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Gazda speaks about challenges facing public education and MCAS scores with Buz Eisenberg

Posted on Thursday, August 18th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: WHMP
Date: August 18, 2022
Link: Complete Article

CES Executive Director Todd Gazda was a guest on WHMP’s The Afternoon Buzz show with Buz Eisenberg on August 17th. Gazda shared his thoughts about current challenges in public education as well as his displeasure at the decision by BESE to raise the state MCAS score required for graduation. Find the link to this interview… [Read More]

Educators from Collaborative for Educational Services Publish Book on IEP and 504 Teams

Posted on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Alia Spring, MOEC
Date: 4/13/2022

NORTHAMPTON — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), a member of the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (MOEC), is pleased to announce that two of its educators recently published a book on the topic of Individual Education Programs (IEP) and 504 Teams. Laurel Peltier, Ed.D. and Albert Johnson-Mussad, Ph.D., CES educational consultants and coaches, are… [Read More]

Sabine Jacques joins CES as Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist

Posted on Monday, November 8th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 11/8/2021

CES welcomes Sabine Jacques, who joins our professional development team as a Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist.   Jacques is a First Generation Haitian-American woman from Everett, MA who brings her passion for arts activism within the Black and Brown communities to her work as a social justice facilitator. A theater practitioner, actress, and… [Read More]

State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas

Posted on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Fran Ryan, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 1/10/2019
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — A new program will provide nearly $3 million to organizations focused on improving the health of individuals, families and communities by addressing issues such as nutrition, safe housing, violence prevention, and substance abuse, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Tuesday. The Collaborative for Educational Services, working together with 10 other partner organizations, including the… [Read More]

Editorial: Local educators join national effort to teach critical news literacy skills

Posted on Thursday, September 21st, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

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

In an age where “information” is available at dizzying speeds and in seemingly endless quantities, it is essential to teach consumers the skills they need to discern what is fair, accurate and reliable. Thankfully, local educators are joining their colleagues across the country in providing students of all ages the tools they need to help… [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]

Hadley Schools sharpen focus on science, technology

Posted on Thursday, August 24th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, The Gazette
Date: 8/23/2017
Link: Complete Article

HADLEY — Sparking students’ imagination, challenging their thinking and enlarging their hearts in an environment that is fun to be in and offers cutting-edge learning tools remains the objective for education in Hadley’s public schools, says Superintendent Anne McKenzie. While the schools will continue to have a consistency in the approach to how students are… [Read More]

Enchanted Circle Brings reading Alive to Amherst

Posted on Monday, May 1st, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Date: May 1, 2017

AMHERST, MA – Children clapped, danced and growled happily as members of the Enchanted Circle performed two stories at Saturday’s Reading Alive, presented by the Early Childhood Department of the Collaborative for Educational Services at the Grace Episcopal Church. Saturday’s program, in Spanish and English, encouraged families to read aloud together, and focused on stories… [Read More]

Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center

Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Matt Rigney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 6/25/15

AMHERST, MA – On the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2015, area high school students and adult members of the community joined staff from the Amherst Survival Center to listen to a panel discussion of strategies for successful job searching and interviewing. Joining the group were Tracey Levy, Program Director of the Survival Center, Matt Rigney,… [Read More]

Collaborative for Educational Services honors Board of Governors Chair Lisa Minnick

Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 6/25/15

NORTHAMPTON, MA – The Board of Governors at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton honored departing Chair Lisa Minnick last night, at their June 24th meeting. Chairwoman Minnick was honored for her contributions to the growth of CES over her 22 year tenure on the Board; and for her steady, thoughtful, and engaged leadership… [Read More]