…collecting evidence and benchmarking children’s progress. Now that most have gained confidence in the use of the tool, it is time to expand the effective use of the data in…
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Support for the NEW Massachusetts IEP
Home E Search query for: students families policies/feed/Risk And Protective Factors For Substance Use That Present In Childhood ( Page 38 ) We want to support you in implementing the…
Up the Slide and Down the Stairs: How Risky Play Supports Healthy Development and Promotes Social Emotional Intelligence
Together, we will explore what “Risky Play” entails and why it is a crucial aspect of positive growth and development. Discussion will illustrate the clear distinction between safely exploring risk…
Local Coalitions to Urban Outfitters: “Not far enough”
…indicates teens often underestimate the risks of drinking and abusing prescription drugs. Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Hampshire County. Between 2007 and 2011, teen abuse of prescription…
Woody Clift, Ph.D.
Woody Clift has over twenty years’ experience in collaborating with stakeholders across disciplines towards improving educational, social, emotional, and life outcomes for youth placed at risk. Early in his career,…
Cooley Dickinson Health Care receives $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity
…residents at risk for food insecurity,” said Cooley Dickinson President and CEO Joanne Marqusee. “The creation of a Hampshire County Food Policy Council with a coalition of partners that have…
How one Massachusetts town turned around early reading program
MALDEN, MA — When Carlos entered Kristen Reidy’s first-grade class at the Salemwood School in Malden, Mass., nearly five years ago, his reading scores put him in the “at risk”…
Easthampton chooses LeClair for superintendent
EASTHAMPTON — The choice came down to taking a risk on passion or going with a proven track record ready to hit the ground running as the Easthampton School Committee…
State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts
…districts financially, Massachusetts is at risk of providing unequal education opportunities for children who live in rural areas. That cannot be allowed to happen.” The next step, according to Hinds’s…
Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, Ph.D.
…educational administrator in the non-profit sector where she successfully pioneered innovative educational reform initiatives targeted to improving the opportunities and outcomes of students and schools deemed at risk of failure….