…with new tools to help share it.” Helping schools, districts, and educators to create changed environments that better respond to students’ multiple identities is at the heart of Albert’s work….
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Maria Geueke
…University of Massachusetts Amherst. Maria is a former pre-service teacher at Springfield Central High School, English Language Teacher and an ELL resource for a district in Central Massachusetts, and Special…
Karen Auerbach, PhD
…use prevention programs such as Drug-Free Communities (DFC) and STOP Act grant programs, and assisting the DFC in the Hampden-Wilbraham, MA school district. Prior to joining the SPIFFY team, Karen…
Gwynne Morrissey
…schools in the large, urban Fort Worth, TX, Independent School District. She has designed and facilitated training on assessment design and data use for urban, suburban, and rural educators and administrators….
In push for gender-neutral language, Easthampton ‘freshmen’ to be called ‘first years’
EASTHAMPTON — Ninth-grade students at Easthampton High School will no longer be called “freshmen.” Instead, they will be called “first years.” The change was approved by the School Committee as…
Jan Hollenbeck
…secondary transition services, assistive technology, and Section 504 for a Massachusetts Public School District. She received her BS and OTD degrees in occupational therapy from Tufts University – Boston School…
El Salvadoran immigrants will still be welcome in Amherst schools if Temporary Protected Status ends, officials say
AMHERST — In keeping with its tradition of being a sanctuary and a welcoming community, school officials this week told parents the district will continue to teach and serve El…
Belchertown teacher a quarterfinalist for music educator Grammy Award
BELCHERTOWN — A Belchertown music teacher has been selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2020 Grammy Music Educator Award. Geoffrey Gould, a music teacher at Swift River Elementary School, is…
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…
Conference draws 140 educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
On November 17th, 2022 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, the SPIFFY Coalition co-sponsored and co-organized the 9th Annual Safe and Healthy Schools Summit: Supporting Schools in Seeking Racial Healing…