Tonya Forbes has been with SPS for her entire teaching career. After 30 years, she will be retiring as a kindergarten teacher from Wilder Elementary but has also taught 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. One of her favorite memories is … Read More
Joyce Hood is currently teaching 1st grade at Jeffries Elementary and she will be retiring after this school year. She has taught at several schools and has even had the opportunity to teach the same group of students more than … Read More
Patricia Grassa is a special education teacher for Mercy BASE Program. After 26 years with SPS, she will be retiring at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. One of her favorite memories was being nominated and a finalists for … Read More
Laura Wood is a 7th grade math teacher at Westport and will be retiring from Springfield Public Schools this year. One thing that she will miss the most during retirement is the people in SPS. “I had a great group … Read More
After 29 years with SPS, Gail Scroggins will be retiring as a first grade teacher at Williams Elementary. Throughout her time as an educator, she has experienced several favorite memories and has built friendships with students and colleagues. “One of … Read More
Kimberly “Kimie” Ashlock is currently a process coordinator for SPS and has been with the district for 13 years. She has been able to cherish several memories from her time with the district; one that stands out to her is … Read More
Marilyn Sweet is an occupational therapist and has been with the district for 20 years. Throughout her time she has experienced several great memories but one that is the best is when students with poor visual attention and behaviors finally … Read More
Lisa Beeson is currently teaching kindergarten at Wilder Elementary! She has been teaching for 30 years and has been with SPS for 28 years. Looking back at her time with SPS, her favorite memories include the funny things that come … Read More
Glendale High School’s counselor Tamara White has been with SPS for 15 years. Some of her favorite memories center around the extracurricular activities she has been involved with. “Seeing my students and talking with them in their element is priceless. … Read More
Trisha Taff, the music teacher at Disney Elementary, will be singing her final farewell to SPS this year after 29 years. One of her favorite memories happened this year when she had the opportunity to join her choir, the Dynamics, … Read More