…of the Brookline Center for Mental Health) comprised of clinicians, teachers, parents, and students working together to strengthen mental health programming in schools. She is the former Director of Social…
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Colrain Central School wins 2020 Green Difference Awards for trout repopulation, reusable bags
COLRAIN — Colrain Central School’s reusable bag program and efforts to replenish the local trout population are garnering attention from Project Green Schools, a Plymouth-based organization that seeks to develop…
Belchertown administrator to become South Hadley middle school principal
SOUTH HADLEY — The superintendent of schools has chosen Douglas Daponde, assistant principal at Belchertown High School, to be principal at Michael E. Smith Middle School effective Nov. 6. Daponde…
Former Springfield Principal chosen to head troubled Madison Park High
…Park on July 1, the School Department said in a statement. “I really look forward to making this school the true jewel of the Boston public schools,” McCaskill said in…
Gov. Charlie Baker signs bilingual education bill into law
…The new law allows schools to develop new approaches for teaching students who are learning English, like dual language education, a program that allows students to maintain their first language…
Making the Transition to Kindergarten Resource a Success
NORTHAMPTON, MA – In March, we shared that our resource “Making the Transition to Kindergarten” was available for schools to use with parents of children starting Kindergarten. Since then, we…
Amherst Regional superintendent to serve on statewide Racial Imbalance Advisory Council
AMHERST — Superintendent Michael Morris has been appointed for a three-year term to a statewide advisory council on racial imbalance in the commonwealth’s schools. The Racial Imbalance Advisory Council will…
SPIFFY Coalition to hold town hall meeting on underage drinking
…May 29th, 2015, from 11am – 1pm, on underage drinking. The meeting will be held at the Collaborative for Educational Services at 97 Hawley Street in Northampton, and is free…
How do you use iPads and tablets?
by Barbara Jacobs, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Greater Boston Region Lisa Kuh, Director of Early Education for the Somerville Public Schools, posted a question recently to colleagues in the Greater Boston…
Shawn Fortin
Dr. Shawn Fortin is the Director of Teaching and Learning for the Belchertown Public Schools. He has fifteen years of experience in public K-12 education in MA and has used…