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Middle school students outline new schedules, MyCAP and Algebra access as part of district transformation

5772286 · September 5, 2025
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Students from multiple middle schools presented projects and described new programs; district leaders detailed schedule changes, college-and-career planning via MyCAP, expanded Algebra I access, and summer college visits as part of a broader middle-school transformation initiative.

Dozens of middle-school students and principals addressed the Springfield School Committee Thursday to showcase student work and a district plan to overhaul middle-school schedules and postsecondary preparation.

Student representatives from South End, STEM, Zanetti Montessori and Renaissance presented short remarks and projects describing enrichment courses, new acceleration and intervention blocks, and college-and-career readiness activities. “The school year is off to a great start,” said Safi Mohammed, a seventh-grade student from South End Middle School. Students described new offerings such…

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