The staff of The Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc. (Photo courtesy WEPS Photo)
WAKEFIELD — Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY), led by Executive Director Margie Daniels, currently offers high-quality educational resources for professional development to 290 Massachusetts school districts and other entities.
MPY conferences, webinars and in-service workshops provide cutting-edge information and high-quality professional development to Massachusetts educators and public safety personnel. Led by experts, these trainings foster collaboration and endeavor to increase students’ health and safety.
MPY membership affords unlimited access to:
180 webinars
10-plus hybrid conferences
54 on-demand library presentations
The topics featured in MPY materials are always timely and extremely relevant, including but not limited to Mental/Behavioral Health; Anti-Racism (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion); School Safety; Social-Emotional Learning; Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms and Schools; Trainings for Paraprofessionals; Working with Newcomer Families; and Legal Educational Issues.
Staff from member districts can view MPY webinars and conferences in person or through a virtual link, which remains active for seven days following the training. This provides flexibility by allowing staff members to watch the recording at their convenience. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education-approved Professional Development Points (PDPs) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are offered at no additional cost to staff from member districts.
An MPY membership also provides an In-Service Workshop Program to bring training to districts, either virtually or in person. MPY offers more than 100 workshops for staff and student assembly opportunities. MPY’s On-Demand Video library is available 24/7 for members.
“MPY offers a variety of professional development opportunities designed to enhance safe and supportive learning environments. These relevant and timely trainings help school districts and other entities improve their capacity to address behavioral and mental health needs and meet unique and varied student needs,” said Executive Director Daniels. “It is a pleasure to collaborate with so many educators and public safety leaders across Massachusetts as we begin the 2024-2025 school year.
For more information on all the services provided by Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, visit mpyinc.org, or contact Executive Director Margie Daniels at margie@mpyinc.org.
About the Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc.
Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides training, fosters collaboration and develops programming to increase the health and safety of students. MPY is committed to bringing cutting-edge information and high-quality trainings to constituents and endeavors to provide solution-oriented, community-based, multi-disciplinary approaches to reducing and ideally eliminating risky behaviors for youth. MPY programming reaches nearly 6,000 educators per year in Massachusetts, spread across approximately 300 districts, with more than 150 webinars and over a dozen conferences.
Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth is governed by a Board of Directors made up of school superintendents, police and fire chiefs, and other community leaders who work closely with MPY staff to deliver this mission. To learn more, visit: massachusettspartnershipsforyouth.com.
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Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth Executive Director Margie Daniels. (Photo courtesy The Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth)
