School Committee special meeting – Aug 19, 2026
- Where
- 1550 Main Street, 2 FLR, New England Boardroom, Springfield, MA 01103
Recordings of School Committee meetings: SPS School Committee and Subcommittee Meetings on YouTube (opens in new tab).
What was decided
Members voted by roll call to enter executive session under Mass. G.L. c. 30A, Section 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy for ongoing litigation. The minutes state that the meeting would not reconvene in open session, and the group moved to the mayor's chambers at 6:02 PM.
The minutes do not record any votes or decisions.
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Minutes posted on the Springfield Public Schools website (PDF, 194 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved .
Agenda
A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).
Terms used here
- executive session
- A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.
Source
This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.
- Springfield School Committee - Special Meeting (opens in new tab), on the city's meeting portal
- Special Meeting (opens in new tab), on the school district's website
First recorded by Springfield Publick on .