…use prevention programs such as Drug-Free Communities (DFC) and STOP Act grant programs, and assisting the DFC in the Hampden-Wilbraham, MA school district. Prior to joining the SPIFFY team, Karen…
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Emerging America shares stories of advocacy
…in our nation’s history.” – Rich Cairn The Emerging America project at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) has a mission to support K-12 teachers of civics, history and social…
Combined school district management proposed
…Regional School District to share administrative services as a way to save money. The four districts would share a superintendent and director of finance, under the plan put forth by…
Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education
…2014 report that touched on housing policy, hunger, and social services as part of the systemic conditions that stifled some students’ achievement. Jason Rojas, a state legislator who served on…
Working to Help People Grows Important life Skills
…life skills program run by CES. The program helps students to live as independently as possible, and become productive participants in their communities when they transition into work-based and other…
Sabine Jacques joins CES as Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist
…brings her passion for arts activism within the Black and Brown communities to her work as a social justice facilitator. A theater practitioner, actress, and Fulbright Scholar, she holds a…
CES welcomes a new SJE Specialist to the team
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) welcomes Mariah Lapiroff as a new Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist. Mariah, originally from Berkeley, CA, joins our team as a social…
Gill-Montague IT director earns MassCUE Administrator Award for tech innovation
…website. MassCUE recognized Tina Mahaney, Gill-Montague’s director of information technology and educational data services, for being somebody who “sees the big picture as well as the details,” as described by Gill-Montague Director…
US Department of Ed Selects HEC Academy as Green Ribbon award winner
…Northampton Toy Exchange, where students help divert thousands of textiles, toys, and baby items from the waste stream to be redistributed to families in need. HEC Academy is a therapeutic,…
Anti-bias training gears up in Amherst regional school system
…the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth, or SPIFFY Coalition, a program of the Collaborative for Educational Services. “It’s been a very collaborative effort,” Fleming said. Superintendent E. Xiomara…