The Collaborative for Educational Services today announced the appointment of Karen Reuter as Interim Executive Director, following Todd H. Gazda’s decision to step down from the Executive Director role in order to take the position of Interim Elementary School Principal at Chester Elementary School. The transition will be effective on July 15 2025. CES Board leadership, including Chairperson Cathy Englehardt and Vice-Chair Sharon Gilmore, will be meeting with Reuter over the coming months to identify a search process, gather staff and community...
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Jun
2013
18
Easthampton adults won’t buy alcohol for minors
EASTHAMPTON, MA - Last Thursday, several teens ranging from 16 - 18 years old stood in the rain in front of Jim's Package Store. They took turns asking customers, "Excuse me, if we gave you money, would you mind buying a six-pack for us?" But no one complied with...
Jun
2013
17
Springfield DYS Campus Hosts Career Day for Youth
SPRINGFIELD, MA - Youth from all three programs on the Springfield Campus participated in a Career Day on May 21, 2013. CHD Assessment, Terri Thomas Girls Program, and Springfield Secure Youth rotated through the gymnasium throughout the morning, networking and...
Jun
2013
4
Local Coalitions to Urban Outfitters: “Not far enough”
NORTHAMPTON, MA - CNN announced today that Urban Outfitters pulled prescription-themed products which came under fire by local and national safety advocates. Youth partners of the SPIFFY Coalition and other area youth drug and alcohol prevention coalitionsi had...
May
2013
15
Students are still struggling in the classroom
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Three decades ago, President Reagan commissioned a study, "A Nation at Risk," that exposed problems in the education system. Those numbers were recently compared with today. And researchers found there's still a lot room for improvement, as...
May
2013
8
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
NORTHAMPTON, MA - The National Endowment of the Arts recently awarded a $60,000 grant to the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) to expand art opportunities for youth involved in the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS). The Artists in Juvenile...
Apr
2013
15
Reunion Center in Easthampton launches new mentoring program for middle schoolers
EASTHAMPTON, MA - On a recent rainy Monday, The Reunion Center, an alternative education program on Pine Street, was a hub of after-school activity. Pairs of students huddled in front of computer screens and at small tables scattered around the program?s one-room...
Apr
2013
9
Local communities celebrate the Week of the Young Child
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Communities throughout Hampshire County are organizing a series of events next week (April 14th - 20th) to raise awareness of the needs of young children, and their families, as well as the community programs and services that support them. The...
Apr
2013
3
Dean Tech Students Learn High-Tech Skills by Moving Robots
HOLYOKE, MA - Web Design and Computer Programming Instructor Karen Morneau says that whenever the Robotics Club meets at Dean Technical High School, more students show up. The afterschool club is popular, she says, because students soon learn that working with...
Mar
2013
1
Winter 2013 Special Olympics
SOUTH HADLEY, MA - Steve and Patty Pittsley, of Ware, watched from the stands as their son Maxwell, 19, practiced throwing a ball and dribbling at the winter Special Olympics on Thursday in the gym at Smith Middle School in South Hadley. "He loves basketball," said...
Jan
2013
17
CES Conference Explores How Technology Can Help Students Learn
HOLYOKE, MA - The Collaborative for Educational Services, in collaboration with MassCue, hosted the 2013 Technology in Education Conference on January 14th at the Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Over 200 educators, technology...
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