The three-year initiative known as the Amherst Wellbeing Alliance will bring together community members, organizational and governmental stakeholders to create a community-wide plan for health AMHERST, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), in partnership with the Amherst Public Health Department, has received $375,000 over three years to complete a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Amherst, Massachusetts. The Amherst Wellbeing Alliance (in Spanish: “Alianza para el Bienestar de Amherst”) will engage the community and strategic partners, collect and analyze data,...
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Oct
2026
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CES Receives $375,000 to Advance Health and Wellbeing in Amherst
The three-year initiative known as the Amherst Wellbeing Alliance will bring together community members, organizational and governmental stakeholders to create a community-wide plan for health AMHERST, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), in...
Jul
2026
17
CES Expands Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services
The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced $5 million in grants to expand early childhood mental health consultation services for children, families, educators and early education providers across Massachusetts. Through the Department of Early Education and Care...
Jul
2026
10
Dr. Sonia Fields is new Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation
Beginning Aug. 30th, 2026, Dr. Sonia Fields, who currently oversees Title I services for the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) DYS Education Initiative, will be assuming the role of Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation. Sonia has dedicated three...
Jun
2026
4
Mount Tom Academy Graduates Class of 2026
The graduation celebration for Mount Tom Academy’s class of 2026 was held in the Fine & Performing Arts Building in the Leslie Phillips Theater on the Holyoke Community College Campus. The ceremony took place on Tuesday morning, June 2nd. This year’s graduates...
Mar
2026
25
CES Partners with Sandwich Public Schools to Strengthen Early Education Through CPPI Grant
Sandwich, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services Early Childhood Department (CES-ECD) is proud to continue its partnership with Sandwich Public Schools (SPS) through the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI), a statewide grant program funded by...
Mar
2026
17
Caucus of superintendents makes $60M in rural school aid top priority
The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) has launched a new rural caucus with five established legislative priorities, chief of which is securing $60 million in rural school aid. Sheryl Stanton, superintendent of the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont...
Mar
2026
12
Collaborative for Educational Services Announces Selection of New Executive Director
Northampton, MA – The Board of Directors of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton has named Dr. Portia Bonner as the new Executive Director of the Massachusetts collaborative. Dr. Bonner will join the agency effective July 1, 2026, succeeding...
Feb
2026
24
Mountain View School Middle School Brown Paper Studio Theater Club
This year, Sabine Denise Jacques and Mariah Lapiroff from the CES Joy and Justice team have been facilitating a theater club in Easthampton that centers self- and social-awareness, embodied connection, and belonging and joy for 6th & 7th graders. They have been...
Feb
2026
17
Food policy council wins grant to turn hunger stories into policy advocacy
Food insecurity, language barriers and a lack of transportation access are buzzwords that might feel abstract, especially given how often the terms are thrown around. But to give these pervasive struggles names and faces, a Northampton nonprofit founded at the height...
Feb
2026
11
HEC Academy Students and Faculty Present at 2026 MA Farm & Sea to School Conference
On March 18, 2026, Mass. Farm to School will host its 8th statewide gathering, the Massachusetts Farm & Sea to School Conference, bringing together farm and sea to school advocates from across the Commonwealth for a full day of learning, collaboration, and...
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