Barbara Gaines Winkelman

The School District of Springfield Township provides a warm, supportive and world class learning environment that combines the best resources available within a small-town climate. Our district offers a safe, diverse, and inclusive community that promotes strong values of acceptance and personalized opportunities for pursuit of educational goals. Our district mission statement is to “Educate and develop all students as learners and citizens who are high-achieving, resilient, and responsible in a changing global community.” The district promotes equitable opportunities, resources, supports, and access for all students, and the Board of School Directors has formally approved Six Goals of Educational Equity, showing their commitment to enabling every child to achieve high standards of excellence. Our mission: "Educate and develop all students as learners and citizens who are high-achieving, resilient and responsible in a changing global community."​ Equity Statement: "Recognizing the diversity of our community, The School District of Springfield Township is committed to and accountable for advancing equity and excellence for all of our students. We, in the School District of Springfield Township, endeavor to provide equitable opportunities for high level, meaningful, and engaging learning experiences for each and every student, regardless of racial/ethnic background, economic condition or other dimension of identity or difference. We recognize that in order to achieve Educational Equity we must apply principles of fairness and justice in the allocation of resources and work toward the elimination of institutional barriers to access and opportunity. We aim to ensure that funding, policies, practices, and initiatives will enable every student to receive what they need to maximize their success. In order to foster growth toward equity, we must engage in continuous reflection and ongoing measurement of our efforts."