BArT Announces Upcoming Enrollment Deadline| 08:00AM / Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School is currently accepting applications for students in grades 6 through 10 for the 2023-2024 school year. The next enrollment deadline for the 2023-2024 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Thursday, Oct.12, 2023, at noon. The easiest way to apply is to visit https://bartcharter.schoolmint.com/. Interested families should note that the best way to secure a seat, or a desirable waitlist spot for the 2023-2024 school year is to apply before the Oct. 12 deadline. More information on the school's enrollment and lottery process can be found at www.bartcharter.org. Interested >> Read More |
Educators, Lawmakers Celebrate Launch of MCLA Nursing ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Thursday, September 07, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts new bachelor of nursing program was given an official launch on Thursday afternoon with a crowd of education officials and lawmakers. The ribbon cutting on the third floor of the old Doctor's building — now the MCLA Health Sciences floor — was followed by a tour of the new offices, meeting and classrooms, and the mock 3 North Nurses Station where students will be put through their clinical paces. "The curriculum was developed to train nurses holistically, including the full liberal arts core curriculum, rather than just a clinical practice, applied knowledge and engaged >> Read More |
MCLA Institutes Four-Year Nursing ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:30PM / Thursday, September 07, 2023 | |
Associated Dean of Nursing Elizabeth Fiscella explains how the simulated patients work during a tour of the Nurses Station last month. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The hospital ward is set up, the medical equipment prepared and the patients — they're ready to be activated. All that the 3 North Nurses Station needs now is a class full of students. It will have to wait a bit as the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts anticipates its first cohort of nursing students in fall 2024. But the MCLA Academic Wing in the old Doctor's Building — at what will soon again be North Adams Regional Hospital — has been prepared well in advance as the >> Read More |
Heat Means Early Release for Clarksburg, Florida SchoolsStaff Reports,
09:41PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The forecast for unusually high temperatures and humidity on Thursday has prompted a planned early release for two local schools. Clarksburg School and Gabriel Abbott Memorial School in the town of Florida will both release students at 12:30 p.m. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., is warning that the heat index could approach advisory criteria by Thursay afternoon. Superintendent John Franzoni said the lack of air conditioning in the two schools led to the decision to schedule a half day. Both schools were built in the 1960s and are lacking modern ventilation and air conditioning systems. They are part of the >> Read More |
MCLA Welcomes Three New Faculty Members| 04:00PM / Saturday, September 02, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA announced that three new faculty members will be joining the Trailblazer community for the College's fall semester: Dr. Samuel Bruun, Dr. Yavuz Ceylan, and Dr. James Page. Read more about our new faculty members: Dr. Samuel Bruun joins MCLA's Psychology Department as an assistant professor. He graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 2020, where he taught courses relating to developmental psychology, neuroscience, statistics, and gender development. Bruun's teaching style largely focuses on showing how course content can allow one to develop a greater appreciation for the world at large. "No >> Read More |
High School Students Complete Grant-Funded Internships Staff Reports ,
12:04PM / Saturday, September 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board has facilitated 27 youth in the completion of paid summer internships at 14 businesses throughout the Berkshire community. Internship Sites include Berkshire Arts Center, Berkshire Museum, Berkshire Pediatrics / CHP, Bloom Creativity, Clarksburg School Summer Camp, Hotel Downstreet, Emporium Antiques & Art Center, Historic Valley Campground at Windsor Lake, Kayla Civello Training LLC, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Moresi & Associates, Porches Inn, Red Shirt Farm and Williamstown Farmers Market. "All of the youth participants demonstrated tremendous dedication to their >> Read More |
North Adams School Officials Vote to Change Grade ConfigurationBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Committee on Tuesday voted with little discussion to change the school district's organization of instruction. The school district will have a prekindergarten through Grade 2 early education program and a Grades 3-6 upper elementary program and a Grades 7 through 12 middle and high school level. This was done in two votes as the organization of instruction had not been changed to reflect the move of the middle school to Drury High School nearly a decade ago. Superintendent Barbara Malkas gave the same presentation provided last week to the Policy subcommittee, which voted to recommend the >> Read More |
MCLA's LEAD Academy Expands with Support from Greylock Federal Credit Union Staff Reports ,
10:54AM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass—LEAD Academy, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)'s almost two-decade-old program to help new students integrate into college life, is getting a boost from Greylock Federal Credit Union (Greylock). Greylock has pledged $100,000 to support a reimagined Greylock LEAD Academy, allowing the program to grow from around 30 MCLA students each year to this fall's cohort of 200 participants. LEAD is now available to all MCLA first-year students at no cost. "Our LEAD program has a long history of being incredibly successful at boosting student retention rates," said MCLA President James F. Birge. "With >> Read More |
North Adams Policy Panel Votes for Early, Upper Elementary SchoolsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:40PM / Thursday, August 24, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pending a vote next Tuesday, the North Adams Public Schools will go forward with two elementary programs. The policy subcommittee on Thursday morning voted unanimously on an organization of instruction policy that creates a new grade configuration of early elementary (prekindergarten through Grade 2) and upper elementary (Grades 3-6) in addition to the secondary program of Grades 7-12. The only other option was to stay with the current secondary and preK-6 program. The decision will aid the School Building Committee in recommending a preferred option for the elementary school building project. "I guess the pressure's on," >> Read More |
Clarksburg School Opens Four Slots for PreK 3-Year-OldsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:35PM / Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg School is opening a limited number of spots in its four-day prekindergarten program for 3-year-olds. The School Committee voted on Monday to accept applications for four non-resident spots for the 2023-2024 school year on a first-come, first-serve basis until Aug. 28. "We shouldn't have any more than 14, that will give us one, like a cushion in case there's a resident that comes in during the school year," said Superintendent of Schools John Franzoni. "We have currently 10 residents enrolled for the 3-year-old program." The committee voted to charge a total of $4,320 for the school year to be paid monthly >> Read More |
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