New regulations governing seclusion and timeout went into effect on August 17, bringing important changes for schools and educators. This training will provide an overview of the new requirements and…
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Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…co-chairs of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ (MASC) new Small and Rural Schools Committee. Martha Thurber, chair of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee, and Sunderland Elementary…
New Easthampton superintendent to shine spotlight on academics, consolidated school in design
…new civics class will pilot in eighth grade this year as well as a new early literacy program for kindergarten through second grade called Being a Reader. A new, approximately…
Writing Best Practice IEPs/Measurable Goals
…addition to Licensure Program participants, this workshop provides content that supports the work of Special Education Teachers currently working as Educational Team Leaders. Includes 4 hours of pre-work to be…
Chocolate milk is heading back to school
…and milk during a visit to Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Va. He said school food rules had cost districts and states an extra $1.22 billion in fiscal year 2015….
Chris Appy
…National Identity (Viking, 2015); Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides (Viking, 2003), and Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam (University of North Carolina Press, 1993). Patriots won…
Karen Albano
Karen Albano began working with the Emerging America program in 2015. She is currently the editor of the weekly History eNews, and has contributed to many facets of the Emerging…
Mohawk Trail Regional School special education teacher earns Excellence in Teaching Award
…are so honored to have her working at (Mohawk Trail Regional School).” Schatz has worked in the Mohawk Supported Classroom since 2015. Prior to that, she worked at Brattleboro Area…
School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
…in January 2015 that Mohawk’s $1,183,021 transportation budget represents more than 6 percent of the overall budget. Yet Mohawk is hardly alone. Last year, when the reimbursement was 73 percent,…
G-M schools have higher enrollment
…an increase of 33 from last spring’s 2016-2017 enrollment. Last year, the district had 951 total students enrolled, and the previous year they had 947. From 2012 to 2015 the…