SHELBURNE — A group of Mohawk Trail Regional School District teachers is pondering the question of how to address hate speech in school environments. Led by an ad hoc committee of teachers and staff, the district welcomed educators, School Committee members and community members to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center in June to start a dialogue about discrimination, hate speech, bias, and how to create school communities that foster openness and a sense of belonging. “The goal was not just to have one event, but to begin many more conversations,” said Boris Samarov, a...
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Oct
2020
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After School Office Hours give virtual support to students and families
Assistant Superintendent Vito Perrone and Superintendent Tim Connor, both in the West Springfield Public School District, were already aware of the creativity of CES After School Programs as CES staff stepped up in April of 2020 and through the summer months...
Sep
2020
8
Greenfield’s Federal Street School teacher plans gardening curriculum for English language learners
GREENFIELD — José Colón Martínez headed up the hill behind the Leyden Woods office building last week holding an umbrella overhead and donning a huge smile. José, 9, a fourth-grader at Federal Street School, and Daiangeliss Mercado, 8, a third-grader there, are...
Sep
2020
8
Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans
With some families favoring remote instruction for their children, others favoring a return to in-person education and still others hoping for a hybrid of the two, there seems to be no one-size-fits-all method for returning to school this fall amid the challenges...
Sep
2020
5
Northfield Environmental Educator honored by town
NORTHFIELD — As he looks to retire after 28 years teaching sixth grade at Northfield Elementary School, Jay Loubris said he’ll always remember the excitement and wonder on students’ faces during various science lessons and field trips. The Northfield Open Space...
Sep
2020
4
Sanderson Academy teacher receives grant for remote education efforts
ASHFIELD — A local kindergarten teacher has been awarded a COVID-19 Relief Grant from the Association of American Educators Foundation (AAEF) for her efforts to improve access to remote education. “(Remote learning) is very different than in-person learning,” said...
Aug
2020
10
Turners Falls High School says goodbye to Class of 2020
TURNERS FALLS — Standing in front of his peers, who wore masks and were seated in chairs spaced 6 feet apart, Turners Falls High School graduate Anthony Peterson said he may have been disappointed with how his senior year turned out, but he wasn’t discouraged....
Jul
2020
13
Cooley Dickinson Health Care receives $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Cooley Dickinson Health Care received a $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity and address a systemic lack of access to healthy food. According to a news release sent to 22News, Cooley Dickinson Health Care received the...
Jul
2020
9
ARHS principal Gene Jones to resign for North Carolina job
AMHERST — An appointment to a principal position at a North Carolina high school is prompting Amherst Regional High School Principal Gene Jones to resign after one year in the district. In a letter to families in the district sent Wednesday evening, Jones...
Jul
2020
6
New supt. of Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont districts hopes to be strong advocate for rural education
BUCKLAND — Sheryl Stanton, the new superintendent of Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional school districts, may never have found a career in education if it h a d n’t been for a college course mix-up and a teacher who made a difference. “I mis-registered for a...
Jun
2020
18
Laurel Peltier leading cohorts in Connecticut for Special Education
Laurel Peltier, CES Curriculum and Instructional Specialist in Special Education, has been part of the team leading the Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI) since this Massachusetts state-wide program began in 2016. Now, for the second year, she has...
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