Springfield Local School District (Summit County)

The Springfield Local School District, commonly called the Springfield Spartans, is a public school district in Summit County, Ohio, United States, that covers Springfield Township and the village of Lakemore. The school district currently serves 2,226 students as of the 2020-21 school year.[1]

Board of Education

The Superintendent of the district is currently Chuck Sincere. The board is currently seated by five members. The President of the Board is David Hofer, with Neal Hess as vice-president.[2]

2020-2021 Financial Crisis

As of January 2021, Springfield Local School District has been operating for over twenty years without new sources of financing. Early on in the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Ohio Department of Education cut nearly half a million dollars of funding to the district, and Springfield introduced a 7.7 million dollar levy that would keep the district financially stable.[3] The levy was defeated by voters in both August and November of that year, and Springfield was forced to begin drastic budget cuts.[4] Provisions of the cuts include closing Young Elementary School, cutting 20.75 positions in the spring of 2021, cutting 46 positions in the 2021-22 school year, drastic or complete cuts to electives, and minimum busing requirements per regulations put in place by the state of Ohio.[5] The district has also endorsed the Fair School Funding Plan in hopes that it will mitigate some of the cuts.

Schools

The school district currently runs four schools, and serves students from kindergarten age to senior year.

Elementary Schools (K-3)
  • Spring Hill Elementary School (David Jurmanovich)[6]
  • Young Elementary School (Jennifer Ganzer)[7]

Intermediate School (4-6)
  • Schrop Intermediate School (Lisa Vardon)[8]

High School (7-12)

Closed Schools
  • Milroy School
  • Lakemore Elementary School
  • Roosevelt Elementary School
  • Sawyerwood School
  • Boyer Elementary

References
  1. "Springfield Local School District (2020-21) | Akron, OH". www.publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. "Board of Education / Home" Check |url= value (help). http. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. Writer, Staff. "Springfield Board of Education questions state funding cuts, announces major staff reductions during somber special meeting". The Suburbanite. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. Writer, Staff. "Springfield Board of Education questions state funding cuts, announces major staff reductions during somber special meeting". The Suburbanite. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. Mostyn, Carolynn. "Springfield Board of Education approves drastic cuts". The Suburbanite. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  6. "A Message From Mr. Jurmanovich" Check |url= value (help). http. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  7. "Ganzer, Jennifer / Meet the Principal" Check |url= value (help). http. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. "Vardon, Lisa / Meet the Principal" Check |url= value (help). http. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  9. "Morgan, Shaun / Biography" Check |url= value (help). http. Retrieved 2020-11-17.


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