Family Information Series
The School District of Springfield Township is pleased to present the 2024-2025 family information series, "It's Tough to Be a Parent." Mark your calendars for our upcoming events!
- Caring for Yourself and Your Child While Waiting for Help: September 25th at 6:30pm (Registration Link)
- TBD, October 9th at 6:30pm (Registration Link)
- Microaggressions: November 13th at 6:30pm (Registration Link)
- TBD, January 29th at 6:30pm (Registration Link)
- TBD, February 19th at 6:30pm (Registration Link)
- TBD, April 4th at 6:30pm (Registration Link)
All events will be held via Zoom. Please register to receive the link.
Springfield Equity Statement
Recognizing the diversity of our community, The School District of Springfield Township is committed to and accountable for advancing equity and excellence for all of our students. We, in the School District of Springfield Township, endeavor to provide equitable opportunities for high level, meaningful, and engaging learning experiences for each and every student, regardless of racial/ethnic background, economic condition or other dimension of identity or difference.
We recognize that in order to achieve Educational Equity we must apply principles of fairness and justice in the allocation of resources and work toward the elimination of institutional barriers to access and opportunity. We aim to ensure that funding, policies, practices, and initiatives will enable every student to receive what they need to maximize their success. In order to foster growth toward equity, we must engage in continuous reflection and ongoing measurement of our efforts.
DVCEE District Membership
Our district is a proud member of the DVCEE, Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence and Equity, an organization sponsored by the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Springfield Township is proud to continue our membership and work collaboratively with the 37 other districts in the Greater Philadelphia region to enhance equitable educational practices for all students.
For more information on DVCEE, please visit their website.
Year 3 Information and Highlights
Year 3 of our Equity Action Plan has started with a flourish! As we near the finish line for the district's first EAP, we continue to put best practices into place, learn about student needs, and delve into data to make actionable plans for progress.
One of our major projects has been the building review of student acheivement data. Data sets have been broken down to better understand how underperforming groups score on assessments and how to close achievement gaps. Our team has reviewed various data sets paying close attention to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Further work in the Equitable Practices committee has helped buildings delve into various data sets to explore student belonging and acheivement and how they intersect.
Additional administrative work has focused on helping new students and staff members feel at home in Springfield Township. New students now benefit from a defined checklist that provides for tours, ice breaking activities, and introductions to key staff and support. Staff who join our team outside of the summer will not benefit from a half day workshop that will help them acclimate and learn more about Springfield Township.
One of our greatest points of pride is our student voices! Across all buildings and dimensions of identity, our students come together to share their feedback. Our superintendent and assistant superindent meet with their building student advisories monthly. In our middle and high school, our students have joined together to create affinity groups, attended DVCEE student workshops, and held multiple events to share their culture with others. Our students are the future and their are starting to shape it through their work in our schools.
As we flow through our final year in the first Equity Action Plan, we have already started the planning for our next three years. Springfield Township will be working with the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC) to start our audit process that will help develop our equity goals for 2025-2028.
We are extremely proud of our work here in Springfield Township and we hope that you are too!
Families, families, families!
By Suzanne Lang and Max Lang
All types of families are valid. Whether you live with two moms, grandparents, stepmom, stepdad, mom and dad, or someone else, you are with your family!
Reading Level: 1.7
Available at Enfield
A Boy Like You
By Frank Murphy
Character, vulnerability, kindness, and sportsmanship are much more important than physical strength and privilege. That's the positive masculinity message portrayed in this joyous book.
Reading Level: 1.5
Available at Enfield
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
By Duncan Tonatiuh
10 years before Brown v. Board of Education ended desegregation, Sylvia Mendez and her family fought to end school desegregation in California. This true story is taken from court transcripts, newspaper articles, and reports.
Reading Level: 3.2
Available at Erdenheim
I Can Make This Promise
By Christine Day
When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she though she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity.
Reading Level: 6.2
Available at Springfield Township Middle School
Mirage
By Somaiya Daud
In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation, of writing poetry, of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day she, too, will have adventure and travel beyond her isolated moon. But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects.
Interest Level: Young Adult
Available at Springfield Township High School
The Insiders
By Mark Oshiro
Twelve-year-old Héctor Muñoz, fleeing from bullies, discovers a magical closet that not only provides him sanctuary, but also unites him with two other kids facing similar problems at their own schools, helping them find friendship and strength in each other
Interest Level: Young Adult
Available at Springfield Township Middle School