…certification as a school administrator, with a focus on school change. She has taught in both special and general education, worked as a school principal, and taught at Teachers College….
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“Getting to Know Me” Brings Students the Power to Succeed
…start?” She started the next week. Mount Tom’s Barbara Cheney began building Julia’s academic confidence by focusing on Julia’s personal instructional needs. “It was eye-opening,” says Julia, “I had so…
Districts team up on county’s first public therapeutic day school
…offered within a structured, emotionally supportive community, according to Jodi Drury, the school’s director. “We provide a combination of research based educational and therapeutic services and approaches with a focus…
Theory and Practice of Acquiring a Second Language
…proficiency levels with a focus on factors and instructional approaches that directly impact the second language classroom. We will examine the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Proficiency Descriptors as…
Bridging to Belonging: Working with Polarization in Schools PLC
…for all students and staff to feel a sense of belonging. We will focus on ways to find shared values, create connections through stories, and bridge across different identities, and…
Morris won’t seek Amherst superintendent job
…but my focus will remain on the education of all students in our district regardless of my role,” Morris wrote, adding that he would return to being assistant superintendent for…
Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…of the state, and bring everybody together and focus everybody on the goals, which are the recommendations from the [Special Commission on Rural School Districts].” Thurber said the MASC has…
Barbara Cheney – CES Profile
…to obtain their diploma. Barbara interviews students at enrollment to begin building their plan of focus and support at Mount Tom. An important part of the supportive environment is a…
Food policy council wins grant to turn hunger stories into policy advocacy
…compiling local stories about the impacts of food insecurity and the systemic factors that contribute to hunger. The focus of this new effort will be to expand this grassroots work…
Edna Olive
Edna Olive is the Associate Director at Engaging Schools. She has over 25 years of experience as a lassroom teacher, school administrator, coach, facilitator, consultant, and entrepreneur, with a focus…