CES Stories

North Berkshire Academy prepares for success in the Berkshires

Posted on Friday, October 13th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: October 13, 2017

North Adams, MA — Deciding on a perfect site for the new special education public day school at the Armory Building in North Adams was only the beginning. North Berkshire Academy Director Jodi Drury is now immersed in permits and applications, furniture and supplies, materials, technology and curriculum decisions. “You never know what may come… [Read More]

Gateway to host educational technology conference

Posted on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: The Gazette
Date: 9/20/2017
Link: Complete Article

HUNTINGTON — Gateway Regional will host a technology conference for staff in western Massachusetts schools Thursday, Sept. 28. Five educational technology vendors were selected to showcase products at the conference. Trinity 3 Technology is a major sponsor of this event. The company provides Chromebooks, laptops, tabets and desktop solutions to schools. LanSchool is also an… [Read More]

Need for news literacy presses on educators in social-media age

Posted on Monday, September 11th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dusty Christensen, The Gazette
Date: 9/10/2017
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — The pope endorsed Donald Trump, who himself is facing sealed indictments and possibly the death penalty for espionage. Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States and some members of his Democratic Party are engaged in a human trafficking ring run out of the basement of a Washington D.C., pizza parlor. So-called “fake… [Read More]

Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton

Posted on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 6/27/2017
Link: Complete Article

Fifty educators from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Hotel Northampton to celebrate completion of the first Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI) program. Participants shared capstone work, received certificates and heard keynote speaker Russell Johnston, Senior Associate Commissioner of the Center for District Support, speak of the importance of their work with special education… [Read More]

National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system

Posted on Friday, June 23rd, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney,

Northampton, MA – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $30,000 to the Collaborative for Educational Services to give… [Read More]

Alcohol Task Force discusses revamping state liquor laws at Northampton city meeting

Posted on Thursday, June 8th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Lucas Roper, Masslive
Date: 6/6/2017
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON – “I’m here because we value young people and their development,” said Heather Warner, speaking to members of the Massachusetts Alcohol Task Force at Northampton City Hall on Tuesday. Warner, a member of the Strategic Planning Initiatives for Families and Youth (or “SPIFFY”) was one of a large number of public safety and youth… [Read More]

Science fun for Early Childhood CFCE families at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst

Posted on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, The Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 6/7/2017

Amherst, MA – Over seventy-five families spent Monday morning learning about nature at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst. Children and their adults enjoyed nature play, creating, and exploring the educational offerings throughout the center’s “living building.” Family center and playgroup coordinators from the early childhood programs run by the Collaborative for Educational Services invited the… [Read More]

HEC Academy holds graduation ceremony, honors seven students

Posted on Friday, June 2nd, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 6/2/2017

Northampton, MA — In ceremonies held this morning at Smith College’s Sage Hall, seven area students from HEC Academy in Northampton graduated from high school. Keynote speaker James Arana, Associate Director of Men’s Resource International, praised the students’ accomplishments, telling them that they are “the mathematical equation” for problem solving, and ended by leading the… [Read More]

Mount Tom alternative learning program graduates 10 area high schoolers

Posted on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Caitlin Ashworth, The Gazette
Date: 5/2/2017
Link: Complete Article

HOLYOKE — A few years ago, Julia Levesque didn’t think she would graduate high school. But on Friday, she was dressed in a black cap and gown along with nine other students who completed their high school studies through an alternative learning program. “Be somebody nobody thought you could be,” her cap read in gold… [Read More]