Longtime Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester died Monday evening after a short illness, the state’s education board chairman announced at a Tuesday meeting. He was 65. “We were…
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Understanding & Navigating the New Massachusetts IEP: An introductory course
…fully online asynchronous course will provide Special Education Team Leaders, Special Education Teachers, Classroom Teachers, and Building Administrators with the tools they need to effectively participate in and maximize the…
Lawmakers Move to Limit Government’s Role in Education
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role in education, particularly the use of high-stakes standardized testing to punish schools, in the first…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program provides support across the Commonwealth
In the fall of 2020, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) took on the management of the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP). CES has a strong programmatic core of supporting…
Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers
…executive director of Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. “It’s a pretty different way of interacting with your education, and I think high schoolers having exposure to that helps them…
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Home E Search query for: programs alternative education mount tom academy information guidance counselors ( Page 22 ) Who We Are SPIFFY is a coalition of over 80 community partners…
Middle School IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…guidance docs–I’ll likely focus on DESE advisories/guidance, the Zirkel update from CASE, a leadership article, or a tool for identifying evidence-based practices. Q&A about the topic for the mini-training (15…
Educators from Collaborative for Educational Services Publish Book on IEP and 504 Teams
…book on the topic of Individual Education Programs (IEP) and 504 Teams. Laurel Peltier, Ed.D. and Albert Johnson-Mussad, Ph.D., CES educational consultants and coaches, are the authors of the book,…
Students Learn at local horse farm
…the Collaborative for Educational Services. I run the alternative high school in Sunderland. One of our goals is to get our students out in the community. We try to ensure…
New Leader of Early Childhood Programs Joins the Collaborative for Educational Services
NORTHAMPTON – Desiree Lalbeharie-Josias, the new Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Early Childhood Programs, has a vision for enhancing educational and wrap-around services for children and families….