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SPS wins award for attendance initiative
Springfield Public Schools wins a District of Distinction award for the Attend Today, Succeed Forever initiative.
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Springfield Police, Greene County Sheriff partner with SPS for school bus stop-arm enforcement campaign
The Springfield Police Department and the Greene County Sheriff's Office are partnering with Springfield Public Schools to promote student safety during National School Bus Safety Week.
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Students and staff begin the 2025-2026 school year
At Springfield Public Schools, our doors are open.
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SPS staff kicks off a new school year at Great Southern Bank Arena
SPS started off the 2025-2026 school year in style at the 2025 Back to School Kickoff.
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![On July 26, more than 6,000 attended the fourth annual SPS Back to School Bash.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763072097/ztbfyh31gcxqdfhur3kw/IMG_1778v2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763072097/ztbfyh31gcxqdfhur3kw/IMG_1778v2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763072097/ztbfyh31gcxqdfhur3kw/IMG_1778v2.png","width":600}])
Back to School Bash serves thousands of students
On July 26, nearly 6,000 attended the fourth annual SPS Back to School Bash.
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Shady Dell By the Numbers
Shady Dell houses six Wonder Years classrooms and three early childhood special education classrooms.
180
Students
38
Staff
69
Years in operation
5:1
Student to staff ratio