Dr. Shawn Fortin is the Director of Teaching and Learning for the Belchertown Public Schools. He has fifteen years of experience in public K-12 education in MA and has used…
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Jeffery Parks
…a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education with an Exercise Science Concentration from Bridgewater State College. Outside of education, Jeff is a husband, father, rugby coach, and avid ice hockey fan….
Westhampton Elementary School wins national honor
…the school received a designation as a National Blue Ribbon School from the U.S. Department of Education. It was nominated for this designation, which has been given out since 1982,…
Greenfield Middle School Principal Gary Tashjian retires
…granddaughter. “I’ve just gotten to the point where I want to put energy in other places. In order to do a good job in education, you need to put most…
Recent Massachusetts Graduates Tie For Top Score on ACT Test
…ACT College Readiness Benchmarks (English, math, reading and science), well above the national average of 28 percent, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said. “I congratulate our Commonwealth’s students,…
Students release Poetry in Motion video to share their “best selves” with community
…the video. We invite you to view the 2016 Poetry in Motion Group video, “Feed the World” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csQNQ9molZI For more information about Special Education in Institutional Settings please visit collaborative.org/programs/seis…
Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont plan blizzard bag study
…because of weather. That estimation was based on having the school year extended by five days. The savings included: $25,182 for regular school transportation and $9,665 for special education transportation;…
My Turn: Our educational landscape: Charter schools’ negative impact in area
…Hampshire counties. The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and the superintendents of most of the school districts in Franklin and Hampshire counties have been examining the data about enrollment trends…
Mount Tom alternative learning program graduates 10 area high schoolers
…at Mount Tom Academy, an alternative learning program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, and her outlook changed. Now Levesque plans on attending Holyoke Community College for…
Dean Tech Students Learn High-Tech Skills by Moving Robots
…Program funded through a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21st Century Afterschool grant. The Collaborative for Educational Services, which has been managing Dean for the past two years, worked…