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Springfield Township SD unveils 2025–28 equity action plan and unified K–12 code of conduct
Summary
District administrators presented a new district‑led equity audit and a 2025–28 equity action plan after MAEC funding ended; officials also previewed a single K–12 code of conduct and updated student handbooks that will be sent to families after board approval.
Dr. Lutz presented Springfield Township SD’s second equity action plan, a district‑administered audit following the Merweque Equity Consortium (MAEC) losing federal grant funding earlier in 2025. The audit combined belonging surveys, focus groups (more than 200 students and family members), achievement data and building‑level reviews to produce four priority goals for 2025–2028: expand access and engagement for educational and extracurricular programs; use intervention periods to raise achievement; strengthen pathways to postsecondary opportunities; and deploy research‑based strategies for staff professional development.
Dr. Lutz said the district completed a data‑driven equity audit after MAEC’s funding loss and will publish the full Equity Action Plan (EAP) link for community review. "MAEC lost their federal grant funding in February 2025. As a result, the district took on that audit work," Lutz said, describing how the district combined multiple data sources to inform the plan.
At the same presentation Dr. Lutz reviewed a unified K–12 code of conduct that will be embedded in student handbooks. The code links conduct examples to district policies and clarifies the continuum of responses that begin in the classroom and escalate when necessary to in‑school interventions or out‑of‑school consequences. Lutz noted the district reports police involvement annually through the Pennsylvania information management system under its MOU and in compliance with applicable school code requirements.
The handbooks have been reformatted for consistency, include acceptable‑use technology expectations, and will be distributed through PowerSchool and School Messenger after board approval. Dr. Lutz told the committee these items are scheduled for the school board vote the following evening.
Next steps: the equity action plan, unified code of conduct and student handbooks will be presented to the full school board for expected approval; the district will publish the EAP link and distribute handbooks via district communication systems if the board approves.
