A few times a week, Katie Macomber, medical home care coordinator at Amherst Pediatrics, writes a “prescription” for patients and their families. Macomber is not a doctor, and the prescription…
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New Greenfield superintendent brings ‘commitment to supporting the whole child’
…able to keep that level of involvement and interpersonal connection.” DeBarge, who received unanimous support from the School Committee last month to lead the Greenfield School Department, begins in the…
SPIFFY’s New Coalition Coordinator
SPIFFY has had a recent staff transition. Amy Cronin DiCaprio is no longer working with us and we are excited to report that Lexi Polokoff is moving into the Coordinator…
Connecting with a new generation: Amherst program links students of Cambodian descent to their roots
When he was little, Shane Mang, the son of Cambodian immigrants, spoke some Khmer, the Cambodian language, around his home. Now a sixth grader at Crocker Farm School, Shane is…
Local Spotlight: Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance’s New Social Norms Messaging Campaigns!
…2025 Prevention Needs Assessment Survey of the school districts in Ware, Palmer, Monson, Quaboag Hills, and North Brookfield. The posters from these campaigns will be hung up in the schools…
Karen Albano
…State University and is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Education from Northeastern University. Karen is an Elementary Lead Teacher in the Agawam Public Schools where she has worked as an…
Lisa Kucia
Lisa Kucia currently works as a Literacy Coach from the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District. She is a veteran teacher with experience as a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, and reading…
Literacy + Social Emotional + One-on-One Time…in just 10 minutes!
By Kim Davenport, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Central Region At a January DESE conference on Early Literacy, the Boston Public School Early Childhood Department shared aspects of their K2…
Renee Hadfield
Renee has been teaching in the East Greenwich school system for 30 years. She has been a resource teacher, a general education teacher, and for the last 15 years has…
First Annual Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Monthly Award
…high school education to youth across the Commonwealth who are in the care of DYS,. In addition to supporting youth success in high school, the program includes efforts to increase…