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Art Inspires at HEC Academy

Posted on Friday, February 22nd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: February 8, 2019
Link: Complete Article

At this year’s HEC Academy graduation in June, guests were treated to a striking piece of art on the graduation program cover. Entitled Social Justice and Identity, and the culmination of a year’s work, the mural represented a project that the HEC Academy community of student artists are very proud of.   Adid Roman is… [Read More]

Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning

Posted on Thursday, February 21st, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: February 1, 2019
Link: Complete Article

Barbara Cheney, Lead Teacher at Mount Tom Academy, smiles as she thinks about last June’s  graduation ceremonies for Mount Tom students, where seven seniors received certificates from Mount Tom to accompany diplomas from their sending schools. Prior to the ceremony, graduating students presented their capstone projects, and the memory of these presentations sparked conversation about… [Read More]

State Legislators and School District Superintendents Gather to Discuss School Funding

Posted on Saturday, February 16th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 2/15/2019

NORTHAMPTON – The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) hosted nine state legislators and aides, and twenty School Superintendents from Franklin and Hampshire counties on Friday morning, February 15th at their offices at 97 Hawley Street in Northampton. Challenges Facing Education in Our Region provided the group an opportunity to discuss concerns, ideas and solutions about… [Read More]

Students Gain Experience Via New CES Internship Program

Posted on Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: February 1, 2019
Link: Complete Article

Thirty area high school students found spring and summer employment through a newly opened summer internship program this past year. Developed by CES’s Matt Rigney, Alternative Youth Programs Director, and funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and is supported in part by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Summer High School Internship… [Read More]

Gill-Montague to talk, hold forums on racial issues

Posted on Friday, January 25th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Melina Bourdeau, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/25/2019
Link: Complete Article

TURNERS FALLS — Besides the plan to hold upcoming forums, Superintendent Michael Sullivan said Gill-Montague district schools are addressing civil rights harassment violations by implementing several improvements, including teaching divserity and inclusion, same-day communication with parents or guardians and using restorative practices to rebuild community. Administrative staff provided an update regarding its response to civil rights violations during a recent School… [Read More]

State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas

Posted on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Fran Ryan, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 1/10/2019
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — A new program will provide nearly $3 million to organizations focused on improving the health of individuals, families and communities by addressing issues such as nutrition, safe housing, violence prevention, and substance abuse, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Tuesday. The Collaborative for Educational Services, working together with 10 other partner organizations, including the… [Read More]

Gill-Montague school system seeks ways to address civil rights concerns

Posted on Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Melina Bourdeau, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/8/2019
Link: Complete Article

TURNERS FALLS – The Gill-Montague School District has the right policies and procedures in place concerning civil rights violations in its secondary schools, although in some instances staff haven’t followed them when they are stretched thin, Superintendent Michael Sullivan told the school committee Tuesday night. His analysis and a conversation about it with the committee… [Read More]

Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth

Posted on Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 11/13/2018
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — Over the last decade, middle and high school students have been smoking cigarettes less — rates have dropped significantly since 2011. The bad news is that a new vice is on the rise with young people: Juuling. If you don’t know what that is, you’re not alone. Juul is a brand of e-cigarette that vaporizes a… [Read More]

Frozen yogurt and a chance to celebrate working for healthy communities

Posted on Thursday, October 25th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathy Levesque, Date: 10/25/2018

Northampton, MA – Over 40 representatives from a diverse array of Healthy Hampshire community health projects to promote healthy food and active lifestyles assembled at the Collaborative for Educational Services on a recent sunny afternoon in October, to celebrate their work and look forward to the next phase. Participants included Public Health, Planning and Council… [Read More]

Collaborative for Educational Services Begins Statewide Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Project

Posted on Friday, October 12th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 10/12/2018

Northampton, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Healthy Families and Communities department has received federal funding for a three year project that will provide Youth Mental Health First Aid training to educators, administrators and parents across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) will fund the project… [Read More]