…through Community Preservation Act money, town capital spending and a grant by the Amherst Education Foundation. The playscape replaces the former playground, which offered students little more than shovels and…
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Creativity and Networks in Special Education
…connections with special education [6:19] Developing a creative mindset [8:15] Defining the role of a transition specialist [9:56] Person centered planning in special education [12:23] The need for inter and…
Williamstown School Committee Talks Special Education Collaboration
…County districts money on professional development opportunities for staff, bulk buying and transportation services. But much of her talk focused on the potential for collaboratives to improve special education programs…
MOEC Highlights Work of Collaboratives to Support Student Mental Health
…and mental health consultation, SEL training and coaching. It also will support enhancements in therapeutic services, including trauma-informed weight lifting, art therapy and music therapy. “Collaborative programs are designed to provide…
Early Childhood Programs Reduce Need for Special Ed
…1990s. They tracked two main sets of variables over a 13-year period: funding levels for preschool programs in all 100 counties and third grade special education placements in those counties….
Educators from Collaborative for Educational Services Publish Book on IEP and 504 Teams
…work is an outgrowth of the collaborative’s Special Education Team Leadership Institute (SETLI), which is funded by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. SETLI’s mission is to provide special…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…supported the students’ proposal by incorporating food education into HEC’s curriculum. Amy Stamm, one of two special education teaching coordinators at HEC, has spearheaded this new focus, explaining that she…
Unanimous Supreme Court Expands Scope of Special Education Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a major decision expanding the scope of students’ special education rights, ruling unanimously that schools must do more than provide a “merely more…
Guiding Principles
Home E Search query for: programs special education occupational therapy ctr sensory integration ( Page 11 ) Focus on Readiness, Culture, and Equity The oppressions embedded in our society, based…
Students Learn at local horse farm
…Farm”, I knew it would be a special place just by the name, and I was right. My name is Patricia Taylor and I am a special education teacher for…