Training is provided. Call Fran Spierer at 247-9738, Ext. 125. Head Start has openings during the school year for volunteers to help teachers with its pre-school program for income eligible and special needs children throughout Hampshire County. Call Ella Smolenski at 582-4206, Ext. 216. The Hilltown Cooperative Charter School in Haydenville is a partnership among students, staff, families and community members who join together to establish a creative learning environment.
Volunteers provide support for teachers and administrators.
Volunteers are mostly parents, but community members also help staff special programs, serve on the board of trustees, and offer tutoring for students and share their professional expertise. Call Deirdre Arthen at 268-3421. The International Language Institute of Massachusetts offers free classes in English to adult immigrants. The classes are held in Northampton. Volunteer tutors help students improve their language skills.