Laurel Peltier, Ed.D. is a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Special Education at the Collaborative for Educational Services. Her work focuses on special education leaders and leadership, and particularly on facilitating the IEP team process with people inside of schools and in community settings who support kids who have disabilities. We recently asked Laurel whether at this time, the role of special education team leader is more important than ever. She responded, “Special education funding has been an issue for as long as I have been in the field of education, and while...
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Aug
2021
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Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming
BOSTON — Massachusetts is poised to start its third pandemic-influenced academic year with a mask mandate in place across K-12 schools, after a 9-1 vote Tuesday by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said the...
Aug
2021
24
New Greenfield superintendent brings ‘commitment to supporting the whole child’
GREENFIELD — Superintendent Christine DeBarge said she strives to be the kind of superintendent who walks down the hallways of Greenfield’s public schools and knows the names and faces of everyone she sees. “I’m definitely someone who wants to … eventually know the...
Jul
2021
29
The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most
How much did the pandemic affect students? The latest research is out, and the answer is clear: dramatically. In math and reading, students are behind where they would be after a normal year, with the most vulnerable students showing the steepest drops, according...
Jul
2021
19
Healthy Hampshire sends team to Johns Hopkins initiative
Healthy Hampshire County Food Policy Council Startup Circle members Talya Sogoba and Kia Aoki have been chosen to participate in the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Food Policy Council Community Invest in racially and economically just food systems...
Jul
2021
15
DeBarge picked to lead Greenfield schools
GREENFIELD — The School Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night in favor of entering into negotiations with Christine DeBarge to assume the role of superintendent of Greenfield Public Schools. DeBarge, who currently serves as superintendent of East Windsor...
Jul
2021
15
New principals named locally
Michelle Hernandez will be the next principal at the K-6 Fort River Elementary School in town. Amherst Regional Superintendent Michael Morris, on Monday, confirmed her appointment. In a message to parents, caregivers and staff, he wrote that Hernandez “will begin...
Jul
2021
8
Feds Approve Release Of $611 Mil For Massachusetts Schools
Federal education officials have approved the state's Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) plan and distributed $611.3 million in funds to Massachusetts to help safely reopen schools and address the needs of students disproportionately affected...
Jul
2021
8
CES After School program receives grant for Dexter Park Elementary in Orange
The Collaborative for Educational Services After School program has been awarded a five year grant of $200,000 per year to develop and run a new 21st Century Community Learning Center After School program for Dexter Park Elementary School within the Orange Public...
Jul
2021
1
Massachusetts Special Education Surrogate Parent Program Transitions to Collaborative for Educational Services
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has awarded the statewide Massachusetts Special Education Surrogate Parent (SESP) Program contract to Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), effective July 1, 2021. CES is a non-profit...
Jun
2021
16
Mobile markets make local food accessible
As summer approaches, several nonprofits are cleaning out their vans, mapping out routes, and coordinating with farmers for the start of their mobile markets. It is exactly what you’d imagine — a small farmers market packed up in a van and driven around to...
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