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SPIFFY Committees, Task Forces, and Workgroups
Joining a committee or a community task force is a great way for parents, youth, and community professionals to get involved in developing SPIFFY’s ...
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About SPIFFY
The SPIFFY Coalition works to collaboratively engage in data-driven prevention efforts to reduce youth substance use and build healthy communities in Hampshire County.
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Special Ed Surrogate Parents
The Massachusetts Special Education Surrogate Parent Program (SESPP) appoints trained volunteers across the Commonwealth to act as special education decision-makers for students who have no ...
Department of Youth Services Guiding Principles awards for November
The Collaborative for Educational Services is pleased to announce the November winners of our regional Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award! We continue to ...
U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to Chief State School Officers detailing information about federal funds ...
Sabine Denise Jacques M.Ed.
Sabine Denise Jacques is a First Generation Haitian-American social justice facilitator, theater practitioner, actor, and Fulbright Scholar. She holds a BA in African-American Studies, a ...
First wave of students wowed by new Easthampton school
EASTHAMPTON — The morning announcement may have indicated that it was school day 75, but when middle school students returned from their holiday break on Wednesday morning, many admitted that it ...
CES welcomes a new SJE Specialist to the team
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) welcomes Mariah Lapiroff as a new Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist. Mariah, originally from Berkeley, CA, joins our team as a ...
For the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC), community leadership is at the heart of their work.
The mission is to cultivate shared governance and a county-wide network that builds the power of community voice to make food policies more equitable, honor diverse cultures, and help local food ...
Working for Special Education in Institutional Settings
CES is the contracted provider for special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS), a program of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. SEIS provides special ...
Developmental Screening and ASQ
As a parent, you know your child’s strengths and weaknesses better than anyone. Parenting has taught you how to trust your instincts. Still, sometimes you have moments of uncertainty. How do you ...
Early Literacy and ParentChild+
Early literacy provides children with the foundation they need to become successful learners. Research shows that literacy gives children an important set of tools for understanding and ...