…they had used alcohol in the past 30 days – percentages that are significantly higher than national rates (ii). For more information, please visit www.spiffycoalition.org Six coalitions in Western Massachusetts…
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Elementary IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…get information about current priorities and best practices for Elementary IEP Team Leaders in Massachusetts. The Elementary IEP Team Leader Community of Practice will meet via Google Meet once each…
Educators rising to remote learning challenges
Schools across the state, country and the globe are closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here in Massachusetts, schools are slated to reopen at the beginning of May, the state is…
An Epidemic Far Worse Than Coronavirus
…lost sleep. But I have not lost hope. Genesis Rios is a fifth-grader at Sheffield Elementary School. She lives in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A version of this commentary first appeared…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS). The Artists in Juvenile Justice Initiative will bring performance, digital media, and visual arts to DYS classrooms around the state. “We are thrilled to…
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
…couldn’t be more thrilled with this grant award and the opportunities it will bring to the young women in our schools to cultivate their ideas, identity and learn to speak…
MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that…
504 Coordinators Community of Practice
…about current priorities and best practices for IEP and 504 team leaders in Massachusetts. The 504 Coordinators Community of Practice will meet via Zoom once each month for 1 hour…
Dee McWilliams
Dee McWilliams is currently a reading specialist and Reading Recovery teacher at Plains School in South Hadley, MA. A veteran teacher with extensive experience in early literacy development, Dee has…
Secondary IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…about current priorities and best practices for Secondary IEP Team Leaders in Massachusetts. The Educational Team Leader Community of Practice will meet via Google Meet once each month for 1…