BCC Announces New Faculty, Staff, Promotions, Title Changes| 04:14PM / Sunday, February 23, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of three faculty/staff members, four promotions and three title changes. Grace Jull joins BCC as Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. She holds a master's of science degree in Anatomy Education and Education for Health Professionals from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, a master's degree in Adult Education from the University of Toronto, and a bachelor's degree in Humanities from Dalhousie University, Halifax. Jull grew up near the Canadian Rockies, and her formative time in that vast terrain informs her love of teaching the vast inner terrain of the body. She has
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BCC Offers Virtual Advanced Beginner Computer Training Course | 08:07AM / Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s Workforce Department is offering a virtual advanced beginner computer training course starting Monday, Feb. 24 and concluding Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Classes will be held every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. The course will be taught in English, with Spanish language support. Ten grant-funded scholarships are available for eligible students. To register, email workforce@berkshirecc.edu or call (413) 236-2115. Designed for those looking to expand upon basic computer skills, the course provides an in-depth exploration of core Microsoft Office applications, enabling >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Carole SomervilleBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:04PM / Saturday, February 15, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Morningside Community School second-grade teacher Carole Somerville has been selected as the February teacher of the month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next five months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Somerville has been in the education sector for 15 years, transitioning from running her own daycare to becoming a paraprofessional and now a teacher. "I was always passionate about it. I had worked in finance because I could and I was good at it. I was a great bookkeeper. I >> Read More |
Pittsfield Schools: No 'Friending' StudentsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:17AM / Friday, February 14, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — While awaiting the findings of Pittsfield High School's staff investigation, district unions and administrators united to create a social media and cell phone directive.
Effective immediately, it bars staff members from connecting with students outside of their immediate family on social media and calling or messaging them from a personal phone. It will become a policy the Monday after February vacation and non-compliance will result in "progressive disciplinary action."
"It's become obvious during the travails that we're enduring here that this is not always observed and although I know that each of the presidents of the bargaining
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Pittsfield Superintendent Announces ResignationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
10:24PM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After 30 years with the district, Superintendent Joseph Curtis has decided to step down in June.
"Serving as your superintendent has been the honor of a lifetime," he said.
"Pittsfield Public Schools and the City of Pittsfield will forever hold a special place in my heart. Thank you for allowing me to be part of this remarkable journey. I will carry this time in my life very close to my heart." Curtis announced Wednesday he will step down from his position effective June 30. His comments came at the tail end of a three-hour School Committee meeting during the superintendent's report. He read an emotional message that explained his
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BCC Names Fall Dean's List Students | 10:48AM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced it has named 522 students to the fall 2024 dean's list. To be eligible for the dean's list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.750 to 4.000 to earn high honors, while students with a GPA of 3.250 to 3.749 earn an honors designation. All dean's list students must be matriculated in a certificate or degree program; complete a minimum of six traditionally graded credit hours, and achieve grades of C or higher in all classes during a semester of one academic year. The following 297 students qualified for high honors: Walnut Creek: Aimee >> Read More |
BCC's '40 Under Forty' Winners to be Honored | 08:14AM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), together with partners 1Berkshire and Mill Town Foundation, will honor the winners of its annual 40 Under Forty Awards on Thursday, March 27 at 5 pm in the Robert Boland Theater, located on the main campus at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Tickets are $75 per person (free for award winners and one guest per winner) and may be purchased online at www.berkshirecc.edu/40-tix. Proceeds benefit support Workforce programs at BCC, addressing immediate needs and helping to build a lasting endowment. According to a press release, 40 Under Forty celebrates talented people in the Berkshires, under the age of
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School Committee OKs Pittsfield Administrator ContractsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:44PM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee and administrators' union have settled on a contract that runs retroactively from 2024 to 2027.
On Wednesday, after one last executive session, the Pittsfield Educational Administrators Association collective bargaining agreement was approved. The union, which represents deans, principals, vice and assistant principals, school psychologists, coordinators and adjustment counselors, has already ratified it.
"We're grateful for the work of these employees and we're glad that we reached an agreement," committee member Sara Hathaway said.
Chair William Cameron reported that the most salient items were the compensation
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BArT Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll | 08:00AM / Thursday, February 06, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass.— Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School has announced the students who made the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "Honors". Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "High Honors." Academic courses at BART are aligned with the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks for the appropriate grade level and include all standards deemed necessary for a complete, college-preparatory, middle and high school education. Students in Grade 6 who >> Read More |
'Enough Abuse' Pitches Services to Pittsfield Amid PHS ScandalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Thursday, February 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Department is considering a nonprofit's assistance to safeguard children from sexual abuse.
"This is not just your problem," Executive Director of Enough Abuse Jetta Bernier told the School Committee and the City Council on Wednesday.
While awaiting the findings of an investigation on the Pittsfield High School staffing scandal, officials heard how Enough Abuse can help strengthen policies and provide education to protect students in the Pittsfield Public Schools.
"I think for those that have felt almost frozen in terms of 'What do we do? How do we act?' Parents, teachers, administrators, folks within the school, this
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