…book on the topic of Individual Education Programs (IEP) and 504 Teams. Laurel Peltier, Ed.D. and Albert Johnson-Mussad, Ph.D., CES educational consultants and coaches, are the authors of the book,…
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Education secretary hears about rural school challenges
…recently tapped as this region’s director. Tutwiler oversees the state’s early, primary and higher education. Tutwiler had lunch with students and talked to them about the importance of rural education…
Staff shortages throughout K-12 education are taking a toll
…to meet the needs of all students. While all students are impacted, those students who have the greatest need are the very ones who are most profoundly feeling the impact…
Supporting Access to Educational Technology
…utilized to involve students more in the design of their own educational process. The use of technology to empower students and expand their access to learning would become a recurring…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…the Collaborative for Educational Services. The scholarship will benefit special education students graduating from any Franklin or Hampshire County high school or CES’s HEC Academy, who are moving on to…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
Authentic learning, not test-driven compliance, is crucial as we emerge from the pandemic The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s recent decision to raise the score high school students must…
Mental health challenges for students topic of summit
…came to mind among planners was mental health needs of students. “When we look at where we are today, we never could have imagined how this pandemic would affect students…
Leominster schools take initiative on teaching techniques
…part in an initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of new teaching techniques. “We are constantly developing innovative strategies to prepare students for college and career, and we are beginning to…
Elementary Secondary Education Act Reauthorization news from AESA
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) recently received analysis from The Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) regarding the multiple versions of the Elementary Secondary Education Act currently under consideration…
HEC Academy holds graduation ceremony at Smith College
…located in Northampton, for students between 14 and 21, honored eleven students this year, from Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden County sending school districts. HEC Academy offers a small-school learning environment…