…the Easthampton middle school. Students, faculty and staff have been asked by after-school social advocacy group Free the Children to each touch three different people with kindness during thios week….
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State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…first two years as superintendent, Tutwiler and his staff reduced chronic absenteeism from 19% in 2017 to under 17% in 2019-20, according to state data. ADVERTISEMENT But during the following year,…
Mitchell Chester, State’s Longtime Education Commissioner, Dies At 65
…Jeff Wulfson fulfilling the commissioner’s duties with help from other senior staff. Chester was selected by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to oversee the K-12 school system in…
Pioneer Assistant Principal Duprey takes on principal’s position, too
…for tomorrow and next year,’” Duprey recalled, adding that he’s been overjoyed with the amount of assistance the staff and students have offered throughout his transition into his additional position….
Building on the Cultural and Background Knowledge of English Learners in Classrooms and Counseling Groups
…will include a 3 hour final project. Educators who meet all requirements will earn 15 PDPs in ESL. The emphasis of the course is on helping all school staff to…
Hawlemont sees new principal, new programs
…and five piglets before ending the day. “The staff take turns, when school’s out,” explains Samantha Rutz, just six days into her new job as principal. Although her job began…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…to balance the state budget, leaving regional districts scrambling to cut money from supplies, training and staff mid-year to compensate. The Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools has given up on…
Buckland-Shelburne students camp out with Dr. Seuss
…to use Tuesday, sourcing tents from staff members and constructing them Monday night with her husband, she said. “I want them reading … what better, engaging, fun way to read?”…
The Culture of the School
…Eleven Essential Conditions for Highly Effective Schools and other strategies that the building administrator can use to build culture with students, staff, and families. Course content, activities and assignments align…
School Committee passes transgender student policy
…said, stressing that the policy had been the district’s practice for some time. “In terms of the day-to-day practice in our district, students and staff will not recognize any differences.”…