Director of the DYS Education Initiative Woody Clift has announced that two of the DYS team are part of the annual DYS Commissioner’s Awards. “Please join me in extending…
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Middle School IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…annual review meetings?” One question a month–every month I’ll share the results from the previous month’s question. (5 minutes) Mini training on a point of regulation or practice (15 minutes)—cases,regs,…
Substantially Separate Programs IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…annual review meetings?” One question a month–every month I’ll share the results from the previous month’s question. (5 minutes) Mini training on a point of regulation or practice (15 minutes)—cases,regs,…
Supporting Access to Educational Technology
…4th Annual Technology in Education (TiE2016) Conference, held at Holyoke Community College. Conference presenters shared a common thread that began with the first conference in 2013: how technology can be…
CES report outlines difficult truth about literacy issues
…surveyed, they said when they move from teaching students one year to another, there’s nowhere to start from. It’s like having to reinvent the wheel every time. From a parent’s…
Setting the Stage for Future Educators
…Former Director, CES Licensure Programs. A shortage of teachers in the early 2000s led to the start of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) licensure program as an alternative path…
Welcome new SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator, Amy!
…engage communities in meaningful social change. Amy started her position with SPIFFY on May 30th, 2023. She has been a wonderful addition to our team and we are excited about…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program provides support across the Commonwealth
…online classes three nights a week, focusing on Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. In the past year, they have made impressive academic gains despite having to balance other…
Staff shortages throughout K-12 education are taking a toll
Openings are affecting student programming and services at a time we need them most AS 2023 OPENED, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met on January 3 for…
Workforce Development offers students opportunity and growth
…2000s to design a school-to-work and internship program for Northampton middle and high school students. Part of Rigney’s work involved finding alternative sources of funding to support the innovative program….