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At least 11 high-profile groups are publicly supporting the $220 million bond issue Springfield Public Schools placed on the April 4 ballot.

Mulford had been superintendent in West Plains and Meramac Valley before moving to Springfield in summer 2021.

Springfield Public Schools enrollment declined 1,512 students during the 2020-21 year.

After enrollment drop, Springfield Public Schools to shed 49 teaching jobs Claudette Riley, Springfield News-Leader © Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader Cubbies of students' belongings at the new Delaware Elementary on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Enrollment in Springfield Public Schools dropped by 1,512 students at the start of the 2020-21 year, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As they crafted a spending plan for the upcoming year, top district officials predicted just half — or 756 — will return. "We are assuming a 50 percent recaptur...

The Springfield district recently launched a search for the next principal of Parkview, its third-largest high school. The departure of Eric Ramsey — following 11 years at the helm — marks the complete turnover of all Springfield high school principals in a three-year period. Ramsey's direct supervisor, Ron Woodard, sent a note to parents May 27, the final day of classes, noting the exit of the longtime principal. "I wanted to let you know that the role of principal of Parkview High School will transition at the conclusion of the current school year and a new principal will be named fo...