School Committee special meeting – Sep 9, 2026
Listed as “School Committee - Emergency Special Meeting”.
- Where
- 1550 Main Street, 2nd Floor New England Board Room, Springfield, MA 01103
Recordings of School Committee meetings: SPS School Committee and Subcommittee Meetings on YouTube (opens in new tab).
What was decided
The meeting covered a recent cybersecurity incident affecting district information systems. Members voted, with one member absent, to go into executive session on the district's security devices and response strategies.
Decisions recorded
- Approved entering executive session under G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(4) to discuss security devices and strategies related to a recent cybersecurity incident, with one member absent. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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Minutes posted on the Springfield Public Schools website (PDF, 196 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.
- School Committee - Emergency 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 .