The Office of Special Education Planning and Policy is in the process of identifying special education professional development activities based on a comprehensive survey of the field. The Department is…
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Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…created a school that was certainly renowned by the state.” Four Corners was literally a model school for the “responsive classroom,” a teaching style based on teachers and administrators demonstrating…
New CES Resource!
The growing library of easily digestible, practical toolkits, research-based guides and tips, as well as professional development opportunities for educators that are built on the amazing work that is done…
Congratulations to SPIFFY Steering Committee member Taylor McAndrew!
…years, and has led the city’s development of the Opioid Settlement Survey for equitable community participation. Taylor’s experience, commitment, and compassionate, community-based approach to harm-reduction and substance misuse prevention will…
Writing Best Practice IEPs/Measurable Goals
…in practice and feedback; and Overview of Standards-Based IEP goals. Participants are asked to bring a sample IEP that they have written, and the instructor will provide targeted feedback. In…
Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming
…that masks “may be required intermittently throughout the year” based on the path the virus takes. Under Riley’s plan, starting in October, middle and high schools where at least 80%…
Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
…have their fingerprints all over the legislation. The landmark compromise legislation is a significant overhaul of the state’s Chapter 70 education funding formula. It was largely based on the PROMISE…
Leslie B. Edinson
…Massachusetts. An experienced staff developer, he served in that role in Cambridge, MA and has spoken on multicultural schools, performance-based assessment, restructuring rural schools, and co-facilitated the Inclusive Practices Network…
Bridging to Belonging: Working with Polarization in Schools PLC
…educators can share how they’re impacted by the polarization, based on their own experiences and identities, while also engaging in what we can each do to better support ourselves, our…
Gail Gramarossa, MPH, CHES
Gail provides evaluation and technical assistance support to multiple projects to develop and implement proven prevention strategies using evidence-based approaches and the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). She has provided support…