…district hovered around 1,000 students. This year’s numbers buck larger trends with public school enrollment in the Franklin County region, where schools have seen ongoing concerns as students charter and…
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Jim Klaiber
Jim Klaiber taught science at the Franklin County Technical School for twenty-nine years. He presently teaches science to elementary students in the Gill Montague School District, in the Frontier School…
Dana Mengwasser
…Certified Infant/Toddler Teacher and an experienced mediator, facilitator and youth educator. They previously worked as an Executive Director for a small community center serving youth and families in Franklin County….
Distance Learning infrastructure project funded by USDA Rural Development
…learning programs for student who are challenged by traditional settings. The field sites across the two states work to improve their school services, instruction and schoolwide achievement. “Education is the…
Healthy Families/Community
Home E Search query for: blog blog 2020 06 06 prepared for anything franklin tech seniors bid school farewell aatech3 2 ( Page 64 ) Our Approach We seek to…
HEC Academy holds graduation ceremony at Smith College
…located in Northampton, for students between 14 and 21, honored eleven students this year, from Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden County sending school districts. HEC Academy offers a small-school learning environment…
New Resources from the SPIFFY & Communities That Care Legislative Event
On October 20th, 2025, the SPIFFY and Communities That Care Coalition co-organized a Western Massachusetts Legislative Event on Youth Substance Misuse Prevention. More than 50 participants, including legislators and legislative…
Les Edinson
Les Edinson is the support facilitator for the Pioneer Valley District and School Assistance Center (DSAC) and the Monitoring Visit Site Visit Team Leader for Schoolworks. He is an experienced…
Youth substance abuse prevention programs get state funding
…Berkshire Regional Planning Commission City of Springfield Collaborative for Educational Services (Amherst, Northampton, Easthampton, South Hadley, and Hadley) Franklin Regional Council of Governments Northern Berkshire Community Coalition Railroad Street Youth…
Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center
AMHERST, MA – On the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2015, area high school students and adult members of the community joined staff from the Amherst Survival Center to listen…