…Promote Healing. The conference offered both inspiration and professional development for attendees, built on the significant work that has been accomplished in this area with the education workforce and their…
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AG Healey Reminds Public Schools About Laws Requiring Equal Access to Education Regardless of Immigration Status
…share this guidance.” Under state and federal law, state educational agencies and local school districts must provide all elementary and secondary students with equal access to public education—irrespective of race,…
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…
Pioneer Special Olympics bowling group connects ‘unified buddies’ with student athletes
…Regional School District’s Special Olympics bowling season. The annual program is organized by Sue Scott, the physical education teacher at Pioneer Valley Regional School and Bernardston Elementary School. “It gives…
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…
Safire DeJong Ed.D.
…Joy & Justice team!) to provide equity-focused consulting and professional development for PK-12 schools. She has 20 years of experience facilitating social justice work, intergroup dialogues, and training skilled facilitators….
Focus on Teaching Students in Poverty
…facilitate professional development for school leaders, teachers and other licensed educators in instructional leadership; English learner education; world language and bilingual education; adolescent literacy education; and improving outcomes for students…
New Leader of Early Childhood Programs Joins the Collaborative for Educational Services
NORTHAMPTON – Desiree Lalbeharie-Josias, the new Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Early Childhood Programs, has a vision for enhancing educational and wrap-around services for children and families….
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…Pioneer Valley Regional School District. She has worked as both a special education and general education teacher; assistant principal; educational diagnostician/consultant; and inclusion specialist. Sharon has taught courses on inclusion…