Where

City Hall, 36 Court Street, Room 220, Springfield, MA 01103

Recordings of School Committee meetings: SPS School Committee and Subcommittee Meetings on YouTube (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The committee approved 20 items, mostly contracts, renewals, and amendments. Two members voted no on the $30,000,000 school bus renewal, which still passed. The committee also heard a second grade literacy update and set an October 22, 2026 town hall date.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the request that Shia Anyce Carelock be awarded a City of Springfield Diploma. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Central High School's Girls Basketball overnight field trip to the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, AZ, December 17 to December 23, 2026. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Renewal Option No. 2 to City Contract No. 20250008 for school bus transportation services, $30,000,000.00. Valentin and Monroe Naylor voted no. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Renewal Option No. 2 to City Contract No. 20250523 for student transportation services and bus pass system, $800,000.00. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved City Contract No. 20270020 for out-of-district tuition and special education services, $4,500,000.00. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Amendment No. 1 to City Contract No. 20230851 for professional development services, $1,152,874.00. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Amendment No. 1 to City Contract No. 20250023 for educational materials and professional development, $2,000,000.00. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved City Contract No. 20270032 for out-of-district tuition for special education students, $1,500,000.00. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Amendment No. 4 and Notice of Exercise of Renewal Option No. 4 to City Contract No. 20230148 for out-of-district tuition and special education services, $3,000,000.00. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved City Contract No. 20270042 for the Rising First Grader Daily Reading Program, $2,232,500.00. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Notice of Exercise of Renewal Option No. 1 to City Contract No. 20260497 with Holyoke Community College for the Gateway to College Program, $272,000.00. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved City Contract No. 20270015 for sole source science curriculum materials, digital licenses, and professional development, $2,608,715.60. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Amendment No. 3 and Renewal No. 2 to City Contract No. 20240923A for educational material and professional development services, $300,000.00. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Renewal Option No. 2 to City Contract No. 20250021 for nursing services, $300,000.00. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Renewal Option No. 2 to City Contract No. 20250095 for school bus transportation for McKinney Vento students, $3,000,000.00.
• Approved Renewal Option No. 2 to City Contract No. 20250088 for school bus transportation for special education in/OOD, $10,500,000.00. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved City Contract No. 20270089 for lease of copiers and printers, $2,155,006.08. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the assignment and first amendment to City Contract No. 20240600 with American International College. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved City Contract No. 20270012 with Xerox Business Solutions, LLC for copy center operations and mail courier services, $3,337,221.60. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Notice of Renewal Option No. 4 for City Contract No. 20230453 for alternative school transportation for special needs students, $600,000.00. p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Agreed to proceed with the October 22, 2026 town hall date. p. 15page 15 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the Springfield Public Schools website (PDF, 293 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

Open Meeting Law

The state law (M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sections 18 to 25) that requires public boards to meet in public, post notice of their meetings in advance, and keep minutes.

All the terms in the glossary

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 - Regular Meeting (opens in new tab), on the city's meeting portal
• Regular Meeting (opens in new tab), on the school district's website

First recorded by Springfield Publick on October 27, 2026.