As leaders of local school districts and the Collaborative for Educational Services, we want to express our sorrow and outrage over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery,…
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The Benefits of Formative Assessment in a Time of Accountability
…development, we need some way to formatively assess students’ proficiency; all this in the time of accountability and high-stakes testing. No wonder that some principals feel a bit overwhelmed by…
S. Clarke Bankert, MPH
…aspects of the change process, including assessment and data collection, program design, program implementation, evaluation and organizational capacity building. Through each of these elements, Clarke brings a passion for community-led…
A ‘new approach’ to teaching computer science: Get rid of the computer
…science education to local students. The workshop is a national initiative that takes a three-pronged approach to teaching: equity, inquiry and computer science concepts. The Holyoke workshop was part of…
Hilltown Mobile Market on the move in 2019
…Fresh, Hilltown-grown vegetables will be available to purchase using cash, credit, debit, SNAP, WIC, and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coupons. For more information about the Mobile Market project, visit…
Strong Foundations for Young Children Expands to Serve Families Throughout Hampshire County
…are thrilled to be able to expand this important program” says Sarah Lusardi, IECMH Clinical Supervisor at CES, who coordinates all referrals and intakes for the program. “In the past,…
Gazda visit to RISE program in Springfield
This week CES Executive Director, Todd Gazda, had the opportunity to visit the RISE program in Springfield. This is part of Dr. Gazda’s commitment to visit DYS and SEIS programs…
Exemplary Status for four CES-run After School Programs
Four after school programs managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) have been awarded Exemplary status from the Exemplary Grant Program of the Massachusetts 21st CCLC Exemplary program, supported…
CES Profile – Paying it Forward
…other young people in the Youth Justice Leadership Mentoring (YJLM) Program that Williams is starting next fall. The YJLM program was developed during Williams’ year-long fellowship through the National Juvenile…
Literacy Learning for Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents
…to read and write and to use literacy skills for a variety of purposes. Focus will be on implementing effective literacy practices with groups of students, using observations of students’…