…U-Mass Amherst; Monica Moran, Senior Planner Specialist-Social Services, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. The Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) is a coalition whose mission is to foster collaboration…
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Mental health challenges for students topic of summit
…virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was co-sponsored by the Collaborative for Educational Services, SPIFFY and Communities that Care coalitions, and the Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance. “How…
Graham Warder
Graham Warder is Associate Professor of History at Keene State College. He earned his B.A. in History from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. in American Social and Cultural History from…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…through Community Preservation Act money, town capital spending and a grant by the Amherst Education Foundation. The playscape replaces the former playground, which offered students little more than shovels and…
Audrey Morse
Audrey Morse is a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist at the Collaborative for Educational Services, taught the 2018 and 2019 MA DESE Institute course Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty in…
How to Adapt Commercial Literacy Programs for Your Children
…d/b) work. Lastly, consider ways to also target children’s social – emotional development by planning activities that require them to work cooperatively (SEL7 or SEL 8). For example, creating letter-sound…
Diana Bonneville named Hampshire Regional School District’s new superintendent
…role as South Hadley interim superintendent, Bonneville was the South Hadley High School principal, starting in 2012. She was previously a social studies teacher and served in principal and assistant…
Easthampton schools making progress on diversity, inclusion
…school handled racist incidents after three students of color were arrested for punching a white student who used a racial slur on social media. In August 2017, the district voluntarily…
Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…responsibility and social engagement for the students to imitate, she said. Under Healy’s leadership, Four Corners regularly played host to visiting teachers from other districts and states to observe the…
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
Birth to age eight represents a critically important window of opportunity to develop a child’s full potential and to shape key academic, social, emotional and cognitive skills. A child’s experiences…