The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) and its educational partners, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and Commonwealth Corporation, were among those selected by The Center for Educational Excellence…
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Kelly Brown
…Education from Lesley University, and has completed coursework towards a doctoral degree in Early Childhood Education at UMass Boston. Currently, Kelly works as the Family and Community Engagement Specialist at…
“Lifelong educator” Steve Zrike chosen to lead Holyoke schools
…news conference in Holyoke early Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted last month to put the district into state receivership, citing years of underperformance. Zrike…
Collaborative for Educational Services Executive Director Announces Plans for Reitrement
…childhood providers in Western Massachusetts communities. Programs and services for learners/families include After School, Early Childhood, Special Education and Alternative Education Programs. Programs and services for educators include Early Childhood,…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…supported the students’ proposal by incorporating food education into HEC’s curriculum. Amy Stamm, one of two special education teaching coordinators at HEC, has spearheaded this new focus, explaining that she…
North Berkshire Academy prepares for success in the Berkshires
…Force of Superintendents, Special Education Directors, and community partners from several school districts in the Berkshires. Seeing the need for a locally based special education public day school, Superintendents Barbara…
Laurel Peltier leading cohorts in Connecticut for Special Education
…State Department of Education, the Connecticut State Education Resource Center (SERC), and the Regional Education Service Center Alliance (RESC) as we invite guest speakers and panelists, create content modules, and…
High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
…the court created a definition of a “free, appropriate public education” in the special education arena that has stood for decades. Under the definition, special education must confer “some educational…
Now available: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
…in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and education of young children bear a great responsibility for…
Emily Koester M.Ed, ECMH-E®
…With a background in special education, she has taught in integrated preschools and also worked as a bi-lingual (Spanish) Early Intervention Developmental Specialist. As an Early Childhood Mental Health clinician,…