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The Agawam Public Schools Special Education Department is looking to expand our community business partnerships for our transition programs. Our transition programs aim to provide unpaid internships for students ages 18 to 22 to help them learn job skills. These students are supported by a job coach. If you own a local business and would like to have a conversation about partnering with us in the 2024-2025 school year, please call the Department of Special Services at transitions@agawamed.org.
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Hello Class of 2023,
Now that you have been out in the world for a while, we want to hear how you are doing so we can make high school a better place for all our students.
The past year has been challenging in so many ways. If you tell us about your challenges and successes since high school, you will help us understand whether our school is preparing students to be successful in adult life. You will help us think about how to do a better job supporting students who are in high school now.
Please complete our survey!
Call Jennifer Roberts at (413)821-0540 between the hours of 8 am - 2:45 pm, Monday through Friday. Jennifer will go online to get the survey. Then they will ask you the survey questions while you’re on the phone, and complete the survey with you.
If you would rather fill out the survey with someone in person, please come visit us in the Special Services Office at Agawam High School between the hours of 8 am - 2:45 pm, Monday through Friday. Ask to speak with Jennifer Roberts.
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Massachusetts is proud to announce the new Summer Child Nutrition Program, Summer EBT. This program ensures that students have access to nutritious meals during the summer break.
This program will differ from Pandemic EBT as it is NOT an automatic payment for all district families.
*To be eligible, students must already receive SNAP or DTA benefits, SSI with a relative caregiver, certain types of MassHealth coverage, or be in foster care. These families will automatically be enrolled in the Summer EBT Program and do not need to take any action. Eligible families will receive a one-time payment of $120 per child between July and September (corresponding to $40 per month). DTA will notify these families directly during the first week of July.
**Families who are NOT automatically eligible but fall within the income guidelines for the program can apply for the program directly on DTA Connect between June 15, 2024 and September 7, 2024: https://dtaconnect.eohhs.mass.gov/
***If no one in your household receives DTA benefits, the benefits will be paid on a new Summer EBT card in the name of the parent/guardian who is completing the application. For eligible families on MassHealth, the new Summer EBT card will be in the name of the head of household. If the student is in foster care, the new Summer EBT card will be in their name.
DTA will be mailing out Summer EBT cards in July if you do not currently have an EBT card.
Please visit https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-summer-ebt-program for more information, resources, and the digital application if you are not automatically enrolled.
Paper applications will also be available in the Superintendent’s Office, 1305 Springfield St, Feeding Hills, MA.
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Recognizing the very warm temperatures predicted later this week, it has been decided that ALL students will have a 1/2 day on Thursday, June 20th. (No afternoon Pre-K or afterschool program).
Dismissal times will be:
High School - 10:50 am
Junior High School - 11:20 am
Doering School - 11:50 am
Granger School - 11:50 am
Phelps, Clark and Sapelli School - 12:20 pm
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Congratulations to our 2024 - Design An Ad Winners.
Winners included :
Nikolas Dusseault from Clark,
Emily Glisson , Mary Moriarty , Ian Joseph Chay , Aaron Dobies and Audrey Ramos from Doering,
Mackenzie Mapua, Chloe Anderson, Micah Rivera, Audrina Sadowski and Aimee Aideel from the Junior High,
Devin Soucy and Ryan Haglund from the High School.
Thank you to teachers Ms. Basile, Ms. White, Ms. Burke and Ms. Goyette -Jediny, Ms. Bonavita, Ms. Osborn and Ms. DeCaro for having their classes participate in this contest.
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Homeschool families are welcome to please join the Agawam Special Services Department for its Spring Homeschool Meetup.
When: June 13, 2024
Time: 5pm - 6pm
Where: Special Services Conference Room, 760 Cooper St (HIgh School)
For more information please contact our office at 413-821-0540
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I am happy to announce that our MULTICULTURAL festival is scheduled for Friday, May 31st. Please contact the Family Resource Center for more info, and let us know if you wish to share your culture with the community.
Thank you!
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
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Happy Nurse's Appreciation Day!
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Happy School Lunch Hero Day!
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Great night celebrating our Excellence in Teaching Award winners last night. Congratulations to Rachel Conklin, Rachel Patterson, Rosemarie Light and Taylor DeGeorge.
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Happy School Principals' Day!
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Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 1st at 6:30 pm.........
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Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
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Clothing Collection & More!! To Benefit the Agawam Municipal Scholarship Fund.
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Reminder of Upcoming High School Information Nights
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Agawam High School Building Project Information Nights
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Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!
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Happy Assistant Principals Week!
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James Clark School celebrated National Breakfast week with HOT APPLE CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST BAKE and Mrs. Shelley Borgatti-Reed, School Committee Member. Thank you for joining us today, Mrs. Reed!
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