…sessions and log your attendance, you can receive 15 PDPs in Special Education for your participation in each community of practice. We will prioritize sharing problems of practice–so please come…
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Fond farewell: Bittersweet final day at Cheshire Elementary
…retiring paraprofessional, Linda Giroux, with a special ceremony. The day was a reminder of not only the “kind of school we are,” Bachli told staff and students, “but the kind…
Kevin Courtney
…been a teacher, principal and Director of Special Education. He also taught graduate courses in school administration at the University of Massachusetts. In addition to his position at CES, he…
Working with the Range of Students in Mathematics
…limited to, those with special needs. Participants will study number sense and operations topics and will be expected to reach a minimum competency in these areas as measured by several…
School officials, students advocate for more rural aid during ‘critical’ legislative session
…major funding increase of at least $60 million that was recommended by the Special Commission on Rural School Districts. The 26-person group, which also included five officials from the Gateway Regional School…
Megan Ronzio
Megan Ronzio is director of the Special Education Surrogate Parent (SESP) Program, a DESE project contracted to CES. Megan has been with the SESP Program since 2004, beginning as a…
Greenfield mulls how to fund school technology needs
…a finance and budget subcommittee meeting Tuesday, Harper emphasized the point of creating a special line item, from year-to-year to make sure the school is always looking toward how to…
Looking Into the Future for a Child With Autism
…yearly ritual of writing a “vision statement” for an Individualized Education Plan, or I.E.P., for our son, Ethan. He has autism and, as any parent of a child with significant…
Section 504 Q&A with Attorney Gini Tate
Join Attorney Gini Tate for a special 3-hour Q&A session on all things Section 504. In this webinar, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and gain clarity on…
SPIFFY’s June 2025 Full Coalition Meeting
…For making the event what it was, we want to give a special thanks to: Presenter Emily Boddy, Co-Founder of ReConnect Western MA Panelists Kerin Guimond, Anna Tunstall, Cat Macdonald,…