Laurel Peltier, Ed.D. is a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Special Education at the Collaborative for Educational Services. Her work focuses on special education leaders and leadership, and particularly on facilitating the IEP team process with people inside of schools and in community settings who support kids who have disabilities. We recently asked Laurel whether at this time, the role of special education team leader is more important than ever. She responded, “Special education funding has been an issue for as long as I have been in the field of education, and while...
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Sep
2017
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Greenfield mulls how to fund school technology needs
GREENFIELD — How Greenfield should look to fund the school district’s constantly growing technology needs provoked a robust conservation at an afternoon school subcommittee meeting this week. Quickly it was agreed that the current ways to pay for new technology,...
Sep
2017
8
Northfield Elementary sees uptick in enrollment, adds teacher
NORTHFIELD — When preparing this school year’s budget, Northfield Elementary School Principal Megan Desmarais was anticipating another year with declining enrollment, a steady trend for more than a decade. But as enrollment numbers took shape in August, Desmarais...
Sep
2017
5
New Hingham Elementary School hires interim principal
CHESTERFIELD — Hampshire Regional School District Superintendent Craig Jurgensen has announced that the Chesterfield /Goshen School District has hired Thomas “Tim” Luce to be the interim school principal at the New Hingham Elementary School in Chesterfield. The...
Sep
2017
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Pearl Rhodes principal resigns, Bernardston principal takes over
LEYDEN — Bernardston Elementary School Principal Bob Clancy is taking on a new role this year, doubling as Pearl Rhodes Elementary School’s principal in neighboring Leyden. Clancy stepped in to replace former principal Deanna Leblanc, who announced last month she...
Aug
2017
24
Hadley Schools sharpen focus on science, technology
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...
Aug
2017
24
Gateway Regional introducing free lunch at Chester Elementary and 2 new administrators
HUNTINGTON — One of Gateway Regional School District’s biggest changes for the upcoming school year will be at Chester Elementary School, where there will be such a thing as a free lunch — and breakfast, too. The school, which offers pre-kindergarten through fifth...
Aug
2017
18
Lessons learned, problems solved at engineering camp
WHATELY — The 31 bright young minds tinkered, collaborated, and expanded Thursday at Camp Invention. “This is my simple incline track slash marble boxer,” said 10-year-old Magnus Harrison of Deerfield, at the week-long engineering program held in Whately Elementary...
Aug
2017
16
State hopes to hire new education czar by end of the year
MALDEN -- The state education board is embarking on its first search for a new elementary and secondary education commissioner in a decade, with top officials hoping to land on a candidate by the end of the year. Commissioner Mitchell Chester -- who had been the...
Aug
2017
14
School Committee passes transgender student policy
NORTHAMPTON — School Committee here voted on Thursday to approve a policy that expands protections to transgender and gender nonconforming students and employees of Northampton Public Schools. “The policy you are asking about was drafted by the rules and policy...
Aug
2017
11
Hampshire COG, Franklin CDC, to offer local foods to schools
As students at Leverett and Erving elementary schools dig into their vegetables this fall, they may be getting a taste of local farms thanks to a new collaboration of the Franklin County Community Development Corp. and the Hampshire Regional Council of Governments....
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