…consistently professional and friendly manner. She is a great asset to the organization”. Another said “ Erin is always cheerful and positive. She can put a sunny spin on just…
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Leslie B. Edinson
…Massachusetts. An experienced staff developer, he served in that role in Cambridge, MA and has spoken on multicultural schools, performance-based assessment, restructuring rural schools, and co-facilitated the Inclusive Practices Network…
Empowering Educators: Integrating the New Massachusetts Frameworks Into Health Education
In September of 2023, the state’s first updated health and physical education guidelines in nearly 25 years were approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and are designed…
PVRS students showcase robotic fish feeders in first ever Pioneer Engineering Expo
…The LEGO robotics gear was acquired with funding from the school budget and through rural aid. Some fish feeder designs featured conveyer belt-style fish feeders, others used an auger-style dispensary…
Hilltown Mobile Market on the move in 2019
…Hilltowns, Hilltown residents were at a disadvantage in accessing local produce to improve nutrition and food security. In late 2018, Healthy Hampshire was awarded a two-year grant from the Massachusetts…
Building an Innovative Community for Special Education Team Leaders
CES Curriculum and Instructional Specialist in Special Education Laurel Peltier has been part of the team leading the statewide Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI) in Massachusetts since 2016, funded…
Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…Summit Schools) in California and Washington. The Summit Learning approach also “forms the foundation” for the learning process at over 300 Summit Learning schools across the United States. As a…
2 high schools to merge into one ‘Holyoke High School’ with 2 campuses, spelling end of ‘Dean Tech’
…“The idea is one city, one school,” said Stephen K. Zrike, the state-appointed receiver in charge of managing the Holyoke public schools. The merger to create Holyoke High School North…
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…high schools. Students shared their thoughts and experiences around what it means to have safe and healthy schools and fielded questions from attendees on how to provide more opportunities in…
Heath Elementary School will close
…our school has become too small to create an affordable education,” said Deb Porter, chairwoman of the Heath Education Taskforce, speaking to about 100 residents inside the Elementary School’s gymnasium….