Our Belief: Individual Schools are the Unit of Success in Education

Through an unprecedented partnership between the Springfield Public Schools, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA), the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) ensures that each individual school has the necessary autonomy and flexibility to create the best educational environment for its students. 

FOUR CORE PRINCIPLES

Autonomy, Advancement, Action

Empowering Teachers

 Enabled by an innovative teachers' contract, teachers and leaders in the SEZP are uniquely empowered in their own schools to make the decisions in the best interest of their students,  families, and colleagues.

TEACHING IN THE SEZP

An Ecosystem of Support 

Empowering Leaders

Leaders are encouraged and supported to make bold changes to achieve results for their students. SEZP creates the conditions for leaders to successfully conceive and execute these changes, including significant autonomy, flexibility, and resources at the school level.

LEADING IN THE SEZP