CES Stories

Gazda named as new Executive Director

Posted on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: May 27, 2021

The Board of Directors of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton has named Todd H. Gazda, Ed.D., J.D., as the new Executive Director of the Massachusetts collaborative. Dr. Gazda will join the agency effective July 1, 2021, succeeding William Diehl, who retired from the post in December of 2020 after serving 10 years… [Read More]

Youth substance abuse prevention programs get state funding

Posted on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Amy Phillips, WWLP
Date: 4/20/2021
Link: Complete Article

BOSTON (WWLP)–Youth substance use prevention programs across the state will receive grant funding through a state health initiative. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) announced $3.8 million in annual grants to 31 programs. This is the third Massachusetts Collaborative for Action, Leadership, and Learning (MassCALL3) award… [Read More]

The Amherst Mobile Market finishes first year, planning for the future

Posted on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: March 23, 2021

After two years of planning, the Amherst Mobile Market had a very successful first year, closing out the series of weekly markets in October, 2020. The market met initial goals and received strong feedback from participants to begin planning for future seasons. Working to fulfill nutritional needs while reducing transportation and distribution gaps felt by… [Read More]

Amherst Middle School After School VELA program continues with strong remote format

Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 1/4/2021

When Covid 19 closed schools this past spring, the Amherst Middle School VELA After School program quickly moved to provide the program remotely to support students and the school community. That support, and the educational and fun activities that the VELA program provides, have all continued into the Fall with homework assistance and a variety… [Read More]

Mental health challenges for students topic of summit

Posted on Thursday, November 19th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 11/18/2020
Link: Complete Article

School and mental health professionals met Wednesday morning for the Safe and Healthy School Summit for a discussion on ways to mediate the mental health challenges faced by students in the community. “So much has changed since we first started planning this,” said Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, noting that when they began a year… [Read More]

William Diehl, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services, to Retire

Posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

William Diehl, Ed.D. will retire on December 31st, 2020, from the post of Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). Dr. Diehl has been the Executive Director of CES, the largest Massachusetts educational collaborative, since 2014, after joining the agency as Deputy Director in 2010. CES directs major direct service initiatives in Early… [Read More]

Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Transitions to Collaborative for Educational Services

Posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Effective on September 1st, 2020, the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP) will be managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). CES is a non-profit educational services agency, committed to reaching and educating learners of all ages. CES works in the Pioneer Valley and across Massachusetts to create and improve educational opportunities both in and… [Read More]

After School Office Hours give virtual support to students and families

Posted on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Date: 10-07-2020

Assistant Superintendent Vito Perrone and Superintendent Tim Connor, both in the West Springfield Public School District, were already aware of the creativity of CES After School Programs as CES staff stepped up in April of 2020 and through the summer months to support students virtually. In the middle of the pandemic, with students at home… [Read More]

Cooley Dickinson Health Care receives $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity

Posted on Monday, July 13th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Ariana Tourangeau, WWLP
Date: 7/9/2020
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Cooley Dickinson Health Care received a $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity and address a systemic lack of access to healthy food. According to a news release sent to 22News, Cooley Dickinson Health Care received the funding from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s Moving Massachusetts Upstream (MassUP) investment program to develop a… [Read More]

Laurel Peltier leading cohorts in Connecticut for Special Education

Posted on Thursday, June 18th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Laurel Peltier, CES Curriculum and Instructional Specialist in Special Education, has been part of the team leading the Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI) since this Massachusetts state-wide program began in 2016. Now, for the second year, she has turned her training focus south to Connecticut as well as continuing the Massachusetts program. Funded by… [Read More]