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Kindergarten Registration Dates Scheduled Around County| 11:29AM / Friday, April 07, 2017 | |
 Schools across Berkshire County are holding registration days for next year's kindergartners. Schools can submit their information to be added to this list to info@iberkshires.com.
St. Stanislaus Kostka School is now registering for the 2017-2018 school year. Openings are available in grades pre-kindergarten through grade eight. Financial aid is available for qualified applicants. Schedule a shadow day at 413-743-1091. Kindergarten registration has begun for the Clarksburg Elementary School. Call the school at 413-663-8735 to register your child for the fall. Children must be five years of age by August 31, 2017. The Gabriel Abbott Memorial School has begun the
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BArT Charter Public School Announces New Executive Director| 01:05PM / Wednesday, April 05, 2017 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The Board of Trustees of BART Charter Public School has named James "Jay" C. White II as the school's executive director, starting June 19.
Trustee Chair Charles Swabey said White will bring to BArT more than 30 years of teaching, administrative and fundraising experience in a variety of settings, including middle and high school, colleges and universities, and national and international nonprofit organizations.
White currently serves as provost, dean of the college, and professor of physics at Southern Vermont College in Bennington, Vt., which he joined in 2015.
Swabey said White was inspired to apply for the executive director position by a visit to
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Higher Ed Commissioner Santiago to Speak at BCC CommencementStaff Reports,
02:47PM / Tuesday, April 04, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago will be the keynote speaker at Berkshire Community College's 57th commencement. Santiago was appointed to his position by Gov. Charlie Baker in July 2015. Working with the Board of Higher Education, he is responsible for providing overall direction to public higher education in Massachusetts and helping shape state-level policies that maximize the benefits of higher education to the commonwealth and its citizens. Santiago joined the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education in April 2013 as the senior deputy commissioner for academic affairs. "On behalf of the students, faculty, staff and 0 Comments
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Williamstown Teacher Honored by State Down Syndrome CongressBy Rebecca Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:39PM / Friday, March 31, 2017 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Williamstown Elementary School teacher has been named the Educator of the Year by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. Fifth-grade teacher Frani Miceli was nominated for the award by Steve and Donna Narey, whose son Cole has Down syndrome and has been with Miceli for both fourth and fifth grades. Miceli joined other award recipients as well as Principal Joelle Brookner and paraprofessional Kelly Galusha at a ceremony in Worcester on March 25. "One of the reasons the kids in Cole's class are so wonderful to him and want to include him is because Frani does," Donna Narey said. "She sets the tone for inclusion, not only for her class
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Berkshire Money Management Pays For BCC Nursing Exams, LicensingBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:16PM / Monday, March 27, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The times when Bill Schmick of Berkshire Money Management was in the hospital, it was BCC graduates who helped him. For that he is grateful. So grateful that he's helping Berkshire Community College nursing students with their licensing and exam fees. Berkshire Money Management on Monday donated $7,740 to the 18 students currently enrolled in the college's nursing program. The money will pay for the exam and licensing costs for when the students graduate and enter the field. "We're just happy to give back after all you've given me," said Schmick, who also write money columns that appear on iBerkshires. One of those 0 Comments
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North Adams Team Wins 18th Annual Robotics Challenge| 11:39AM / Monday, March 27, 2017 | |
LENOX, Mass. — North Adams 4-H Students Winning at Technology (SWAT) defeated Herberg High Brain Power (HBP) from Herberg Middle School in Pittsfield, 79-65, in the finals to win the championship of "Animal Allies," the 18th annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge, conducted Saturday, March 25, at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School.
The competition involved 26 Berkshire County teams comprising more than 180 students ages 8 to 14 using programmable robots built from LEGO kits to complete a variety of missions involving hypothetical scenarios that focused on improving interactions between people and animals. The event was sponsored by Berkshire Community College and the
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Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School Taps New Development Director| 11:50AM / Friday, March 10, 2017 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School welcomes Edward Brozman as director of development.
Brozman brings extensive experience in higher education, development and community building to the school. Most recently, Brozman was the Chief Advancement Officer at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. He has also served as vice president for Institutional Advancement at Saint Joseph’s College (Standish, Maine) and executive director of Development and Alumni Relations at Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.).
In the corporate sector, Brozman has been a sales and marketing executive for companies including
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Norman Rockwell Museum to Host Family Day for Muddy Brook Families| 12:18PM / Monday, March 06, 2017 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — As part of its new Berkshire County Student Passport Program, Norman Rockwell Museum will host a special day for families of Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School students, who recently completed the education outreach program, on Saturday, March 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
"Organized in collaboration with Muddy Brook, this special program is designed to engage students and families in immersive arts experiences," said Norman Rockwell Museum Deputy Director Stephanie Plunkett. "We hope to promote familiarity and involvement with the art of illustration and one of the region's premier cultural institutions."
Since starting the program
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Southern Berkshire Regional Selects New Superintendent| 03:07PM / Friday, March 03, 2017 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee of the Southern Berkshire Regional School District voted Thursday to enter into negotiations with Beth Regulbuto to become its next superintendent.
Regulbuto is currently the associate superintendent of schools at the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District, where she has worked in different capacities since 2007. She has an undergraduate degree in accounting and a master's of education degree in organizational management.
Prior to her administrative work at Hampden-Wilbraham, she was an early childhood and performing arts teacher for several decades. It is expected that a contract will be brought to the School Committee for
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McCann School Budget Reflects Hikes in Fixed Costs, Health InsuranceBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:59AM / Monday, February 27, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Technical School budget for fiscal 2018 is up 2.7 percent over this year, largely reflecting increasing fixed costs and level state funding. The school's budget is up about $250,000, from $9.09 million to $9,340,159, and includes $88,000 in cuts. Some $3.7 million of the spending plan will be covered by assessments to its nine districts for operations, transportation and capital projects. The total assessments are up less than one percent. "The problem we run into when you look at the budget itself, the state Chapter 70 money is pretty much level, the numbers that are municipal assessments ... are fairly level for all 0 Comments
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