…Science), University of Massachusetts in Amherst (UMass Amherst) scholars, staff from the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, and experts from the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), will…
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Kathi Titus, M.Ed.
…ten years before moving into special education and general education administration roles in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She has served as a special education coordinator, director, principal and assistant…
Jes Karr
…Mentor Trainer, and School Behavioral Specialist before moving to Western Massachusetts with her family. She is honored to join the CES team and support the youngest learners and their adults….
Gabrielli LaChiara
Gabrielli LaChiara has been working with families and children for 30 years as a clinical social worker, a family counselor and a specialist in the Nurtured Heart Approach. Gabrielli’s brings…
Survey of Parents of Children with Special Needs
A parent involvement survey is now open to parents of students with individualized education programs (IEPs) in school districts in the special education data collection Cohort 4. Until May 29,…
Department of Youth Services Guiding Principles awards for November
The Collaborative for Educational Services is pleased to announce the November winners of our regional Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award! We continue to honor those educators across…
Special education initiatives at Ware public schools draw praise
WARE, MA – Initiatives initiated by the Special Education Director Heather Bish, that include a weekly newsletter and monthly “brainstorming” session with neighboring districts, were praised by the school committee…
Empowering Students with Disability History: A Workshop for Special Education Professionals
This short workshop empowers Special Education teachers to integrate disability history and foster supportive attention to disability across the K-12 academic curriculum, by providing them with basic historical knowledge and…
Building Equitable Supports for Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities and their families face significant barriers to accessing equitable and inclusive high-quality early childhood programs. Home 9 Search query for: programs special education clinical specialist…
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…