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Williams College Cancels Commencement, Reunion WeekendBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:39AM / Friday, April 03, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College President Maud Mandel on Friday sent a community-wide email announcing that school's commencement and reunion weekend weekend will not take place as scheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Seniors, while I am heartbroken that graduation cannot happen in the conventional way at the conventional time, I am determined that you will have your moment," Mandel wrote. "Rather than deciding for you what that should look like, my colleagues and I want to start by asking you." Mandel announced that members of the Class of 2020 will receive a survey seeking their ideas about alternative ways to celebrate their graduation 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Continues Teacher Talks Over Remote LearningBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:51AM / Wednesday, April 01, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee met on Tuesday but did not have a resolution on two issues stemming from the school closure that entered its third week on Monday. Districts statewide are closed through at least May 4 by order of the governor. Last week, the commissioner of education advised school officials to implement remote learning plans to continue students' education during the closure. On Friday, Superintendent Kimberley Grady and other members of the administration sent an email to the district's families explaining plans for remote learning the PreK-12 district. "We met this afternoon with the [teachers 3 Comments
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Hancock School Community Holds 'COVID-19 Drive By'By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
01:44PM / Friday, March 27, 2020 | |
The drive by tried to go past all the houses of tiny Hancock School's 49 students. HANCOCK, Mass. — Members of the Hancock School community drove through Hancock, Lanesborough, and Cheshire to say a quick hello to students during what they called a "COVID-19 Ride By." In these times of school closures and social distancing, the participants said its always nice to see a familiar face in person even if it is from your front lawn. "Peer and social contact are necessary to maintain a healthy, balanced emotion outlook. Something like this keeps us positive, upbeat, and our interrelationships strong," teacher Janet Tremblay 1 Comment
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MCLA Offers Health Sciences Degree With Concentration in Radiologic Tech| 11:30AM / Thursday, March 26, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' is now accepting students for its new health sciences bachelor’s degree with a concentration in radiologic technology for the fall 2020 semester. The program has been approved through the MCLA governance process and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, and students completing the degree are eligible to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Radiography examination. MCLA now offers one of only five accredited programs in the Northeast in a field that demonstrates 100 percent job placement. MCLA will also be able to provide students in health
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Massachusetts Schools to Remain Closed Through May 4By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:58PM / Wednesday, March 25, 2020 | |
 BOSTON — Public and private schools will remain closed through May 4, extending the emergency closure for COVID-19 another month. The emergency order was signed by Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday and announced at a press conference that afternoon. The order includes child-care centers not serving essential personnel. "This will allow school districts to provide the best possible opportunities for remote learning to all students," the governor said. "This is not an extended school vacation. During this long-term closure, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will work with school districts to further develop educational programming 2 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Holds First Remote MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:02AM / Monday, March 23, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The commissioner of education has no plans to extend the closure of schools in the commonwealth beyond April 7, but Friday promised to give superintendents a four- to five-day heads up if an extension is warranted, the Mount Greylock Regional Schools superintendent reported. Kimberley Grady appeared Friday with Town Manager Jason Hoch for one of his regular Town Hall updates in a short video produced by the town's community access television station, WilliNet. Earlier in the day, she participated in conference calls with Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley and the superintendents of Berkshire County. "[Riley] has asked us to 0 Comments
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Q&A: Wahconah High Teacher to Participate in NASA Program for EducatorsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:30AM / Sunday, March 22, 2020 | |
Wahconah science teacher David Dahari is participating in a NASA program this summer. DALTON, Mass. — Wahconah Regional High School science teacher David Dahari is looking out of this world to get some real world experience. This winter, Dahari was selected to participate in the 2020 NASA Airborne Astronomer Ambassador program. As one of 28 teachers selected from 13 states, Dahari will have the opportunity this summer to train at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, Calif., and study aboard the agency's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a modified Boeing 747 carrying a 100-inch diameter 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Public Schools Anticipate Serving 1,000 Bagged Meals By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
02:05PM / Thursday, March 19, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Public Schools is offering "grab-and-go" breakfast and lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every weekday while school is out. "We are grateful to our Food Service team and Transportation Team for making this happen," Superintendent Jason "Jake" McCandless said in an email exchange. McCandless said they have had between 220 and 300 or so users per day. He believed that the system will "eclipse" 1,000 meals served on Thursday. The school system has 12 schools and more than 5,000 students enrolled. The school system instituted the lunch program within days of deciding to close schools 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Schools Working to Keep Kids Fed During ClosureBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:34AM / Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dozens of youngsters in the Mount Greylock Regional School District were brown bagging it on Tuesday. But instead of bringing their lunch to school, they were getting a "grab-and-go" lunch from school courtesy of the district's food service staff. At 7 on Tuesday morning, cafeteria personnel Tammy Jennings and Laurie Meehan were joined by acting Director of Special Education Patrick Priester and Superintendent Kimberley Grady in the cafeteria at the middle-high school. The quartet prepared bags with a turkey and cheese sandwich, mayonnaise and mustard packets, an apple or orange, celery sticks, a granola bar a fruit snack 2 Comments
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Some Local School Districts Set Up 'Grab & Go' Meals| 02:40PM / Monday, March 16, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public schools are making an effort to ensure schoolchildren are continuing to get the nutrition they need despite the closures forced by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The North Adams Public Schools initially set up locations for "grab and go" meals on Monday at Colegrove Park and Brayton elementary schools. That will be expanded to Mohawk Forest Apartments and Greylock Valley Apartments on Tuesday to accommodate parents and caregivers that may not be able to pick up at the school lo. All food will be delivered for curbside pickup from 11 to noon weekdays through April 3. The bags will include a lunch as well as a breakfast item for 0 Comments
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