…until one student suggests using a sharp rock as a tool to cut branches. Mattone gets out of her chair and gives the student a fist bump. Mattone, who has…
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Local legislator visits Reading Recovery Program in West Springfield
…Reading Recovery Training Site located there. Senator Jim Welch and W. Springfield Superintendent Mike Richard joined a group of area principals and instructional leaders to observe a Reading Recovery student…
Despite Claims, PVCICS is Not a Model of Integrated K-12 Public Education
…One important subgroup are students identified by the Commonwealth as economically disadvantaged based upon their participation in state-administered programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or MassHealth (Medicaid). Seventy-nine…
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante named as Development Director at CES
…highest number of low income children. Previously, she served as Director of Engaging Communities for Education (ENLACE), an initiative to increase enrollment of Holyoke’s Latino students at Holyoke Community College…
Mount Tom Academy Graduates Class of 2022
…youth in the Pioneer Valley to provide a student centered, individualized pathway to high school graduation and beyond, matched to each student’s own learning style, in a small classroom setting. …
Mount Tom alternative learning program graduates 10 area high schoolers
…a bad student for a long time. “Don’t buy into someone else’s demeaning narrative view of you and your life,” Dwight told the students. “You are valuable and you should…
50 Years of Belonging and Community for Students with Disabilities
…served boh middle and high school students, now HEC Academy serves students in grades 9-12 who present with complex diagnostic profiles, which can include emotional disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD, and/or…
Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools
…aid has been pioneered in Wisconsin to help school districts that lack the economies of scale of a larger school district. Last year, Wisconsin allocated $300 per student in sparsity…
After School Programming During the Crisis
…home Chrome books to students and working to support student connectivity in other ways. The coordinators have already reached out to all the students and families that were attending to…
Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…students to the structure and guidelines of Summit Learning, a nationwide program that she has incorporated into her work with Mount Tom students for over three years. Her results have…