The three-year initiative known as the Amherst Wellbeing Alliance will bring together community members, organizational and governmental stakeholders to create a community-wide plan for health AMHERST, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), in partnership with the Amherst Public Health Department, has received $375,000 over three years to complete a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Amherst, Massachusetts. The Amherst Wellbeing Alliance (in Spanish: “Alianza para el Bienestar de Amherst”) will engage the community and strategic partners, collect and analyze data,...
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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
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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...
Dec
2012
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Students Learn at local horse farm
Thanks to the efforts of a committed special education teacher, Collaborative students have been able to participate in a work and learning program at the Full of Grace Horse Farm in Amherst, Massachusetts. The story that follows was sent to us by Patricia Taylor, the...
Dec
2012
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AESA Walter G. Turner Award goes to Senator Chang-Diaz and Rep. Peisch
TAMPA, FL - State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and Rep. Alice Hanlon Peisch, D-Wellesley, were awarded the 2012 Walter G. Turner Award by the American Educational Service Agency (AESA). The two co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Education were selected for their outstanding...
Nov
2012
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Monte’s March
NORTHAMPTON, MA - When the Collaborative for Educational Services' HEC Academy students learned last fall about Monte's March, they decided to get involved. This was the third year that Monte Belmonte, host of the local radio station WRSI-FM, had organized "Monte's...
Nov
2011
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CES Director Accepts National Award For Innovative Leadership
NORTHAMPTON, MA - When Dr. Joan Schuman was hired as Executive Director of what is now the Collaborative for Educational Services the agency was a "tiny provider of special education and professional development programs to a limited number of schools in Hampshire...
Jun
2011
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Looking Back: Ben DeMarino Memorial
NORTHAMPTON, MA - For some people, graduating from high school is a given, a stepping stone on a relatively straight-forward path to college and career. For Ben DeMarino, graduating from the Collaborative for Educational Services' Alternative Learning Program (ALP) in...
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