BOSTON, MA – Massachusetts students will soon be facing a new standardized test after the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to combine elements of the existing MCAS…
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Educators from Collaborative for Educational Services Publish Book on IEP and 504 Teams
NORTHAMPTON — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), a member of the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (MOEC), is pleased to announce that two of its educators recently published a…
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…for the University of Massachusetts. Sharon is widely known for her expertise in helping schools and teachers adopt the structures, dispositions and skills for effective co-teaching. Sharon coaches co-teachers across…
Dr. Alex Hirshberg
…Behavioral Health Services in Hadley, Massachusetts. His interest areas include comprehensive school mental health systems, designing in-district social-emotional programs, and helping school mental health staff leverage evidence-based intervention to build…
Supporting Students with Non-Compliance: Building emotional capacity
…last several years providing consultation, professional development, and assessment services for dozens of districts across Massachusetts. He received his doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. This series will…
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…Voters of Massachusetts is doing research of its own on the subject. The nonpartisan organization will likely take about a year to research its position on charter schools, Nancy Polan…
Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program
…of high school students can be considered financially literate, according to a 2015 Massachusetts report on financial literacy, and that Massachusetts is one of 12 states across the country that…
Supporting Students with Non-Compliance: Building Emotional Capacity Series – Developing a Tiered Intervention Playbook
…providing consultation, professional development, and assessment services for dozens of districts across Massachusetts. He received his doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Schools frequently encounter student difficulties that…
CES Instructor Danielle Maco earns BreakFree Educator Badge
As a Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Instructor at the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services’ RFK Girls Treatment facility, Danielle Maco had been using components of the monthly BreakFree Education…
Supporting Students with Non-Compliance: Building Emotional Capacity Series – Supporting Children Who Struggle with Non-Compliance
…providing consultation, professional development, and assessment services for dozens of districts across Massachusetts. He received his doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. This training will focus on helping…