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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]

South Hadley school board picks N.H. superintendent for schools chief

Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Bera Dunau, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 11/20/2020
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH HADLEY — The School Committee voted unanimously Friday night to offer the superintendent position to Jahmal Mosley, the superintendent of schools in Nashua, New Hampshire, pending successful contract negotiations. “Dr. Jahmal Mosley is one of the most impressive people I have ever interviewed,” said School Committee Chair Kyle Belanger. Mosley was one of three… [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]

Greenfield’s Federal Street School teacher plans gardening curriculum for English language learners

Posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Anita Fritz, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/8/20202
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — José Colón Martínez headed up the hill behind the Leyden Woods office building last week holding an umbrella overhead and donning a huge smile. José, 9, a fourth-grader at Federal Street School, and Daiangeliss Mercado, 8, a third-grader there, are among the English-as-a-second-language learners participating in teacher Karen Malley’s gardening project. “Wait until… [Read More]

Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans

Posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Fritz and others, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/6/2020
Link: Complete Article

With some families favoring remote instruction for their children, others favoring a return to in-person education and still others hoping for a hybrid of the two, there seems to be no one-size-fits-all method for returning to school this fall amid the challenges sparked by the pandemic. Greenfield Recorder reporters asked parents from local school districts… [Read More]

Northfield Environmental Educator honored by town

Posted on Saturday, September 5th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Zack DeLuca, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/4/2020
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD — As he looks to retire after 28 years teaching sixth grade at Northfield Elementary School, Jay Loubris said he’ll always remember the excitement and wonder on students’ faces during various science lessons and field trips. The Northfield Open Space Committee recently recognized Loubris for his years of service, presenting him with the 2019… [Read More]

Sanderson Academy teacher receives grant for remote education efforts

Posted on Friday, September 4th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/2/2020
Link: Complete Article

ASHFIELD — A local kindergarten teacher has been awarded a COVID-19 Relief Grant from the Association of American Educators Foundation (AAEF) for her efforts to improve access to remote education. “(Remote learning) is very different than in-person learning,” said Sanderson Academy teacher Sarah Forbes. “But with some careful planning you can still give kids an… [Read More]

Turners Falls High School says goodbye to Class of 2020

Posted on Monday, August 10th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 7/24/2020
Link: Complete Article

TURNERS FALLS — Standing in front of his peers, who wore masks and were seated in chairs spaced 6 feet apart, Turners Falls High School graduate Anthony Peterson said he may have been disappointed with how his senior year turned out, but he wasn’t discouraged. “Being disappointed is one thing, and being discouraged is something… [Read More]

ARHS principal Gene Jones to resign for North Carolina job

Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 7/9/2020
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — An appointment to a principal position at a North Carolina high school is prompting Amherst Regional High School Principal Gene Jones to resign after one year in the district. In a letter to families in the district sent Wednesday evening, Jones wrote that he would be resigning effective July 24, following his appointment as principal of the… [Read More]