…for both students and their parents and families. West Springfield’s students had been provided with 1:1 chromebook devices already, but as fall approached, both students and parents would need support…
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Districts team up on county’s first public therapeutic day school
In response to increasing educational demands and budget pressures, public school districts have looked for ways to join forces to provide necessary resources and programs on a cost-effective basis. One…
DYS Statewide Youth Showcase 3rd Annual Event is a big success!
BOSTON, MA – On May 27th, honored guests, youth, staff, and community stakeholders gathered to spotlight the positive successes and work of DYS youth and programs at the hugely successful…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…This means providing students with multiple pathways to prosperity including vocational and technical licensure programs along with traditional and non-traditional pathways to higher education. As a public school system, we…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…to do about students who have repeatedly failed a grade and are on the verge of dropping out. For almost two decades, Diploma Plus has operated small alternative programs for…
Local legislator visits Reading Recovery Program in West Springfield
…The program focuses on first graders in the lowest 20% of reading readiness among their peers. The event was hosted by the Collaborative for Educational Services’ Laurel Dickey, Early Literacy…
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…tape. “You learned at an early age, we’re not supposed to talk about it. This is a taboo topic. It’s toxic and dangerous, and talking about it is going to…
Pearl Rhodes principal resigns, Bernardston principal takes over
…year, serving concurrently as early education coordinator for the district as Christine Maguire had done before her. Renee Keir, a teacher at Bernardston Elementary, will now double as early education…
Increased rural school aid ‘a tremendous win,’ administrators and legislators say
Months after Gov. Maura Healey’s initial budget proposal showed a moderate increase to rural school aid, that line item has nearly tripled in the approved budget, in what area administrators…
Woody Clift, Ph.D.
Woody Clift has over twenty years’ experience in collaborating with stakeholders across disciplines towards improving educational, social, emotional, and life outcomes for youth placed at risk. Early in his career,…