Buffy Lael-Wolf The Springfield Public Schools Board of Education will soon welcome two new
members who could shift the balance on decisions like the best way for students to return in the fall. Both are newcomers to public office and work in the medical field. Both were also endorsed by the Springfield Education Association, which represents teachers in District 186. Erica Austin, who won the Subdistrict 6 seat, is deputy director for the office of community care at SIU School of Medicine, where she s assisted COVID-19 testing and vaccine efforts. She s also pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education administration. Austin beat Tom Shafer, a retired firefighter and frequent candidate for local office, and Michael Washington, a former District 186 employee and volleyball coach.
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Columbia school board gets first look at elementary boundary scenarios
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The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the district administration building, 1818 W. Worley St.
People from Cooperative Strategies, contracted by the school district, will present options for elementary boundaries starting in August 2022. District Chief Operations Officer Randy Gooch provided background last week to the school board s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee. This is going to be an important meeting, Gooch said.
The school board paused work on redrawing the elementary boundaries during the pandemic.
More immediately, there will be a proposal for the crowded Parkade Elementary School, to start in August 2021 at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.
Following Monday, three sessions at schools to provide feedback on the options will be held from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Tuesday session will be at Gentry Middle School; Wednesday at Jefferson Middle School; and Thursday at Lange Middle School.