The Board of Education for Springfield Public Schools has received a 2017 Outstanding Board of Education Award in physical and environmental resources by the Missouri School Board Association. They were recognized June 3, during MSBA's Annual Leadership Summit held at Tan-Tar-A, Osage Beach.
The core criteria areas for the award included:
- Quality learning environment
- Safety and security
- Technology
- Environmental practices
- Community use of facilities
- Long-range facility planning
The Board received the highest rankings in the areas of quality learning environments (temperature, air quality, lighting, etc.) and technology. MSBA highlighted the Board's efforts to periodically review facilities and environmental conditions and support of plans to proactively seek improvements. They also noted the Board's support of plans that seek ways to improve district technology to enhance instruction, assessment and administrative functions.
"As a board, we believe providing our staff and students with appropriate work and learning environments is key as a foundation upon which to build engaging, relevant and personal learning experiences for the 25,000 students and 3,500 employees we serve," shared Gerry Lee, board president. "This recognition is confirmation we are on the right track."
Other areas identified as Board strengths included safety and security, for maintaining systems that provide safe environments for all students, staff and stakeholders and implementation of an up-to-date crisis/emergency management plan, and proactively seeking improvements in the implementation of long-range facility planning.
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