The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) early education programs first began in 1996, as preschool teachers and childcare providers recognized that many at-risk children were struggling with social-emotional issues. In support of this need, CES was unique in offering Early Childhood consultants and coaches to those involved in early childhood education. Dr. Joan E. Schuman, then Executive Director, says of that time: “No other Massachusetts Collaborative was doing anything in early childhood..We developed a phenomenal staff, many of whom had not only early childhood...
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2022
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Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
Signing his eighth and final budget as the state's chief executive, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday agreed to a major increase in state spending as he approved the vast majority of a $52.7 billion annual budget, vetoed less than half a million dollars of outlays,...
Jul
2022
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Baker-Polito Administration Awards More Than $32 Million to Expand Training Opportunities for High School Students and Adults Through Skills Capital and Career Technical Initiative Grant Funding
] LEXINGTON — The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded more than $32 million in grants to modernize equipment at career technical programs and expand training opportunities for young people and adults as part of the administration’s multi-year effort...
Jul
2022
18
Commission wants $60M for rural school districts
A state commission called Tuesday for a major funding increase of at least $60 million for rural school districts, money its members say is needed to address issues with transportation, declining enrollment, and costs related to school choice and special education....
Jul
2022
14
Excellence In Education: Living our Guiding Principles Awards – April and May winners announced
The Collaborative for Educational Services is pleased to announce the April and May winners of our regional Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award! We honor those educators across the DYS workforce who embody one or more of the Guiding...
Jul
2022
5
CES Instructor Danielle Maco earns BreakFree Educator Badge
As a Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Instructor at the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services’ RFK Girls Treatment facility, Danielle Maco had been using components of the monthly BreakFree Education initiatives with her students since the...
Jun
2022
15
Job posting set for interim Northampton school chief
NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee is “entertaining applications for an interim superintendent for the Northampton Public Schools,” vice chair Gwen Agna said during a special meeting held virtually on Tuesday night. The committee drafted a job posting to fill the...
Jun
2022
14
Mount Tom Academy Graduates Class of 2022
The Collaborative for Educational Services’ Mount Tom Academy in Northampton held a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 10th, at the Kittredge Center on the Holyoke Community College campus.. Friends, family, and staff joined in celebration with this year’s...
Jun
2022
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HEC Academy Graduates Class of 2022
The Collaborative for Educational Services HEC Academy in Northampton held a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 3rd, at the Union Station. Friends, family, and staff joined in celebration with this year’s five graduates, who received high school diplomas from...
Jun
2022
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Amherst Mobile Market begins third year on June 7th
June 7th is the opening date for the Amherst Mobile Market, a community driven, bilingual mobile farmers market bringing affordable, organic fresh produce to Amherst's food desert neighborhoods. Entering its third year, the market season runs through October...
May
2022
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Third Annual DYS Racial Trauma Conference Held on April 11, 2022
Two hundred and ninety educators, community partners, clinicians, and professionals from both the Department of Youth Services (DYS) and the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) gathered online on Tuesday, April 11th for the Third Annual DYS Racial...
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