…rural school districts around the state, an effort that picked up a lot of steam in the wake of July 2022’s Special Commission on Rural School Districts report. People like…
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Meaningfully Teaching Multilingual Learners
…will assist with the development of the final focal learner project. Meeting the needs of English Language Learners with documented special needs will also be a focus of this course….
Andy Craver follows Vice principal’s uplifting example in Turners Falls
…apparently demolishes the jock stereotype. Craver is also a peer mentor for the Transitions life skills special education class at the high school, and it’s in that capacity that he…
Transition Coordinators Community of Practice
…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 prepared to discuss…
Looking Into the Future for a Child With Autism
…special needs knows, the yearly team meeting to develop the I.E.P. can be emotional and fraught. For us it has felt, at times, like an annual adjustment of expectations downward….
Les Edinson
Les Edinson is the support facilitator for the Pioneer Valley District and School Assistance Center (DSAC) and the Monitoring Visit Site Visit Team Leader for Schoolworks. He is an experienced…
Writing Best Practice IEPs/Measurable Goals
…addition to Licensure Program participants, this workshop provides content that supports the work of Special Education Teachers currently working as Educational Team Leaders. Includes 4 hours of pre-work to be…
Community leaders support local program for young children and families
…is a cooperative effort between the Collaborative for Educational Services which provides Early Childhood Mental Health Specialists and Berkshire Children and Families which provides Parent Aides. SFYC is managed by…
Giving students a beacon of hope: Learning program finds new routes to graduation for high schoolers
…& Learning Karin Patenaude, who is credited with the program’s development. The name also serves as an acronym: “Believing Every Adolescent Can Open New Doors.” Patenaude previously recalled that in…
Michelle LeBlanc
…served as Project Director for two Teaching American History grants, a federal program that provided professional development for teachers and was designed to connect school districts with academic researchers and…