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Six of the newly named Springfield principals are internal hires. One is from Arkansas.

The three individuals will start their new roles July 1. Merica Clinkenbeard, the current instructional specialist for migrant and English learners with the Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning at Missouri State University, will be the districts next director of English language learning. She has 18 years of experience as a language proponent and student advocate. She is a certified K-12 Spanish and ESL teacher with a research focus on professional learning to promote language proficienc...

Of the 16 messages the board received, roughly half of them concerned the Arts or AIM academies. “I understand you are trying to make the most of what we have here but if there is any way the Arts Academy can remain the way it is and a K-8 school, I feel like I would not be the only one relieved,” wrote Angela Bilbrey, whose children are in kindergarten, second, sixth and eighth grades at Arts Academy. “We chose to have our children there because, to me, it just feels like a better option...

CANTON  Richie Harper will walk his 7-year-old son to Dueber Elementary today for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. They are both excited that the first-grader will get to see his friends and teachers again after so many months of virtual learning. The return is bittersweet for Harper as it comes with the backdrop of knowing that Dueber, a place he attended roughly 20 years ago, likely won’t be open for his son, Chandler Abbuhl, next school year. Canton City Schools Supe...