This report comes from citizen activist Regina Scheerer
As you have heard by now, the Springfield (Pa) School District and the Springfield Education Association have reached a tentative agreement on a 5-year contract.
No information will be given until the teachers ratify the agreement, and then it will be presented to the School Board.
I encourage you to attend or watch the School Board meetings this month.
The final proposed budget for school year 2012-2013 will also be presented to the School Board.
Public comment is welcome at the beginning of the meetings.
The School Board meetings this month are on Thursday, May 10, and Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. at the McLaughlin Center on Leamy Avenue
There will be a public meeting on the 2012-2013 school budget on Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m.
The proposed final budget is not yet posted online.
Watch for it on www.ssdcougars.org under the District heading, Financial Information, then Budget, after the May 10 meeting.
You may watch the School Board meetings on Ch 11 Comcast or Ch 29 Fios.
The Springfield School Board Finance Committee will meet on Monday, May 21, at 6 p.m. at the McLaughlin Center to finalize the 2012-2013 school budget.
The public is welcome and may comment.
The Springfield Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, May 8, at 8 PM at the Township Building.
Public comment is welcome at the end of the meeting.
You may watch the proceedings on Ch 10 Comcast or Ch 30 Verizon.