Drury Students Earn Over 700 College Credits | 07:59AM / Monday, July 22, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Following the completion of the first full year of the Drury-MCLA Early College Program, more than 120 Drury High School students earned over 700 college credits, a value of $317,000, while still attending high school. North Adams Public Schools (NAPS) will continue their partnership in the Early College initiative with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) into the 2024-2025 school year. This academic collaboration, formally approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2023, granted Early College designation to Drury High School. The initiative aims to provide equitable access to higher education for high >> Read More |
North Adams Council to Vote on Greylock School ProjectBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:23PM / Friday, July 19, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council will take up a borrowing authorization for the $65 million Greylock School project at a special meeting on Monday. If it is approved, there will be a ballot vote for a debt exclusion in September for the city's $20 million portion of the cost. The committee is planning a full-court press to convince citizens of the need for a new Greylock School to replace the closed 1965 building and the deteriorating Brayton Elementary that needs millions in repairs. Mayor Jennifer Macksey said it was important for the members of the School Building Committee to attend Monday's meeting to show their support >> Read More |
MCLA Accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education| 02:21PM / Friday, July 19, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has received its decennial accreditation from the New England Commission of Higher Education. NECHE is a voluntary, peer-based, non-governmental membership association that promotes educational excellence and quality assurance to its more than 200 members, all of which are degree-granting, post-secondary institutions. NECHE, through its membership, has established Standards for Accreditation to ensure quality, innovation, and student success across the evolving higher education landscape. The commission itself consists of faculty and administrators from affiliated institutions as well as public members who have no >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Two Information Sessions for Graduate Programs | 10:49AM / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— MCLA's Division of Graduate & Continuing Education (DGCE) will host two information sessions for those interested in pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Education (MEd). The information sessions will be available in person and online in North Adams this July and August. The community is invited to the July 18 information session at 5 p.m. on campus in North Adams or remotely on August 7 at 5 p.m. The deadline for a graduate admission application is August 1 for the Fall 2024 semester. Prospective students can meet with faculty and staff to learn about graduate education in MCLA's unique and innovative programs >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Saturday Preview Days, Campus Tours | 10:35AM / Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA invites prospective students to tour the College campus and learn about the admission and financial aid process during four Saturday preview days in July and August. Preview days and campus tours are scheduled for July 13 and 27 and August 3 and 17 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The deadline to apply for the Fall 2024 semester is Thursday, August 15 with enrollment beginning on August 22. Daily campus tours and information sessions from 10:30 a.m. to noon are open for registration through August 17. Tours of the Nursing and/or Radiologic Technology learning spaces are available on select Wednesdays at 1:15 pm. If interested in touring these spaces, >> Read More |
MCLA to Host 2024 Leadership Conference| 10:56AM / Wednesday, July 03, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announces the campus will host the 2024 Leadership Conference from July 5 to 7 – the culminating experience for the Leadership Academy 2023 cohort. Dr. Darcy Fernandes, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) senior associate commissioner will open the conference with a keynote presentation on Friday, July 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Murdock Hall, Room 218. Additional keynote presentations include Vice Provost of Equity and Belonging at MCLA André Lynch on July 6, and Anti-bias Education Consultant Phil Fogelman on July 7. "Alumni Talks" will be offered >> Read More |
NAPS Destroying Special Education Records| 10:18AM / Saturday, June 29, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will be destroying special education records of students who withdrew, graduated, transferred or were released from special education services during the 2016-2017 school year.
Records will be destroyed after July 31, 2024. Students or Parents interested in retrieving the records should call Student Support Services at 413-776-1670, options 3, 4 or 5 no later than July 31, 2024.
Two days advanced notice for pickup of records is appreciated. >> Read More |
MSBA Board Shifts Greylock School Project into Funding PhaseBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:35PM / Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The $65 million Greylock Elementary School project has moved another step forward with the Massachusetts School Building Authority's vote to enter into a funding agreement. The MSBA Board of Directors, meeting remotely on Wednesday morning, unanimously authorized the executive director to enter into budget and funding agreements for facilities grants totaling $177,280,778 for North Adams, Agawam and Berkley. The estimated cost for a new Greylock School is $65,362,859 with a maximum grant estimated at $41,557,218. This final figure was voted by the School Building Committee last week. This agreement is dependent on the local >> Read More |
Drury High's Myers Named North Adams Teacher of the YearBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury High school year culminated on June 7 with an end-of-the-semester showcase, the presentation awards and the naming of this year's Marion B. Kelley Teacher of the Year. Donna Myers, sitting in the front row of the auditorium, was shocked when her named was called to applause and cheers. Superintendent Barbara Malkas described her as the epitome of the Teacher of the Year award, named for the principal of the former Sarah Haskins and Johnson schools who worked in the public schools for a total of 40 years (with a nine-year gap when forced to leave her teaching job when she got married). "She excels at building >> Read More |
McCann Fourth Quarter Honor Roll| 08:08AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
McCann Fourth Quarter Honor Roll Class of 2024 Astorino, Shaun Auger, Kelson Barrett, Ty Boisvert, Hannah Buda, Austin Chen, Addison DelRatez, Abigail Hamilton, Arianna Harrington, Amy Haskins, Daniel King, Sara Lachman, Ariel Lawson, Svea-Marie Layden, Collin Nicol, Ashlee Parkman, Michael Ranzoni, Miranda Rathbun, Madison Richardson, Katherine Scott, Keeghen Shafer, Athena Shafer, Zoey Vallieres, Rebecca Walden, Connor Arnold, Emma Berger, Marissa Brockway, Christopher Codogni, Mia Dupuis, Emma Gagne, Ethan Goodell, Jocelyn Haskins, Andrew Hildabrand, Gisella Kanelos, Courtney LaCasse, Carter Lescarbeau-Mason, Jaydon Melito, Matthew Nimmons, Sarah Norcross, Rileigh Puntin, >> Read More |
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