GREENFIELD. MA — Jake Toomey, the principal of the Academy of Early Learning and the school superintendent’s assistant for personnel in Greenfield, is no stranger to taking command. Though his…
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Laurel Dickey
Laurel Dickey is a literacy specialist and has been a professional development provider at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, Massachusetts since 1993. Her long commitment to ensuring that…
Hadley Elementary School cited for STEM focus
…learning through fun, collaborative and engaging activities.” The importance of STEM comes as careers in those fields are growing more rapidly than in other fields. In addition, studies show that students decide…
Amherst-Pelham school district names Morris superintendent
…since his early 20s, serving as an elementary school teacher, principal, director of evaluation and assessment, and assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. He has a doctoral degree from Boston…
Leominster schools take initiative on teaching techniques
…a team of local educators traveled to Boston University in early March to begin the project, which will be led by Patricia Woodliff, a school-to-career specialist with the district. …
Gill-Montague, Franklin Tech, Pioneer in regionalization talks
…three preferred scenarios on Tuesday night. Franklin County Tech School then gave early approval to the broad idea of a regionalization study grant on Wednesday night, but did not vote…
Collaborative for Educational Services participates in social justice and equity retreat
NORTHAMPTON, MA – The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) has begun the process of heightening awareness of what social justice and equity means to CES employees, to the work of…
Music to their ears: Music teacher’s morning serenades welcome Whately Elementary students
WHATELY — Bright notes from an alto saxophone drifted on a crisp breeze early Wednesday, over the low rumble of two school buses idling outside Whately Elementary School, as bundled…
Jes Karr
Jes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker honored to serve as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant with CES. Jes has over a decade of experience working with and advocating…
Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans
With some families favoring remote instruction for their children, others favoring a return to in-person education and still others hoping for a hybrid of the two, there seems to be…