…Both her parents were teachers, and even seeing her mother, Sonia Nieto, win the prestigious Massachusetts Teachers Association Lifetime Civil Rights Award did not convince Lopez that the hard work…
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Setting the Stage for Future Educators
…the direction of Dr. Len Lubinsky. CES began by working with the Massachusetts DOE on licensure programs for teachers of special education and reading, and for school administrators (supt, principal,…
Kevin Courtney
…superintendents and principals. He joined CES in 2008 upon his retirement from the Pioneer Valley Regional School District where he was the Superintendent of Schools for twenty years. Kevin has…
Easthampton fourth-graders launch campaign against car idling
…of time people were idling,” said Judy Averill, the school’s principal. A parent approached Averill in early February concerned with the number of cars idling outside the school and how…
Dias Selects Williamstown-Lanesborough; Contract Signing Set
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA — It appears the Lanesborough-Williamstown schools’ new superintendent will be current Medway High School Principal Douglas Dias. On Thursday, Dias withdrew his name from consideration for the superintendent…
Pioneer science teacher Penney Betsold earns Grinspoon award
NORTHFIELD — The fact that Pioneer Valley Regional School science teacher Penney Betsold is this year’s winner of the Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Teaching came as no surprise to…
No more homework? Greenfield elementary schools rethink approach
…fresh pile of snow in the front yard beckoned just outside the window. In Greenfield, the principals of the three elementary schools decided to nip that in the bud this…
South Hadley names Bonneville interim schools chief
SOUTH HADLEY — Former high school principal Diana Bonneville will serve as interim superintendent throughout the remainder of the school year as the district navigates an abrupt leadership change and…
Experts discuss state of local education at GCC
…MTA union, Joe Kurland, member of the Mohawk Trail Regional School Committee and Doug Selwyn, a professor of education in New York discussed with an audience of activists and community…
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…Pioneer Valley Regional School District. She has worked as both a special education and general education teacher; assistant principal; educational diagnostician/consultant; and inclusion specialist. Sharon has taught courses on inclusion…