…commission exploring the benefits and liabilities of school regionalization. Their report to the Legislature recommended public schools in Massachusetts “develop and implement a more effective statewide model of collaboration, which…
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Connecticut Valley Superintendents Roundtable Hosts Massachusetts Legislators
Thirty-four Connecticut Valley Superintendents Roundtable (CVSR) members represented their Western Massachusetts school districts on Friday in discussions with legislators at the Delaney House in Holyoke, MA. Superintendents discussed their concerns…
Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for December and January
…students to take the most significant step of their future lives: passing their High School equivalency tests.” A student wrote: ” He comes to school everyday with a smile. He…
Pioneer to close Pearl Rhodes
NORTHFIELD — Leyden’s Pearl Rhodes Elementary School is closing at the end of June, the Pioneer Valley Regional School Committee decided last night. Warwick Community School, which the committee has…
Making music: Pioneer students design homemade instruments for music, engineering project
Middle school students at the Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield showcased their musical talents and engineering design skills recently during a combined class project through which they built and…
HEC Academy is one of 8 Massachusetts Green Team Program Grand Prize Winners
…regional rabbit rescue to distribute nutrient-rich droppings to local farms for fertilizer. Stamm’s Team developed a powerful sense of community, empowerment, and peer-mentorship among the students. Read more at https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-announces-green-team-awards-for-environmental-leadership-in-pk-12-schools…
Lisa Goldsmith, LICSW
…Graduate Study in School Counseling from the University of Massachusetts, is an LICSW, and a Certified Prevention Specialist. Lisa has spent much of her career working in youth and community…
3/6/26: A Health Education Professional Development training with Mary Connolly
On March 6th, a group of local and regional health educators attended a 3-hour professional development training on “Skills-Based Health Education.” The training was led by Mary Connolly, Program Chair…
Pioneer Valley Excellence In Teaching Awards Presented To 113 Educators
SPRINGFIELD — School districts across the region participated in a rigorous process to select the winners of the 2020 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards. The program, which is in…
Gauging the need
AMHERST, MA – The Health Department commissioned the regional Healthy Hampshire program of the Collaborative for Educational Services to get data that highlights the needs for the 2,000 or so…