Springfield schools to use Fountas and Pinnell readers in K-5 classes

The town school district has selected a commercial instruction product to teach reading in kindergarten through fifth grade, and school officials hope it will meet the needs of children, teachers and administrators.

Springfield teacher Erin Rounds debuts children’s book

After penning her first book as a second-grader (the main characters were pencils), Erin Rounds told herself, “When I grow up I’m gonna be a teacher and I’m gonna be a writer!”

Springfield author to release children’s book on Champlain’s beluga whales

Erin Rounds' fourth grade students put up a fuss during a field trip to Massachusetts: there were no local or in-state fossils, no dinosaurs, nothing “cool” here. That’s when Rounds discovered a complex story about a beluga whale fossil found back in 1849 in a farmer’s field in Charlotte, Vermont.

New assistant principal will split time between schools

After being offered an interim principal position in Cavendish and then declining, Madeline Carlock has settled with the Springfield School District.

Homecoming: Springfield grad returns to teach music

Attracting and retaining young people is a big topic in the state of Vermont. Helen Bearse as one such retained Vermonter.

New teachers welcomed

The Springfield School District, represented by School Superintendent Zach McLaughlin, welcomed a bunch of new teachers this week. They are attending a 7 day orientation to help them settle in and get prepared for the return of school days, just 2 weeks away now.

Stern awarded tree steward by forestry program

Having watched fifth grade teacher Vanessa Stern work with her Union Street School students during a field trip to Muckross State Park last fall, it is not surprising she was recently recognized as 2017 Vermont Tree Steward under the category of “Unsung Hero” by the Vermont Department of Urban & Community Forestry Program.

Stern named 'Unsung Hero'

Springfield School District’s 5th grade teacher Vanessa Stern was awarded by the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program as 2017 Vermont Tree Steward under the category of “Unsung Hero.”

Marimba! SHS acquires new instrument

After legendary Springfield High School music teacher Isabella Erickson died in 2016, current music teacher Jim Chlebak wanted to do something special with the memorial funds donated in her honor.

Note-worthy tribute to teacher

For 37 years, Isabella Perrotta Erickson taught Springfield students to sing. Erickson, who died in June 2015 at the age of 96, taught choral music at Springfield High School for decades and accompanied her singing students, as well as the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, on the piano.

Teachers donate books to holiday program

Current and former teachers, members of Alpha Delta Kappa in Springfield, are donating more than 100 books for children who participate in the Downtown Family Holiday Program on Friday, Dec. 2.

Rebecca Merrow receives outstanding teacher award

When Rebecca Merrow, a third-grade teacher at the Union Street School in Springfield, was first notified she’d received the University of Vermont Outstanding Teacher Award her reaction was one of disbelief.

Rachel Hunter: Springfield’s superhero for young children

When you think of the word superhero, you often equate it with someone who has super powers and is always saving the world. For some, the super power is caring for and educating young children — saving not the world, but a few.

Riverside Middle School hosts Ancient Greece, Olympics Camp

Through a grant from the Vermont Humanities Council, two Springfield teachers presented a weeklong summer camp that incorporated history, mythology, physical education and creative literature to help local youth learn about ancient Greece.

Gateway Program cuts are official

It’s official: the Springfield school district is sending out RIF notices and letters of termination to 14 teachers and staff.

Teacher granted emeritus status after 15 years

An English teacher at Springfield High School wanted to retire after 15 years of teaching with a request to have emeritus status, which would allow him to work part-time for the school district for an additional year.

Job description changes for district athletic director

The Springfield school board agreed to change the job description for the athletic director following a recommendation from Zach McLaughlin, superintendent, at their meeting on June 1.

Teachers defend small Vt. schools

Springfield's Alison Sylvester was one of several teachers who offered their thoughts to the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday on proposals to overhaul the governance structures of the state’s nearly 300 school districts to create fewer, larger districts.

Springfield assistant principal wins state honor

Riverside Middle School administrator Steve Cone is often asked why, after nearly two decades, he continues to work with madly metamorphosing preteens.

Teacher calls learning tour of Turkey ‘eye-opening’

Diversity of religion, creative economies and freedom of speech: Those were three areas of interest a Springfield middle school teacher took away from a learning tour of Turkey