Frontier Regional School District

Sunderland school gets adaptive tricycle

Posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 12/19/2018
Link: Complete Article

SUNDERLAND — Jessica Callahan made an observation as a class of kindergartners and their educators strolled down a hallway at Sunderland Elementary School. “This would be anxiety for him,” she said. “He would probably stand in the corner until everybody passed. Whereas on the bike, he’s able to just continue. That’s because he’s thinking about… [Read More]

Whately Elementary selects Kristina Kirton as new principal

Posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Joshua Solomon, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 7/10/2018
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WHATELY — After an extensive search process including a review of more than 30 applicants, Whately Elementary School now has a new principal. Kristina Kirton, a former first-grade teacher of 20 years, comes from the Holyoke Public Schools, where she most recently served as an administrator developing curriculum. Members of the search committee described her… [Read More]

State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts

Posted on Friday, May 25th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diane Broncaccio, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/24/2018
Link: Complete Article

After years of state, school and town officials beating the drum for rural school aid, rural districts, including Mohawk, Frontier, Pioneer Valley, and the 19 member-town Franklin County Technical School District, could see $100 per student in rural school aid from the state. Sen. Adam G. Hinds, D-Pittsfield, said Wednesday that the state Senate adopted… [Read More]

Frontier School Committee decides interim superintendent

Posted on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Christie Wisniewski, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/22/2018
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DEERFIELD — Frontier Regional School Principal Darius Modestow will serve as interim superintendent for the Frontier Regional and Union #38 School Districts while the districts conduct a search for a permanent superintendent to replace Lynn Carey, who is resigning. After a three-hour joint meeting between the districts at Frontier, the committees voted to proceed with… [Read More]

Community Foundation Grants given

Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Recorder Staff, The Recorder
Date: 2/15/2017
Link: Complete Article

Just Roots, Clinical and Support Options and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts are among seven organizations awarded $300,000 in competitive “innovation” planning grants from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. CSO’s $45,000 “Building Resilience by Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools” grant will be used to help schools around Franklin County plan training and policy review… [Read More]