BUCKLAND, MA — Former Amherst Regional Middle School principal Marisa Mendonsa of Florence has been hired for the newly created co-principal position at the Mohawk Trail Regional School. Mendonsa will begin her new role on Aug. 1, according to Mohawk Trail Regional...
WHATELY, MA — Lynn M. Carey, new superintendent of the Frontier Regional School District, sits inside her new office in the administration building on Christian Lane, behind a freshly inscribed name plate which sits on the edge of a mahogany desk. “The priority is...
NORTHAMPTON, MA — The Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School board of trustees voted 3-1 Wednesday to offer Kevin C. Farr the job of interim superintendent for the coming school year. Farr, a longtime technical school educator, was one of two finalists...
GREENFIELD — Amid a statewide debate over proposals to allow more public charter schools to open, local educators are concerned about the effects that could have on rural districts, although charter school leaders say those concerns are overblown. Charter school...
Teacher of the year Sydney Chaffee, a teacher at the Codman Academy Charter Public School in Dorchester was among the nineteen educators honored at a State House ceremony last week. Other teachers recognized included Teacher of the Year finalist Rachel Stavely...
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) 21st Century After School program has received three year grant funding to open an out-of-school time (OST) program at Easthampton High School. The program will begin in the fall, and will focus on academic support...
GREENFIELD. MA — Jake Toomey, the principal of the Academy of Early Learning and the school superintendent’s assistant for personnel in Greenfield, is no stranger to taking command. Though his formal training was in art education, Toomey’s first pass at a...
NORTHFIELD, MA — Pioneer Valley Regional School’s new principal, Jean Bacon, says that she wants Pioneer to support all learning styles, including students who need more support or students who need more challenge than the curriculum provides. Bacon, 54, of North...
WHATELY, MA — Inside the Frontier Regional School administration office, a tangible sense of respect and appreciation for longtime Superintendent Martha Barrett emanates from staff members. “She is going to be missed,” said Donna Lloyd, who works in accounts...
FLORENCE, MA — Two Valley high school students will receive scholarships for their work in social justice Sunday at the Sojourner Truth statue. Olivia Kan-Sperling, from Northampton High School, and Lanre Thomas, from Amherst Regional High School, the scholarship...
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