In a message from Interim Commissioner Patrick Tutwiler and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on April 9, 2025, the Department responded to the recent USED Request for…
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Belchertown teacher named Grammy Music Educator Award finalist
BELCHERTOWN — Swift River Elementary School teacher Geoffrey Gould is in the running to take home Grammy gold on Sunday after being chosen as a finalist for the Grammy Music…
Law, Ethics, and the Educator
Required for License(s): Administrative Leadership Constitutional and statutory provisions governing a public school system are examined on local, state and national levels. Particular attention will be paid to the legal…
Specialized Reading Approaches
Required for License(s): Reading Specialist (All Levels) The focus of this course is on the variety of instructional reading programs utilized in many of today’s schools. This course will provide…
Occupational Therapy Center develops new strategies
…the ways in which the Collaborative for Educational Services’ Occupational Therapy Center (OTC) in Northampton has expanded their practice to help. “Although it’s been stressful and challenging, our work feels…
Western MA coalition releases recommendations for minimizing the impact of trauma on young children involved in DCF
NORTHAMPTON, MA – System Change for Successful Children (SCSC), a federally funded initiative coordinated by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), recently released recommendations to Massachusetts policy makers for minimizing…
Focus on Teaching Students in Poverty
…Center for Schools and Communities in Camp Hill, PA, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and included Dr. Mussad’s day-long Institute, Improving Outcomes for Students in Poverty. The connection is…
HEC Academy students support Monte’s March
…walked part of Monte’s route from Springfield to Northampton, during the first day of his two day walk. Last week, HEC Academy students made Belmonte, who usually interviews others, the…
Fall 2014 Special Olympics offers fun in Granby
…field echoed the bright colors sported by the 87 participants, and the volunteers working to set up and support the event. Students came from schools in Northampton, South Hadley, Granby,…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…and accessible. She and her classmates at Mount Tom Academy — an alternative high school at Holyoke Community College — were among the millions of students participating this year. Conceived…