Superintendent's Update

April 2025

Greetings!

With Spring Break 2025 soon to be in the rearview mirror, the students and staff at Cedar Springs Public Schools see a clear path ahead to the finish line. With roughly eight weeks of school remaining, the pace of learning and life accelerates from now through the end of the school year. Students and teachers recognize the scope of the challenges and opportunities on the horizon as they enter the final stretch of the 2024-2025 school year. Together, we are up for the challenge.

In addition to the work being completed by our students and staff, we have several teams of contractors on campus, making great progress on our bond construction projects. Visitors to campus this spring will see significant signs of active construction at Beach Elementary School and at the High School. Triangle Construction and their army of contractors are making great progress at both job sites. These two projects are currently on schedule and running under budget.

We are replacing the original three academic wings at Beach Elementary with an efficiently designed two-story wing. The new design of the school successfully incorporates the original gymnasium and the cafeteria, as well as several classrooms that were added in the early 9'0s. We are adding a weight room and a multi-purpose area for fitness and athletic programs on the East end of the High School near the stadium entrance. We are also replacing the tennis courts at the High School. Our existing courts had become unplayable, as they could no longer be properly maintained with surface patches and seam repairs.

Cedar Springs Public Schools has much to be thankful for this spring. We must acknowledge the members of our community committed to making Cedar Springs Public Schools a place where each of our talented students can thrive. We know none of these things are possible without a supportive community. Strong communities build strong schools, and strong schools build stronger communities.

We can. We will. We are. TOGETHER!
With respect and gratitude,
Scott B. Smith, Superintendent