…Services’ Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) coalition as part of a program piloted in a handful of Massachusetts schools and communities by the Department of Elementary and…
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State’s new rural policy commission meets in Greenfield
…on economic development, housing, infrastructure and services as well as key human-dimension issues like workforce, declining population and schools in communities with fewer than 500 residents per square mile. The…
Building an Innovative Community for Special Education Team Leaders
…In 2019, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) also began working in partnership with the CT State Education Resource Center (SERC), the Regional Education Service Centers (RESCs), and the Connecticut…
After School program coming to Easthampton High School
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) 21st Century After School program has received three year grant funding to open an out-of-school time (OST) program at Easthampton High School. The program…
DYS Youth Voice What Matters
“Voice What Matters”, the banner above the stage read, and that is exactly what the youth of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) did. From paintings to sculptures, to videos,…
Pioneer Valley residents testify in favor of rural school aid bill
…districts that are interested in shared services or regionalization, among other provisions. Leading the charge was the Gateway Regional School District, which brought its superintendent, several staff members, high schoolers…
Franklin County Schools sign transportation joint purchase
As the 2018-19 school year winds to a close, five Franklin County School Districts, led by school business managers, have worked together for a new joint transportation bid for services…
Superintendents join to express sorrow and outrage
As leaders of local school districts and the Collaborative for Educational Services, we want to express our sorrow and outrage over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery,…
Laurel Peltier leading cohorts in Connecticut for Special Education
…of Education (SDE). She shared information about the work of the SETLI program that the Collaborative for Education Services (CES) was doing in Massachusetts in support of IEP Team Leaders,…
Cooley Dickinson Health Care receives $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity
…Collaborative for Educational Services Hilltown Community Health Center Hilltown Community Development Corporation “We are inspired by what this funding will enable us to do to improve the lives of local…