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Turners Falls Schools to see all new administrators

Posted on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/20/2019

MONTAGUE — Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School have all new administrators this year, whose goals include making themselves more accessible to students and giving students a voice in how their school is run. “All this boils down to relationships,” said Principal Joanne Menard (pronounced like “Joanie”). “Without relationships between students and… [Read More]

Longtime principal Luce will take interim post at Hatfield Elementary

Posted on Thursday, July 25th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 7/24/2019
Link: Complete Article

HATFIELD — Thomas “Tim” Luce, a retired school administrator, will be interim principal of Hatfield Elementary School for the coming academic year. Superintendent John Robert made the announcement Tuesday. Luce retired in 2014 from his position of principal at Maple Elementary School in Easthampton. He spent 30 years in education, serving as principal of schools in Heath, Conway… [Read More]

William Evans named Easthampton High School’s new principal

Posted on Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Luis Fieldman, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 5/28/2019
Link: Complete Article

EASTHAMPTON — William Evans, outgoing principal of North Brookfield High School, will take over as principal of Easthampton High School on July 1. “It seems like a terrific school,” Evans, 54, of Amherst, said. “The people there are very positive about the environment they are building and the work they are doing.” Evans has spent… [Read More]

Leeds Elementary principal announces departure

Posted on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Great Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 5/7/2019
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — This school year will be Sal Canata’s last as principal of Leeds Elementary School. He announced Tuesday that he is leaving to be principal of Holyoke STEM Academy, a public middle school, starting July 1. “I weighed the decision. I wavered quite a bit,” Canata told the Gazette. “I came to the conclusion… [Read More]

Virginia educator chosen as next ARHS principal

Posted on Friday, May 3rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 5/2/2019
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — Gene T. Jones, an education consultant from Virginia, was named principal of Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Thursday morning. Jones was selected for the position from among three finalists and will start on July 1. He succeeds Mark Jackson, who retired abruptly in the fall. Jones, 59, lives in Chesterfield, Virginia, and grew up… [Read More]

Smith Academy principal leaving for bigger school

Posted on Thursday, November 1st, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 10/31/2018
Link: Complete Article

HATFIELD – Andrew Berrios is leaving his position as principal of Smith Academy for a job as a middle school principal in Connecticut. “There’s nothing negative to say about here and why I’m leaving,” Berrios said of the decision. “It’s strictly for growth.” With over a thousand students, John F. Kennedy Middle School in Enfield, Connecticut is much larger than Smith… [Read More]

New Whately Elementary principal greets kids for first day of school

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/30/2018
Link: Complete Article

WHATELY — Instead of champagne and a Ryan Seacrest broadcast, students and guardians rang in a new year at Whately Elementary School with Hoodsie ice cream cups and flute music on Wednesday. Today is the first day of the school’s 2018-19 academic calendar, but new Principal Kristina Kirton scheduled a New Year’s Eve ice cream social a day… [Read More]

New superintendent, elementary school principal for Hampshire Regional School District

Posted on Monday, August 27th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Luis Feldman, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 8/22/2018
Link: Complete Article

Like an orchestra conductor, Hampshire Regional School District’s new Superintendent Aaron Osborne has the task of getting all the different instruments of his ensemble to play together in concert. To do that, Osborne said he wants to get School Committee members and town officials from the six towns in the district in open communication so… [Read More]

Frontier Regional, Whately Elementary start school year with new leaders

Posted on Monday, August 27th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Fran Ryan, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/24/2018
Link: Complete Article

SOUTH DEERFIELD — New leadership in several positions throughout the Frontier Regional Union 38 School District marks the biggest change for the coming school year. Former Frontier Regional High School principal Darius Modestow will now serve as the district’s new interim school superintendent. Modestow brings 15 years of administrative experience and 10 years experience as… [Read More]

New Middle School principal has top traits requested by parents

Posted on Monday, August 27th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Max Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/22/2018
Link: Complete Article

GREENFIELD — Karen S. Cousland is the new principal of Greenfield Middle School and the Math and Science Academy. Her first day was Wednesday. “I am so excited to be joining a talented team of teachers and to meet the active parent community at Greenfield Middle School and the Math and Science Academy,” Cousland said…. [Read More]