Clarksburg School Cuts $39K More Out of Budget By Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
03:31PM / Friday, May 16, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The school budget for fiscal 2026 has been reduced by another $39,000, bringing the percentage increase down to 3.98 percent. At the same time, the tuition proposed for prekindergarten was lifted. The budget approved by the Finance Committee and Select Board at Wednesday's joint meeting with the School Committee has a bottom line of $3,085,643, a $118,233 increase over this year. The School Committee opened up five school-choice slots in first grade, which will offset the loss of an estimated $30,000 in preschool tuition. The school is anticipating $187,000 in school choice and budgeted more conservatively at $180,000. "At the last >> Read More |
Pittsfield Interviews Prospective Interim SuperintendentsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:10PM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
The School Committee is expected to make a decision on Wednesday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee is set to appoint an interim superintendent at Wednesday's regular meeting.
They have a choice between three candidates: Roland Joyal Jr., Latifah Phillips, and Robert Putnam. Outgoing Superintendent Joseph Curtis will step down from his position on July 1 after 30 years with the district. Mary Jane Rickson, superintendent of the Granby Public Schools, withdrew from consideration shortly after her name was announced. During 70-minute interviews on Wednesday and Thursday at Reid Middle School, the three finalists were asked to detail how they would approach the
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McCann Preparing for MSBA Roof, Windows ProjectBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
04:25PM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School is preparing for a major overhaul of its 30-year-old roof and 60-year-old single-pane windows and will be shifting the school calendar to accommodate the project. The vocational school was invited into the Massachusetts School Building Authority's accelerated repair program last fall. Superintendent James Brosnan told the School Committee on Thursday that 16 designers and engineers from Gale Associates spent three days in the school during April vacation assessing the project. "We did roof cuts, we did masonry cuts. We did all the examinations," he said. "We had sent them a tremendous >> Read More |
Clarksburg School Opens School Choice Spots for Next School YearBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — School officials last week voted to open five school-choice slots in first grade but held off on a decision for kindergarten. These are first open spots since 2023 as the school's residential enrollment has risen over the past few years. But with 12 pupils forecast for Grade 1, officials felt confident in opening school choice. "We've gone over the last five years or so that the understanding is if a grade level had 18 students, we wouldn't open additional school choice slots to keep the numbers reasonable," said Superintendent John Franzoni at last week's School Committee meeting. "We're pretty tight right now >> Read More |
North Adams Public Schools to Destroy Former Special Education Records| 03:02PM / Monday, May 05, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will destroy special education records of students who withdrew, graduated, transferred, or were released from special education services during the 2017-2018 school year. The records will be destroyed after June 30, 2025. Former students or their parents who wish to retrieve these records should contact Student Support Services at 413-776-1670, options 3, 4, or 5, no later than June 25, 2025. The school district requests two days' advance notice for record pickup. >> Read More |
McCann Technical High School Announces Third Quarter Honor Roll| 08:13AM / Monday, May 05, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical High School is proud to announce the Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year Achieving High Honors for the Year of Graduation 2025 are: Lillian Bean, Alexander Boyer, Hayden Digennaro, Logan Driscoll, Antonio Elias, Evan Fortini, Zachary Gelinas, Brodie Hayden, Evan Hilton, Tobey Hopkins, Grace Hunt, Griffen Lancia, Brockton Lasher, Nathan Luczynski, Samuel Mcgrath, Paige Meyette, Meghan Mongeon, Camryn Moran, Nora Moser, Kevin Poette, Emily Raschdorf, Sophie Reid, Liam Roberts, Lukas Rylander, Brady Sagendorph, John Stack, Ava Stefanik, Evan Tatro, Joshua Touponce, Dylan Turner, and Sadie Walden. Additionally, >> Read More |
McCann Graduates First Adult Manufacturing Technology ClassBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:55AM / Saturday, May 03, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — One by one the eight graduates of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program were called up on Thursday to receive a folio containing all the certifications they had earned since February. The free 200-hour course was funded through state Career Technical Initiative implementation grants. McCann Technical School was awarded funding last year for advanced manufacturing, welding and automotive technology courses. The manufacturing is the first one in adult education program. "I wanted to better myself," said Jason Lane. "I didn't have any opportunity to go to school with career and schedule and cost, and this >> Read More |
Clarksburg School Officials Cut Fiscal 2026 Budget by $90KBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — School officials have shaved $90,000 out their $3 million budget for fiscal 2026. The reductions bring the total budget to $3,093,756, a 4.26 percent, or $126,346, increase over this year. The cuts include a reduction in hours in the school for the dean of students, cutting the tuition to Drury High by a third, imposing tuition for 4-year-olds in prekindergarten and trimming supplies and training. Town officials had pushed for the school to cut back from an anticipated 7 percent increase. That's frustrated school officials who point out the operating budget is only going up by 0.67 percent but covering nearly $200,000 for >> Read More |
North Adams Public Schools Announce Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Drury High Graduates| 08:10AM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools is offering three postgraduate scholarship funds for college students who graduated from Drury High School and are currently enrolled in a four-year college. The application deadline for all scholarships is June 1st. Applicants require a Google account to apply online and submit their transcript electronically. The available scholarships are: The Charles & Olivina Perron Memorial Scholarship: Open to any college student attending a four-year college. The Mortimer P. Howard Memorial Scholarship: Open to college students entering their junior or senior year of college. The H.H. Gadsby Memorial Scholarship: Open to any college >> Read More |
MCLA to Hold Annual Undergraduate Research Conference| 10:07AM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host its 23rd annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) on April 24. The conference is intended to acknowledge students' academic work. This year's keynote speaker is MCLA alumnus Bentley S. Munsell '15, a registered nurse and nursing leader who advocates for social justice and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in healthcare. Munsell, who identifies as a queer, transgender man, has been involved in advocating for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in healthcare since 2016. He co-founded the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) DEIB committee, where he has directed outreach and implemented
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