On Thursday, Dec. 5 the Center for Public Policy and Administration (CPPA) presents a panel discussion titled “Labor-Management Collaboration in Springfield Schools.” This event, held at 1 p.m. in Campus Center 911-15, is the final panel in a semester-long series bringing leaders from Springfield to present their work and reflect on lessons about social change.
Panelists include Daniel Warwick, Springfield Public Schools superintendent, and Timothy Collins, Springfield Education Association president. They will discuss the creative, problem-solving approach to reform that Springfield public school administrators and union leaders have adopted. This collaboration is changing the culture of the participating schools with promising results. The panel will highlight lessons learned through this process by leaders from the teachers union and school district.
This event is coordinated by Fred Rose, an instructor at CPPA and co-director of the Wellspring Collaborative, a community development project creating worker-owned companies that provide living-wage jobs in Springfield.