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Northampton schools eye ‘science of reading’ model, backed by $323K in grants

Posted on Monday, May 15th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Alexander Macdougall, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: May 14, 2023
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — At Ryan Road Elementary School, students in Diana Ramsden’s first grade class work on reading and writing using a mixture of phonics lessons already included in the school’s reading curriculum and new lessons being piloted from one of two programs the district is considering after receiving two grants totaling more than $300,000. As… [Read More]

School officials, students advocate for more rural aid during ‘critical’ legislative session

Posted on Friday, May 12th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Bella Levavi, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/10/2023
Link: Complete Article

BOSTON — School committee members, administrators and students with the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont regional school districts, along with elected officials from member towns, converged on the State House earlier this month to further advocate for increasing rural school aid. “The current legislative session on Beacon Hill is shaping up as a critical one for… [Read More]

Early Educators Chart a Path from Self-Care and Cultural Responsiveness To Professional Growth

Posted on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Community Stories, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Date: March 6, 2023
Link: Complete Article

Karen Reuter, deputy director at the Collaborative for Educational Services, remembers the moment when she knew its trainings for early childhood educators were taking hold. One of the workshop participants stopped themselves in a peer presentation to say, “Oh, wait. I have to breathe right now.” Trivial? Hardly. According to Reuter, self-care for educators is vital…. [Read More]

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

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]

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

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]

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 — 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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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]