…Sessions might also include social skills, sensory experiences, exercising to music and rhythm, as well as developing functional hand skills. Work with each client is individualized to address the individual’s…
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Lisa Goldsmith, LICSW
Lisa (she/her/hers) has a Masters in Social Work from Boston University, a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in School Counseling from the University of Massachusetts, is an LICSW, and a…
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
…she’s finishing work at home. In the car next to Szewczyk most days is Tracey Pinkham, a social studies teacher at Hampshire Regional High School. “It’s such a different way…
Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans
…things are going, school officials and the School Committee will reassess. The remote-plus model, described by Superintendent Jordana Harper, is a mainly remote model, but includes some in-person services, such as…
Mental health challenges for students topic of summit
…virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was co-sponsored by the Collaborative for Educational Services, SPIFFY and Communities that Care coalitions, and the Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance. “How…
HEC Academy in Northampton Graduates Class of 2021
…Union Station on Friday, June 4th. The Academy is an alternative learning program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) on Pleasant Street in Northampton, MA. Each graduate sat…
Kelley Brown speaks at Mitchell Chester’s ESE All Staff Meeting
…American History Teacher of the Year, Brown is also the past head of the Social Studies department at Easthampton High School, and a frequent instructor of professional development courses at…
New Greenfield Public Schools website is live, official launch in August
…Johnston of the web development team at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). Johnston met initially with the GPS team in March. Based on the GPS team goals, he presented…
GHS students participating in Community Service Learning Day
…toiletries and snacks; create holiday decorations for local families; cook holiday treats; make cards with seniors at the Senior Center; and provide custodial services within the schools and community. All…
Health Education Professional Development
…resources, as well as accessing more professional development opportunities specifically geared towards health education. Therefore, SPIFFY has partnered with Mary Connolly, Program Chair of the Skills-Based Health/Social Emotional program at…