…at several schools in the Pioneer Valley. She helped launch and currently advises the Ware High School Domestic Violence Task Force. She worked with Gateway High School to develop, implement…
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Karen Danforth
Karen Danforth is the Elementary Literacy Coach for the West Springfield Public Schools. She is also a Teacher-Consultant for the Western Massachusetts Writing Project and Past President of the Pioneer…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Transitions to Collaborative for Educational Services
…reaching and educating learners of all ages. CES works in the Pioneer Valley and across Massachusetts to create and improve educational opportunities both in and out of the classroom and…
SPIFFY Coalition to hold town hall meeting on underage drinking
…U-Mass Amherst; Monica Moran, Senior Planner Specialist-Social Services, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. The Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) is a coalition whose mission is to foster collaboration…
Social-Emotional Development: What’s happening in districts?
By Kay Lisseck, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Pioneer Valley Region With a focus on social-emotional learning, the latest annual report from the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy points to…
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
…level, though, legislators, school officials and community members from up and down the Pioneer Valley honed in on one of the most important local education issues: rural school funding. In…
Rural schools to push for millions more in state aid
…($146,400), Frontier ($183,300), Mohawk Trail ($289,500), Pioneer Valley ($260,100) and Ralph C. Mahar ($225,600). Schools districts with 10 to 20 students per mile would receive about $200 per student. These…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…for Vocational and Technical Education, bringing together organizations as varied as the blue chip Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, the interfaith Massachusetts Communities Action Network, and think tanks Pioneer Institute and MassINC…
More state aid for rural schools this year
…year, several Franklin County districts benefited,like Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District, which received $183,774; Mohawk Trail Regional School District, which received $132,932; and Pioneer Valley Regional School District, which…
Early Literacy and ParentChild+
…principal duprey takes on principals position too duprey ( Page 40 ) What is “early literacy”? Early literacy includes every encounter your child has with language – whether it’s hearing…