During the month of February, the Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS), with the support of Scholastic, Inc., sponsored Unbound, a nationwide read-a-thon. More than 50 schools across…
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Playful Learning through Intentional Teaching
…Emotional Learning and Play and Learning Standards Massachusetts Science, Technology/Engineering Frameworks According to Kathleen Bailer, John Ashley School and Cowing School Principal, West Springfield, these initiatives have had a major,…
North Berkshire Academy prepares for success in the Berkshires
…and therapeutic supports. CES agreed to design and create the new school, and the organization will manage the school itself on behalf of the school districts. Once open, the school…
Rural School Aid awarded to local districts
…also chairman of the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition, which lobbied for the new form of school aid to rural towns. “The Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition lood to continued partnering with…
State Environmental Officials Announce Student and School Recipients of Green Team Awards: MassDEP Recognizes HEC Academy and others
…access to a library of other resources. In addition, 30 schools received recycling and/or composting equipment from the Green Team to initiate or expand school recycling programs, and 15 schools…
Districts team up on county’s first public therapeutic day school
…new example of that approach is North Berkshire Academy, the county’s first public therapeutic day school, which operates in the North Adams Armory building at 206 Ashland St. in that…
Building an Innovative Community for Special Education Team Leaders
…Schools, “We’ve created a whole network and we talk all the time about practice. It has lit a fire in terms of what I can do in my own school.”…
Local School Business Official Earns North American School Finance and Operations Credential
RESTON, VA – Barbara Siegel, SFO, a school business official with Collaborative for Educational Services located in Northampton, MA was recently awarded the Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations…
Amherst Middle School After School VELA program continues with strong remote format
When Covid 19 closed schools this past spring, the Amherst Middle School VELA After School program quickly moved to provide the program remotely to support students and the school community….
Student-Centered Programs Help Kids Feel Connected
…voice.” – Lesley Wilson, JFK Middle School Principal, 2007 The first CES After School/21st Century Learning Programs began in 1999, to serve 7 district middle schools through a three year…