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Committee hears postsecondary plan; FAFSA requirement proposed, no policy adopted
Summary
Springfield Public Schools leaders and outside advisers presented a districtwide postsecondary strategy Tuesday, reviewed local college‑enrollment and FAFSA completion data, and discussed — but did not adopt — a policy to require FAFSA completion for graduation. District staff said they have capacity to expand support and will continue planning.
Springfield School Committee members heard a district presentation Tuesday on a postsecondary strategy aimed at increasing college and career enrollment and credential attainment and discussed a possible policy to require FAFSA completion before graduation.
The presentation, led by Dr. Yolanda Johnson, the district's postsecondary lead, and Joyce Brown, co‑founder of the National Postsecondary Strategy Institute, framed the work as a K–12 effort to raise postsecondary access and earnings for Springfield residents. "When you believe, it'll change your behaviors," Brown told the committee, urging systems that put data and counselors at the center of postsecondary advising.
The discussion focused on local data and…
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