Springfield Legacy Academy

355 Plainfield St - Springfield MA - 01104
Type of autonomy arrangement: Empower Schools partnership model
Basic Profile

Opened In

Grades

6-8

Environment

Urban

Type

District
Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program
Set school-level policy
Determine professional development
Determine authorizer assessments
Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues
Evaluate colleagues
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine tenure policy
Select leaders

Administrative

Determine school budget
Set staff pattern
Determine compensation
Determine teacher workday
Set schedule
Teacher Authority Is...
De Jure and De Facto

About the Learning Program

One of just two dual language middle schools in the state, Legacy Academy centers on bilingualism, biculturalism, and biliteracy in Spanish and English.
Staffed by over 60% bilingual educators — several of whom are from Argentina, Columbia, Jamaica, Mexico, and Spain — the school implements the only public school sports education model in Massachusetts, built on the framework of the Fugees Family network of schools, designed explicitly to support emerging bilinguals through a focus on the universal language of sport.
Legacy’s small, grade-level Community Learning Teams ensure deep personalization and individual support to students.