Grant funds efforts of union, school district and community

A Springfield partnership bringing together the SEA, community leaders and the school department recently won a $1.25 million grant that will be used over the next five years to help close the achievement gap.

We were selected out of a pool of national applicants based on a plan and commitment between the teachers union and SPS to work together with a focus on professional development and parent and community involvement.

Winning this prestigious grant represents great progress in the building of trust, teamwork and mutual respect between the SEA and SPS administration.

I am looking forward with great optimism to the opportunity to build on this relationship and work together toward the single goal of advancing the academic achievement of all our students.