Annual Report to Parents
This report, entitled “A Year In Review,” was developed by staff at Springfield Middle School in conjunction with our School Improvement Council. We are including goals for improvement, progress related to our goal, major events, honors, and awards plus challenges for our school. Our hope is that we keep our community informed about the challenges and successes of our school for the current school year.
Main Goal for 24-25
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For this 2024-2025 school year, our Strategic Plan goals remained the same with an additional goal to reflect the need of a very specific group of students. Our school is incredibly unique in that 20% of our students are English as a Second Language Learners. These learners were identified as a target population due to the opportunity to improve academic progress. Title I funds were received to assist in this area of growth. By strategically planning intervention groups in 6th and 8th grades, hiring an additional interventionist, improving communication and visibility with identified students and families, our goal is to lessen the gap of academic progress between ESOL and non-ESOL learners at Springfield Middle School. South Carolina State Report Card: EXCELLENT Springfield Middle School had an overall EXCELLENT rating. We were excellent in the area of Academic Achievement. We were GOOD in Multilingual Learners’ Progress and Student Progress. SC Ready State Assessment 2023 ELA: Does Not Meet 9.5%; Approaches 18.9%; Meets 28.9%; Exceeds 42.7% 2023 MATH: Does Not Meet 11.4%; Approaches 25.9%; Meets 26.7%; Exceeds 35.9% 2024 ELA: Does Not Meet 10.6%; Approaches 20.6%; Meets 28.5%; Exceeds 40.2% 2024 MATH: Does Not Meet 15.2%; Approaches 28.3%; Meets 24.2%; Exceeds 32.2%
SFMS STAR ASSESSMENT FOR 2024-2025 READING 2024-2025 Grades 1-5 Fall 71.4 % Winter 73.8% Spring 72.3% READING 2023-2024 Grades 1-5 Fall 71.4 % Winter 72.1% Spring 72.3% MATH 2024-2025 Grades 1-5 Fall 72.3% Winter 78.8% Spring 71.3% MATH 2023-2024 Grades 1-5 Fall 68.7% Winter 75.7% Spring 72% |
Members of Springfield Middle School Improvement Council Christy Matkovich Principal William Leach Assistant Principal Cardio Mack Assistant Principal Scott Sinclair Assistant Principal Joanne Walker SIC Chairperson/Parent Garrett Shipley Co-Chairperson, Teacher Sarah Myers Secretary Christine Evans PTO President/Parent Denay Fullington Parent Logan Hudak Teacher Jennifer Zimmerman Teacher |
Major Events, Honors, Groups and Awards
SPRINGFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD AND IS CONTINUING TO HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. MAJOR EVENTS, HONORS AND AWARDS ARE LISTED BELOW:
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Encouraged student socialization with PTO hosted events such as 6th grade social, 7th grade social, 8th grade dance, Tournament Day, 8th grade breakfast, and various rewards such as Kona Ice. Additionally the PTO hosted numerous fundraisers partnering with local businesses for Spirit Nights, donations and Stellar Day to celebrate the student and staff efforts to raise funds to support our school.28 8th graders identified as Junior Scholars based upon PSAT scores
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| Staff Professional Development | Extracurricular, Clubs and Sports | Community Partnerships |
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Award-winning 7th Grade Math PLC presented collaboration and engagement strategies and ideas to staff
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SFMS, with support of our Boosters, had such a wonderful year of Athletics. SFMS had teams in the following sports:
A few key highlights of this year:
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