NEWS RESOURCES LEARNING UPDATES JOB POSTINGS STAFF SPOTLIGHTS
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Paraprofessional Jessey Mook and seventh-grader Nino Welcome print 3D adaptive tool, lead STEM experiences at Jarrett Middle School ✏️
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Jessey Mook has a passion for 3D printing and the student he serves, Nino. That's why he custom designed and 3D printed an adaptive tool for Nino's use.
At the beginning of the school year, Nino and Mook set a big, audacious year-end goal: Nino would be able to write his name. Part of his diagnosis makes it difficult for him to hold or clutch, but Mook had an idea and went to the Jarrett library. There, Mook researched adaptive equipment prototypes that could be printed on the school’s 3D printer.
Four weeks into the school year and at 12 years old,
Nino wrote his name for the first time.
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Naviance helps sixth-graders explore dozens of careers at their own pace |
“I have an eight-year plan,” said Ben Cooper Lancaster, a Carver sixth-grader. “I’ll play other sports than football in middle school and start training, then playing next year. Then, I’ll work my way up and get better so I can get a scholarship in high school to play for MSU. Then, I’ll get drafted to go to the NFL. Naviance helps me know how to do that and what efforts to put in to accomplish my goal.” |
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Community Task Force makes recommendations to school board |
After months of study, the Community Task Force on Facilities has recommended that the Board of Education consider a $220 million no-tax increase extension to fund improvements to SPS schools. |
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Dr. Katie Kensinger named Missouri New Administrator of the Year for Career Technical Education |
The statewide honor highlights the contributions of a new leader of career and technical education in the state of Missouri, celebrating the unique and innovative contributions made by one educator. |
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Four breast cancer survivors at SPS tell their stories |
On Oct. 14, SPS will go pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. We've partnered with Mercy Breast Center to offer mammograms to employees and their spouses on Saturday, Oct. 15.
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"I spend my time at Jarrett as part para, part friend, part parent for Nino. As a para, I'm here to help Nino navigate the hallways and take notes in class. As a friend, I just want to help him have a good time at school and enjoy it. But as part parent, I'm here to hold high expectations for Nino. He's capable of so much. He can participate fully with support, and we set big goals."
Jessey Mook
Paraprofessional at Jarrett Middle School
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WHAT'S TRENDING ON SPS.ORG
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SPS Liftoff provides enrichment opportunity for all students grades 1-5
In SPS Liftoff, all courses give students the opportunity to solve logic puzzles and develop effective thinking skills, like goal setting. In the Liftoff paleontology course, students will virtually dig up bones and reconstruct a dinosaur.
Enrollment for Liftoff is going on now, and classes begin Oct. 25 at the start of the second quarter.
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Free resources to help students thrive at school: SPS U is for YOU
Part resource fair, part conference, these three-hour events are designed to connect you with resources and information to help support your child.
Register now for SPS University from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Glendale High School.
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My SPS Story: Angie Toomey, kindergarten teacher at Westport K-8 School
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"My SPS story starts back in October of 1991. I was hired as a paraprofessional in a cross-categorical classroom. I found that being in the classroom completed me. My childhood dream had always been to be a teacher.
I continue to be a lifelong learner and influenced by wonderful colleagues in my building, which is why I have continued working where I have for the last 30+ years. The community we have built at Westport has evolved and changed over the years, but it has been nothing short of extraordinary to see students that I had in the beginning, bring their kids back to the school, or to see children that were in classes with my two kids, grown up and coming back with their siblings or children of their own.
I am fully invested as a Westport Wildcat and have worn the navy and orange and plan to until the day I finally retire. I love my school family and community and look forward to continuing to learn and grow together as we write our story."
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Write Your SPS Story
SPS has immediate openings for bus drivers, kitchen workers and custodians. If you know someone who loves to help others and wants great benefits, share the SPS Job Postings link below.
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Springfield Public Schools
417-523-0000
#EveryLearnerEveryDay
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