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BArT Students Look Skyward on First Day of SchoolBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:13PM / Monday, August 21, 2017 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — It's not every day an astronomical event coincides with the first day of school. But for Berkshire Arts and Technology Public Charter School students, Monday's partial eclipse was a chance to view something special together before dismissal. "This is just a blast," new Executive Director Jay White said. "It is not as good as being in the path of totality but just look around — they are just so excited." White, a former astrophysics professor, shared his excitement with the school community and made sure each student and faculty member had a set of eclipse glasses to safely view the event. The 0 Comments
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Education Task Force Takes in Reaction to Countywide DistrictBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:34AM / Sunday, August 13, 2017 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Berkshire County Education Task Force assessed the fallout from its July 15 vote advocating a single school district for the county and discussed its strategy for explaining that recommendation to school officials, town officials and the public at large. Nearly a month after acting on the data accumulated in Phase 2 of the task force's multiyear study of the county's education system, the members at Saturday's meeting remained firm in their commitment that a single school district provides the best long-term option for providing educational opportunity and fiscal stability in a time of rising costs and declining populations county 0 Comments
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As Eclipse Nears, Williams College Crew Prepares| 10:57AM / Wednesday, August 09, 2017 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff. is heading one of the largest organized scientific expeditions to study the sun, and the sun's effects on Earth, at the eclipse.
"This summer's total solar eclipse is a bonanza for finding out more about how the sun shines," said Pasachoff, who will take advantage of his experience in observing eclipses, and organizing eclipse expeditions, by taking dozens of students and colleagues with him to Salem, Ore., for the event on Monday, Aug. 21.
"I've chosen the site because it is in the region with the most favorable cloudiness statistics for August, while still having the logistics
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Letter: Comments on the Recommendation of the Berkshire County Education Task ForceLetters to the Editor,
01:00PM / Friday, August 04, 2017 | |
Like many others, I appreciate the time the members of the Berkshire Educational Task Force have spent on a challenging and important problem. Their recommendation is being discussed in a variety of places, and thus merits a response. Most recently, at a public forum on July 31 in Lanesborough on the proposed regionalization between Lanesborough and Williamstown, a resident asked if the Mount Greylock Committee has voted on the task force's recommendation. We have not, but I have asked for agenda items on it for future meetings.
The task force concentrated efforts on roughly three options: do nothing, form three regions, form one region. These are just three possibilities on a large
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McCann School's District Towns Getting Some Funds BackBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
01:52AM / Monday, July 31, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Some towns in the Northern Berkshire Regional School District are going to see a little bit of relief in their assessments, and others will get turnbacks of transportation funds. Superintendent James Brosnan told the McCann School Committee on Thursday that now that the state budget has passed, he has firmer numbers that will be relayed to the towns. "Chapter 70 increased so I reduced the amount of money that we have in tuition so those two balance out because we cannot change the budget bottom line, it is how we get to it," he said. "So up in Chapter 70, down in tuition but up in the municipal minimum." The 0 Comments
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MCLA Hands Out Book Award Scholarships| 01:40PM / Monday, July 24, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has announced the recipients of its Book Award scholarships, which recently were granted to students who will begin their senior years this fall at one of Berkshire County's public high schools. One student from each of the high schools received this award, which honors outstanding high school juniors who have made a positive difference in the community.
"The MCLA Book Award is presented to an outstanding high school junior who exemplifies academic achievement, displays leadership qualities, and has a strong commitment to the Berkshire County community," said Joshua Mendel, director of recruitment and outreach
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Berkshire Country Day School Announces Teacher for New 2-Year-Old Program| 02:20PM / Friday, July 21, 2017 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Julia Kreilkamp will join the Berkshire Country Day School faculty as the lead preschool teacher for its Reggio-Emilia-inspired 2-year-old class for the program's inaugural year in Fall 2017.
Kreilkamp has more than 20 years of teaching experience, most recently for 10 years as the pre-kindergarten teacher at the Middletown Springs School in Vermont, where she developed several new programs. She received a B.A. from Macalester College and a M.A. in Elementary Education from College of St. Joseph. Of special note, Kreilkamp received the University of Vermont's Outstanding Teacher Award in 2010.
Ms. Kreilkamps's strengths as an educator and
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Berkshire County Education Task Force's Single-District Solution Surprises Its ChairBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:32PM / Tuesday, July 18, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The chairman of the Berkshire County Education Task Force says he was as surprised as anyone when the group voted to recommend a single school district for the county's 30 towns and two cities. But John Hockridge is convinced that the proposal makes sense for students and taxpayers alike. "Most of us thought that was not the direction we were headed in 32 meetings over the last couple of years," Hockridge, a member of the North Adams School Committee, said on Tuesday. "But we went through a process on Saturday that involved breaking into six groups for thorough discussions of the options. "From the breakout groups, the 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Arc Awards Scholarships to Five Local High School Seniors| 12:44PM / Friday, July 14, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc and the Berkshire County Arc Down Syndrome Family Group have awarded scholarships ranging upwards from $1,000 to the following five high school seniors who demonstrated outstanding prior involvement with individuals with disabilities and the potential to contribute to the field of human services.
The students are:
· Jessie Downer, Wahconah Regional High School (Recipient of the Carol Craighead Memorial Scholarship Award, which is funded by Berkshire County Arc and the Berkshire County Arc Down Syndrome Family Group)
· Anthony Melski, Pittsfield High School
· Aubrey Milligan, Wahconah Regional High School
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Pittsfield Superintendent to Speak on Schools as Sanctuaries| 11:28AM / Friday, July 07, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Leadership Academy at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Saturday, July 8, welcomes Pittsfield Public Schools Superintendent Jason McCandless, who will speak on the topic of schools as sanctuaries, from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. in Murdock Hall. The event is free and open to the public. In his presentation, McCandless will look at the many types of "at-risk" students, the state of at-risk students in the Commonwealth, what Pittsfield Public Schools have done to become more "sanctu-arial," and the special care that immigrant and refugee children require. According to McCandless, because of current affairs, rhetoric and 0 Comments
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