HOLYOKE, MA (WWLP) – Steve Zrike has been chosen as the new leader for the Holyoke Public Schools. Zrike was announced as the permanent receiver for the district during a…
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National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
…organizations such as the Collaborative for Educational Services, in serving their communities by providing excellent and accessible arts experiences.” Woody Clift, Director of DYS Education Initiative at CES, noted, ”We…
Congratulations to SPIFFY Steering Committee member Taylor McAndrew!
The city of Northampton has hired Taylor McAndrew as the new Prevention Team Director in the Department of Health and Human Services! Taylor McAndrew, a SPIFFY Steering Committee member and…
New Bedford High School’s Takeru Nagayoshi is Mass. Teacher of the Year
…Nagayoshi is clearly someone special — and Massachusetts education officials clearly agree. On Wednesday morning, Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced to students, school personnel and local and…
Amy Chang
…Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) professional development team, an adjunct faculty member for the Math Leadership Graduate Program at Mount Holyoke College, and serve on the board of directors for the…
New Hawlemont principal named
…learning.” I am very confident that Samantha’s exceptional performance in the classroom and demonstrated leadership among her peers will translate into similar success as the instructional leader of Hawlemont,” Buoniconti…
Follansbee announces retirement as Easthampton school superintendent
…sent a one-sentence reply saying she would announce her retirement on Tuesday. The School Committee is set to start discussing its search for a new leader at its meeting Tuesday…
Adolescent Brain and Substances: Presentation at South Hadley Coalition Meeting
…Substance Use. After providing a brief overview of brain development, Green discussed how the dopamine receptors in the teen brain make young people especially vulnerable to substance misuse, as well…
Dana Kadish
Dana Kadish is a seasoned educational leader with more than 25 years of experience in early childhood education, admissions, teaching, staff development, and organizational capacity-building. She earned her M.Ed. in…
About SPIFFY
…development special education special education team leader institute setli ( Page 49 ) Values SPIFFY’s work will be guided by these core values: COLLABORATION: We work together with the community,…