Dear Parent/Guardians and former Student,
The Springfield Public Schools needs your help!
Now that you have been out in the world for a while, we want to hear how you are doing so we can make high school a better place for all our students.
The past year has been challenging in so many ways. If you tell us about your challenges and successes since high school, you will help us understand whether our schools are preparing students to be successful in adult life. You will help us think about how to do a better job supporting students who are in high school now.
Were you able to find a job?
Did you continue your education after high school?
Do you have suggestions for your former high school?
We’d love to know.
Please complete our survey! There are four options:
- Answer the survey online using this survey link: https://bit.ly/WorkSchoolSurvey2025.
Complete the enclosed paper survey, put it in the enclosed stamped return envelope, and mail it back to Department Special education & Related Services Springfield Public Schools 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA.
- Call Deborah Pacheco at 413-787-7100 ext. 55626 between the hours of 8am-4pm Monday through Friday. Deborah will go online to get the survey. Then they will ask you the survey questions while you’re on the phone, and complete the survey with you.
- If you would rather fill out the survey with someone in person, please come visit us in the 1550 Main St. Springfield, MA between the hours of 9am-3pm Monday through Friday. Ask to speak with Deborah Pacheco.
Answering the survey questions will take you about 5 minutes. Please complete the survey online, mail it to us, call us, or come visit us in person no later than September 12, 2025.
We want to hear from you. What you have to say is really important!
The individual information you share through this survey will be seen by your school/district’s staff, by staff at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and by staff at Crescent Bend Consulting. No one else will see your individual responses. Responses from all of the people who answered the survey from your whole school/district will be publicly reported all together, anonymously, in a way that keeps what you individually said private and confidential.
Please help us by answering this survey! Thank you for your time.
Please go to the Resources page for links for additional resources
MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Pupil Services is comprised of the Special Education, Guidance, Student Support, Alternative Schools, Nursing and Health Services, and Student Attendance Units. Special Education is the largest of all the units in the department and is charged with meeting the educational needs of over 5,000 students with disabilities in the District while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations. The Special Education Department also oversees all related services such as physical/occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and school psychology services, and provides on-going professional development throughout the district to teachers and staff. Other compliance issues relevant to the Office of Civil Rights are also handled through the Pupil Services Department.
The lower level of the PACE
Center is not accessible for some persons with physical impairments.
Individuals with disabilities may contact Jeffrey Welch, Senior Administrator
of the PACE Center at 413-787-6959 ext. 49840 with questions or to request
accommodation.
This website will be updated periodically.
Resources
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District Nursing Code of Ethics:
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Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Meeting
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Frequent Questions
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Department Info
Department Head:
Dr. Marisa McCarthy, Chief of Special Education and Related Services
Phone:
413-787-7100, 55690
Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Address:
Central Office
1550 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103
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