…retiring paraprofessional, Linda Giroux, with a special ceremony. The day was a reminder of not only the “kind of school we are,” Bachli told staff and students, “but the kind…
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Kate Hobbs
Kate joins the Licensure team having spent 7 years working as the Data Quality and Use Coordinator for the Special Education in Institutional Settings contract with CES. In her role…
U.S. Education Secretary Statement on Passing of Disability Rights Leader Judy Heumann
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement on the passing of Disability Rights Leader Judy Heumann: “On March 4, our country lost a great disability rights leader…
Technology Update at HEC Academy
…Academy is an alternative learning program of the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA For more information about the HEC Academy High School and Middle School program, visit www.collaborative.org/special-education/alternative-learning-programs….
Kori Bardige
Kori is an early education specialist who provides consultation and professional development to school districts, child care programs, home visitors, and families focused on connecting curriculum, instruction, and assessment, scaffolding…
Students release Poetry in Motion video to share their “best selves” with community
…the video. We invite you to view the 2016 Poetry in Motion Group video, “Feed the World” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csQNQ9molZI For more information about Special Education in Institutional Settings please visit collaborative.org/programs/seis…
SPIFFY’s June 2025 Full Coalition Meeting
…For making the event what it was, we want to give a special thanks to: Presenter Emily Boddy, Co-Founder of ReConnect Western MA Panelists Kerin Guimond, Anna Tunstall, Cat Macdonald,…
Orange Teacher Receives National Recognition
Kathleen Koonz, a fifthgrade special education teacher from the Dexter Park Innovation School in Orange, has been selected as an National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar to attend one…
Editorial: Graduation celebration commences in Valley
…and graduates are excited and open about how overcoming struggles led them to this defining moment of their young lives. There’s something special about hearing from students who were on…
Mohawk Trail grads: On to something new and exciting
…friendships,” Harrison said. “As you travel, as you leave, you will come to appreciate how special this place is. … Don’t lose your connection to each other. Don’t lose your…