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Springfield Public Schools lays out plan to raise college enrollment and completion rates
Summary
District officials presented declining post‑secondary enrollment and completion data for recent graduating classes and outlined steps including strengthened school-based teams, summer 'melt' supports and targeted follow-up to close the gap between students' plans and actual college persistence.
Springfield Public Schools officials presented data Thursday showing a drop in the share of graduates enrolling in college the fall after graduation and low multi‑year completion rates, and described a multi-pronged strategy to increase post‑secondary enrollment and degree attainment.
Dr. Yolanda Johnson, who led the district presentation on the priority area of post‑secondary success, said the district has established school‑based post‑secondary teams to focus on four priority areas and to align local actions with research on college and career readiness. "Getting all students to their hall of fame requires collaboration both at central office and at the school level," Johnson said.
Rosa Valentin, director of Multilingual Learners and a member of the post‑secondary team, highlighted…
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