…superintendent. In all of these roles, the emphasis of her career has been ensuring collaboration between general and special education. This includes creative blending of general and special education financial…
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A different kind of meals on wheels: Franklin County Technical School delivers food to students
…School Meals Elizabeth Bouchard. According to Assistant Principal John Carey, the Franklin Tech serves students who reside across those 540 square miles. Staff members, Carey said, have proven to be…
School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
…$2.34 million in promised state transportation reimbursements, adding to the financial burdens of running a district across nine sparsely populated and relatively poor towns, whose geographic footprint is larger than…
Connecticut Valley Superintendents Roundtable Hosts Massachusetts Legislators
…on school districts and educators. Attendees also spoke about the grave financial impact on Western Mass districts of the reduction in Regional School Transportation Reimbursements; and the legislators pledged to…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…financial burden of running a district across nine sparsely populated and relatively poor towns. Mohawk is hardly alone. There are 80 regional districts in the state. To encourage rural towns…
New principal to join Granby Junior Senior High School
…State University. “I’m really excited,” Sullivan said about joining the Granby school district. “My whole career has been in Holyoke.” Sullivan said that experience in Holyoke — a school system…
School officials, students advocate for more rural aid during ‘critical’ legislative session
…and equitable financial support for schools and towns in rural western Massachusetts,” said Mohawk Trail School Committee Chair Martha Thurber. “For the first time, the issues facing our rural communities…
Hadley Schools sharpen focus on science, technology
…software and Lego tiles. At Hopkins Academy, students will continue to have access to three-dimensional printers and new computers. There will also be a new course focused on financial literacy….
Rep. Blais takes the bus to bring awareness about funding, ride times for students
Rep. Natalie Blais wanted to better understand what children endure to get to and from school each day, so she did what seemed most logical — she got on a…
Franklin County teachers honored for appreciation week
Ten Franklin County educators have been honored with gift cards and radio announcements in time for May’s “teacher appreciation week.” The program is run by Emerson Insurance and Financial Services…