…into the role of Coordinator for the Holyoke Community Health Planning Commission. With encouragement from local mentors, Heather attended the University of Massachusetts School of Public Health and Health Sciences…
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Health Education Professional Development
…resources, as well as accessing more professional development opportunities specifically geared towards health education. Therefore, SPIFFY has partnered with Mary Connolly, Program Chair of the Skills-Based Health/Social Emotional program at…
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…at risk; professional development and training for educators and professionals; and consulting services including community health, research and evaluation, and business services for districts, schools, and community organizations. Students are…
Excellence In Education: Living our Guiding Principles Awards – December and January winners announced
…opportunity to see youth who have struggled in previous educational programming in community settings thrive and engage when working with Jane.” Southeast: Kris Souza Kris Souza, Education and Career Counselor,…
Department of Youth Services Guiding Principles awards for November
…learning community allowing the youth to knowingly reflect on their personal, social, and cultural identities.” One of her students also shared the following: “Jess is always honest with me, has…
Mary Connolly
…health education. She is also a health education consultant and helps many districts transform their curriculum from content based to skills based. As an author, Mary wrote Skills-Based Health Education,…
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,…
Community leaders support local program for young children and families
…enjoy assisting an organization that ensures a “happier, healthier and more well-adjusted community. We feel strongly that we do best as individuals, communities and businesses when we pay it forward.”…
Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education
…he was going through in seeing what was happening in our communities,” Rojas said. Seven years and several transitions in state leadership after it released its final report, many of…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
…children without access to the afterschool and summer learning programs that would help them reach their fullest potential. In a comprehensive report, Recommendations of the Afterschool and Out-Of-School Time Coordinating…