Woody Clift has over twenty years’ experience in collaborating with stakeholders across disciplines towards improving educational, social, emotional, and life outcomes for youth placed at risk. Early in his career,…
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Karen Fiegenbaum, OTR/L
…has collaborated with educational teams and with community child welfare and mental health programming. Her experience supporting families with multifaceted needs and their children started in Early Intervention. Before working…
Orange pushing ahead for more state school aid
…entire state, Chapter 70 is underfunded,” Reinig said, adding that a 2015 study from the state’s Foundation Budget Review Commission showed schools statewide were underfunded by more than $1 billion….
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, in a paper titled “Skills For Our Future,” reported that while a career, vocational and technical education (CVTE) costs about $5,000 per pupil more…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
…to state control over school accountability and student testing. The Senate on Wednesday voted 85-12 to approve legislation rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind education law of 2002, now…
Students focus on peers’ struggles: Getting to Y pilot program at Easthampton High seeks to address concerns raised in health survey
…risk and protective factors, such as access, risk perceptions, parent disapproval and social support. The survey also assesses key demographic information. For the Getting to Y team, SPIFFY provided data…
About SPIFFY
…2015 04 30 leading reading intervention at risk as senate prepares to finalize budget recommendations readrecover ( Page 14 ) Values SPIFFY’s work will be guided by these core values:…
Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
…capacity of municipalities across the Commonwealth to address these issues. The SPIFFY Coalition works with local communities to reduce youth risk factors that increase the risk of youth engaging in…
Easthampton chooses LeClair for superintendent
EASTHAMPTON — The choice came down to taking a risk on passion or going with a proven track record ready to hit the ground running as the Easthampton School Committee…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…putting together its proposal for the next budget year, which starts July 1. As always, education will take up a large portion of the town’s budget. This year it’s 55…