MALDEN, MA – The state education board approved three new charter schools, two of which will be here in western Massachusetts. The decision comes after Massachusetts residents voted against allowing…
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Early childhood educator Barbara Black named Gazette’s “Person of the Year”
…education is all about. “It’s really being part of the world that wants to keep letting children play, because that’s how they learn,” said Black, the early childhood coordinator for…
Dana Kadish
Dana Kadish is a seasoned educational leader with more than 25 years of experience in early childhood education, admissions, teaching, staff development, and organizational capacity-building. She earned her M.Ed. in…
HEC Academy in Northampton Celebrates Graduates of 2024
…Station in Northampton, and featured comments from Pedro Gomes, Assistant Director Special Education; Todd H. Gazda, Executive Director at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES); and Cathy Englehardt, Chair of…
Educator Preparation programs win approval from the MA Office of Educator Licensure
NORTHAMPTON, MA –The Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA has received program approval to continue the statewide teacher licensure preparation programs currently managed by the agency, as well as…
Marie McCourt
…University, a Master’s Degree in Education Leadership from Concordia University, and is currently researching for her Doctorate in Management and Leadership at St. Thomas University. Prior to coming to CES,…
Lori Allen
…North Carolina. She also received her additional Special Education licensure from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and has her licensure in Massachusetts for Moderate Special Needs. Lori has…
Northampton School officials approve elementary school revamp
…approved Superintendent John Provost’s budget plan, which reduces educational support positions, adds special education teachers and moves students receiving special education services into the mainstream. The approved budget for the…
Pioneer Special Olympics bowling group connects ‘unified buddies’ with student athletes
…Regional School District’s Special Olympics bowling season. The annual program is organized by Sue Scott, the physical education teacher at Pioneer Valley Regional School and Bernardston Elementary School. “It gives…
Marti Wiechman
Marti Wiechman, M.Ed. is a Child and Parent Educator and Playgroup leader for CFCE at the Collaborative for Educational Services. Marti earned a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education with a…