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Education
Making a Difference

New programs, facilities expand learning options as Springfield Public Schools works to close achievement gap

By Mike Smith
Published May 5, 2022 at 12:22 PM CDT
Post Card Image of Central High School, Springfield Missouri
Springfield Public Schools
Post Card Image of Central High School, Springfield Missouri

This broadcast season, KSMU’s program "Making a Difference" is switching gears. Through a series of panel conversations airing once every month, we examine each chapter of The 2021 Community Focus Report for Springfield and Greene County. The CFR is a biennial report which evaluates the community’s assets, gaps, opportunities and challenges in eleven key areas, including today’s topic: Education.

Our guests for today’s panel conversation are: Jonathan Groves, facilitator of the CFR; Grenita Lathan, Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools, the largest school district in Missouri; Cheryl Goetz, Learning Coach at Boyd Elementary in Springfield; and Stephanie Smallwood, Youth Services Coordinator with the Springfield Greene County Library District.

Production support for the Community Focus Report for Springfield and Greene County, comes from: The Community Foundation of the Ozarks,The Junior League of Springfield, The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, The Springfield-Greene County Library District, and The United Way of The Ozarks.

The Community Focus Report for Springfield and Greene County is available for viewing at www.springfieldcommunityfocus.org

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Making a Difference Springfield Public SchoolsCommunity Foundation of the OzarksCommunity Focus ReportSpringfield Greene County Library District
Mike Smith
Mike Smith's career at KSMU began in 1980 as a student announcer when the former Navy Submariner attended (then) SMSU with help from the GI Bill. In 1982 Smith became a full time member of the KSMU family as "Chief Announcer", responsible for the acquisition, training and scheduling of the student announcing staff. It was also in 1982 when Smith first produced "Seldom Heard Music" a broadcast of Bluegrass which is still heard on KSMU and ksmu.org every Saturday night at 7CT.
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