On an afternoon in late December, fifth-grade students at Fort River Elementary School gather around and write their rent checks. “Who can remind us what a memo is?” teacher Jonathan…
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Franklin Tech steps away from musicals
…yearbook teacher Dan Prasol. He did theater when he was in high school at Turners Falls, and he wanted to form a group at the Tech School. So he talked…
CES Instructor Danielle Maco earns BreakFree Educator Badge
…– history, ELA – multiple areas. I am looking forward to supporting our teachers, and with BreakFree Education, I was a teacher who used it, now as a coach, I…
Vanessa Pashkoff
Vanessa Pashkoff is the Early Childhood Mental Health Programs Coordinator at CES. Vanessa has over fifteen years of experience in the field of Early Childhood Education. Vanessa is a teacher…
Joyce Hanousek
…students and families, consultation to teachers, and frequently provided professional development to staff. In addition, she was the Safe Schools Planning Coordinator for 22 years responsible for plan development, training…
Commission wants $60M for rural school districts
…is not enough to cover a teacher’s salary with benefits, she said. “It certainly helps and serves its purpose, but we really need a much more significant investment there,” Blais,…
Mount Tom alternative learning program graduates 10 area high schoolers
…kindergarten teacher. Someone else’s narrative Since 1999, the academy has served high school students who have been unsuccessful in a traditional school setting and are at risk of failing or…
Teresa Poteat, M.Ed.
…as paraprofessional, inclusion and substantially separate classroom teacher, team leader, and supervisor of special education at the middle and high school levels. Teresa’s educational philosophy is embedded in the belief…
Providers and Parents Talk with MA Early Education Leader at CES
…a Meet and Greet at the CES Northampton office. Suzanne Ryan, a preschool teacher from Deerfield Elementary School, said many teachers and families of children with challenging behaviors benefitted from…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…scores reported in September 2021 dropped from pre-pandemic levels. Does anyone truly find this as a surprise? Throughout the pandemic schools, teachers and administrators labored to shift their instructional practices,…