are fully committed to creating a public school system that provides our children with the highest quality of education so that they are empowered to realize their full potential and lead fulfilling lives as lifelong learners, responsible citizens and leaders in the 21st Century. Our Magnet schools are a rich and vibrant source towards that goal.
Springfield Public Schools is especially proud to have expanded our slate of Magnet School programs made possible by a hard-won grant from the U.S. Department of Education under its Magnet Schools Assistance Program. This additional funding allows the school district to implement Magnet School programming at Springfield Central High School (in the field of Advanced Studies and the Arts); Springfield High School of Science and Technology (in the area of STEM Academies and 21st Century Global Communications); Van Sickle Middle School (in the area of its Middle Years International Baccalaureate Program and 21st Century Global Communications); and STEM Middle Academy (in the area of STEM and Expeditionary Learning).
Approximately 4,600 Springfield students will benefit from our Magnet programming through this most recent round of funding. Springfield Public Schools is the only district in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to offer such a wealth of educational opportunities to its students. I encourage you to visit our Magnet schools with your child and see our Magnet programs in action. Visit with the principals and talk with teachers and students to get an up close and personal feel for how these programs work.
All of our Magnet Schools help strengthen students’ knowledge and confidence in core academic subjects and equip them with marketable vocational skills. They are designed to propel students forward and imbue them with skills needed to become well-educated caretakers of our increasingly global society.
I am honored to serve as Superintendent of a school district that provides so many rich educational programs for our students and I am proud that you have chosen Springfield Public Schools to help prepare your child for his or her future.
Sincerely,
Alan J. Ingram, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
A Culture of Educational Excellence!
It is the Springield Public Schools' Mission to provide the highest quality of education so that all of our students are empowered to realize their full‐potential and lead fulfilling lives as lifelong learners, responsible citizens and leaders in the 21st Century." To accomplish this work, it will take the support and assistance of everyone: students, parents, teachers, support staff, administrators and the community.
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