The Collaborative for Educational Services is in the final stages of planning for the fourth regional Transforming Education for Social Justice conference for PK-12 educators, leaders, students, and community members, on March 29th, 2025. The conference will take place at Easthampton High School in Easthampton, MA. Youth are central to the conference and shape the experience in various ways including through presentations, planning, and participation. In the current environment for education, tensions at the national and global levels have been accompanied by an increase in anxiety...
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Jul
2016
13
Mount Tom Academy alternative learning explored in Gazette article
The Mount Tom Academy, offering an alternative route to graduation for high school students, and run by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), was recently the focus of an in-depth article in the Gazette. Mount Tom partners with districts and students...
Jul
2016
13
With prospect of more charter schools, rural educators see greater risk
GREENFIELD — Amid a statewide debate over proposals to allow more public charter schools to open, local educators are concerned about the effects that could have on rural districts, although charter school leaders say those concerns are overblown. Charter school...
Jul
2016
5
Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time
Since 2003, the Collaborative for Educational Services has been a partner to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) in creating access to high-quality education and employment opportunities for youth in the care and custody of DYS. The Collaborative...
Jun
2016
24
DYS Youth Voice What Matters
“Voice What Matters”, the banner above the stage read, and that is exactly what the youth of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) did. From paintings to sculptures, to videos, songs and dance, they showed who they are and what matters to them. This year the DYS...
Jun
2016
22
HEC Academy Math teacher Bessette receives awards at Northampton Special Education Parents’ Advisory Council awards night
HEC Academy Math Content teacher Randall Bessette was recognized at the recent awards dinner held by the Northampton Special Education Parents Advisory council. Randall was nominated by a Northampton HEC Academy student, who felt that Bessette’s skills made...
Jun
2016
20
2017 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Announced
Teacher of the year Sydney Chaffee, a teacher at the Codman Academy Charter Public School in Dorchester was among the nineteen educators honored at a State House ceremony last week. Other teachers recognized included Teacher of the Year finalist Rachel Stavely...
Jun
2016
16
After School program coming to Easthampton High School
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) 21st Century After School program has received three year grant funding to open an out-of-school time (OST) program at Easthampton High School. The program will begin in the fall, and will focus on academic support...
Jun
2016
14
US Dept of Education announces webinar “Two Approaches to Improve Student Achievement in Rural High Schools”
The U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) Program is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar with two i3 grantees working to improve achievement in rural high schools-the Rural Math Excel Partnership (RMEP) and the Building Assets, Reducing...
Jun
2016
14
For new school head, leadership comes from experience
GREENFIELD. MA — Jake Toomey, the principal of the Academy of Early Learning and the school superintendent’s assistant for personnel in Greenfield, is no stranger to taking command. Though his formal training was in art education, Toomey’s first pass at a...
Jun
2016
14
New Pioneer principal hopes to make school ‘model’ in western Mass.
NORTHFIELD, MA — Pioneer Valley Regional School’s new principal, Jean Bacon, says that she wants Pioneer to support all learning styles, including students who need more support or students who need more challenge than the curriculum provides. Bacon, 54, of North...
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