…the school, we need to consider the best interests of our students,” Porter said. “I hope these conversations will allow us to face the facts and look at all the…
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Peggy Hoime
…as well as teacher trainings. As a parenting and family coach, she works with parents helping them to understand who their child is. She uses the research-based DISC Assessment. Once…
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Starting Strong Summit convenes early childhood leaders and stakeholders from across the Commonwealth
…in young children as a growing body of research shows these skills are even better predictors of learning and later success in life than academic skills. Other speakers at the…
If you want your children to succeed, teach them to share in Kindergarten
…students for two decades, suggests that specific social-emotional skills among young children can be powerful predictors for success later in life. “These are skills that probably portend their ability to…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023. The determination requires that students pass one high school science and technology/engineering Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test to graduate. Many students take the test…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…the other half do not have special needs, who serve as “role models.” The playground is next to several preschool classrooms and features canopies, woodchip and rubber surfaces, stations for…
Bridging to Belonging: Working with Polarization in Schools PLC
…which shows up in our communities and schools. In this PLC, we frame and explore tensions across differences that are present in our schools as we seek to find ways…
50 Years of Belonging and Community for Students with Disabilities
…students remain within their communities. As districts built their own capacity, CES programs evolved and expanded into new directions. Said Sherry Smith, current CES Director of Special Education: “Early on,…
Special Ed Surrogate Parents
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