Dr. Alex Hirshberg is a clinical psychologist who provides professional development and consultation services to schools and collaboratives across New England. He is the founder and executive director of Hirshberg…
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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…
Tom Murphy
…develop indoor play equipment for pre-school centers. He has built and donated indoor playgrounds to the REACH Early Intervention Program in Amherst, MA, and The Care Center in Holyoke, MA….
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly…
Massachusetts receives $4 million Gates Foundation grant
…“Elevate Preparation: Impact Children,” a program to enhance first-year teachers’ performance to the equivalent of third-year teachers by 2022. Through the program, the department will work with the state’s 71…
SPIFFY Staff and Partner Coalitions attend CADCA
…America (CADCA), the nation’s leading substance use and misuse prevention organization. Presently, there are over 5000 coalitions nationwide and internationally. The DFC Program Director, Kris Hoag, spearheaded the strategies to…
MassPack Beverage Alcohol Trainings Available Nov 17 and 24
…Training (BAT) Package store owners, managers and employees are invited to attend a specially priced Beverage Alcohol Training (BAT) and 3-year state certification program. Learn more about: Acceptable forms of…
Michelle Mendes
Michelle Mendes began her career in Early Childhood as a teacher of young children across multiple settings including childcare programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and as an elementary school…
Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects
…of an amendment to an economic development bill passed by the Legislature earlier this month, includes $200,000 for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program administered by the Greenfield-based Franklin County Community…
Five Franklin county schools earn ‘Green Team’ awards
…by the state out of the nearly 300 schools that participated across the commonwealth. A press release from the state said nearly 60,000 students were a part of the program….