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Easthampton Students Dig Into Pepin School History

Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jacqui LeFrance, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 11-17-2022

Easthampton Students Dig Into Pepin School History

At this time last year, Jacqui LeFrance’s grade 4 English Language Learner students at Center Pepin School in Easthampton were hard at work coming up with questions to ask their neighbor, Ms. Casagrande and her family. They were engaged in writing interview questions as part of a larger schoolwide and yearlong history project since they… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News

Gill-Montague IT director earns MassCUE Administrator Award for tech innovation

Posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Julian Mendoza, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/26/2022
Link: Complete Article

Gill-Montague IT director earns MassCUE Administrator Award for tech innovation

MONTAGUE — An organization of educators who push technological innovation is honoring a Gill-Montague Regional School District administrator as the state’s sole recipient of the 2022 MassCUE Administrator Award. MassCUE, which stands for Massachusetts Computer Using Educators, annually recognizes an administrator whose efforts “have gone ‘above and beyond’ in providing inspiration to other administrators and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Gill-Montague Regional School District, Information Technology, Massachusetts Computer Using Educators, MassCUE Administrator Award

Easthampton puts call out for new sculpture celebrating volunteers in the arts scene

Posted on Friday, September 23rd, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Emily Thurlow, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 9/22/2022
Link: Complete Article

Easthampton puts call out for new sculpture celebrating volunteers in the arts scene

EASTHAMPTON — What would volunteerism look like if it was depicted in the city? One artist will have the opportunity to present their perspective publicly. Easthampton City Arts and the Public Art Subcommittee is seeking proposals for its newest public art initiative, “Celebrating Service: Honoring Our Volunteers.” As part of that initiative, ECA will support… [Read More]

Filed Under: CES Stories, Local News Tagged With: Celebrating Service: Honoring Our Volunteers, Easthampton, Easthampton City Arts

Commission wants $60M for rural school districts

Posted on Monday, July 18th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Matt Martinez, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 7/12/2022
Link: Complete Article

Commission wants $60M for rural school districts

A state commission called Tuesday for a major funding increase of at least $60 million for rural school districts, money its members say is needed to address issues with transportation, declining enrollment, and costs related to school choice and special education. The recommendation, adopted at the Special Commission on Rural School Districts’ final meeting, would… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: rural school aid, Rural School Districts, rural schools, Special Commission on Rural School Districts

Job posting set for interim Northampton school chief

Posted on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Brian Steele, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 6/14/2022
Link: Complete Article

Job posting set for interim Northampton school chief

NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee is “entertaining applications for an interim superintendent for the Northampton Public Schools,” vice chair Gwen Agna said during a special meeting held virtually on Tuesday night. The committee drafted a job posting to fill the interim role upon the departure of Superintendent John Provost, who will start as superintendent of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District, John Provost, Northampton Public Schools, Superintendent

Amherst Mobile Market begins third year on June 7th

Posted on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: June 2, 2022

Amherst Mobile Market begins third year on June 7th

June 7th is the opening date for the Amherst Mobile Market, a community driven, bilingual mobile farmers market bringing affordable, organic fresh produce to Amherst’s food desert neighborhoods.  Entering its third year, the market season runs through October 22 with four pick-up sites as well as two boxed share delivery sites and four market share… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amherst Mobile Market, Healthy Hampshire

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $600,000 in Grants to High Schools to Support Innovation Pathways

Posted on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: , Massachusetts Executive Office of Education
Date: 4/5/2022
Link: Complete Article

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $600,000 in Grants to High Schools to Support Innovation Pathways

The Baker-Polito Administration awarded more than $600,000 to 22 school districts to help support Innovation Pathway programs, which provide high school students with opportunities to learn and gain experience in a particular industry through career exploration, technical courses and internships. Students are also able to enroll in post-secondary courses, at no cost to them, to… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News, State/National News Tagged With: Berkshire Hills Regional School District, grants, Hadley Public Schools, Innovation Pathways Program, Northampton Public Schools, West Springfield Public Schools, Westfield Public Schools

Wanted: Members for Hampshire County Food Policy Council

Posted on Thursday, February 24th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Emily Thurlow, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 2/22/22
Link: Complete Article

Wanted: Members for Hampshire County Food Policy Council

NORTHAMPTON — A food policy council for Hampshire County is seeking members to join its fledgling group, established two years ago as a means to address regional food insecurity and a systemic lack of access to healthy food. The goal of the Hampshire County Food Policy Council, funded by a state grant, is to give… [Read More]

Filed Under: CES Stories, Local News Tagged With: Hampshire County Food Policy Council, Healthy Hampshire

First wave of students wowed by new Easthampton school

Posted on Sunday, January 9th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Emily Thurlow, Hampshire Gazette
Date: 1/9/2022
Link: Complete Article

First wave of students wowed by new Easthampton school

EASTHAMPTON — The morning announcement may have indicated that it was school day 75, but when middle school students returned from their holiday break on Wednesday morning, many admitted that it felt more like the first day of school. And students weren’t alone in that feeling. “It’s going to feel like the first day of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Easthampton Public Schools, Mountain View School

For the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC), community leadership is at the heart of their work.

Posted on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 1/5/2022

For the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC), community leadership is at the heart of their work.

The mission is to cultivate shared governance and a county-wide network that builds the power of community voice to make food policies more equitable, honor diverse cultures, and help local food economies to flourish. As a result, developing a new and very different approach to governance for the Council has been critically important work for… [Read More]

Filed Under: CES Stories, Local News Tagged With: Hampshire County Food Policy Council, HCFPC, Healthy Hampshire

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