…Early Childhood Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dana has held key leadership roles, including serving as Co-Head of School at The Common School in Amherst, MA, where she…
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Edna Olive
Edna Olive is the Associate Director at Engaging Schools. She has over 25 years of experience as a lassroom teacher, school administrator, coach, facilitator, consultant, and entrepreneur, with a focus…
Special ed teacher now vice principal in Turners Falls
MONTAGUE — With just a few weeks under her belt as the new Vice Principal of Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, Kathi Smith said is adjusting…
Smith Academy principal leaving for bigger school
…spring Berrios was a finalist for superintendent of Easthampton Public Schools. He and Allison LeClair were the final two candidates, and in April, the school committee chose LeClair in a…
Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth
…Northampton High School freshman who said he doesn’t Juul. Max Shannon, a teenager from Amherst, estimates the number of high school-aged youth Juuling at around 50 percent. “I don’t know…
Frontier, Union 38 school districts announce Grinspoon recipients
…Wells, at Sunderland Elementary School, and Steven Blinder, at Frontier Regional School, will be honored at a banquet at The Log Cabin in Holyoke on April 30. Winners — one…
Gill-Montague school system seeks ways to address civil rights concerns
TURNERS FALLS – The Gill-Montague School District has the right policies and procedures in place concerning civil rights violations in its secondary schools, although in some instances staff haven’t followed…
Sheffield Elementary School counselor honored with Grinspoon award
TURNERS FALLS — It can take a village to raise a child. But just as often, it takes a whole school. Kevin White, the counselor at Sheffield Elementary School, knows…
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…said during a forum Thursday at the Northampton Senior Center about how charter school payments affect the Northampton schools. State figures show that Northampton paid $2.25 million in charter school…
Franklin Tech steps away from musicals
…school, we’re going to be a play school,” he said. Since that time the school has done at least one play every spring, with Prasol trying to pick modern comedies…