Pittsfield Public Schools Awarded CPPI Grant| 10:56AM / Thursday, September 18, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Public Schools has been awarded $250,000 through the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI) to expand access to preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds across the city. A 2024–25 community-wide needs assessment revealed that about 25 percent of Pittsfield's preschool-aged children remain unserved and disconnected to pre-K education, despite over 1,100 available seats. More than half of incoming kindergarteners scored below readiness benchmarks and would benefit from early childhood programs. However, families cited cost, transportation, and limited full-day options as barriers to their child's enrollment in such >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Networking Session for Regional K-12 Educational Leaders | 07:42AM / Thursday, September 18, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Division of Graduate & Continuing Education will host a networking and mentoring session for new K-12 leaders on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 4-6 p.m. at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield. The event comes at a time of significant leadership transitions across local school districts and is designed to strengthen regional educational partnerships while providing support for newly appointed administrators. "With significant leadership transitions occurring across local school districts, this gathering provides an opportunity to build relationships, offer support, and strengthen the >> Read More |
BCC Invites All to 'Explore the Electrician Trade'| 08:14AM / Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a free, hands-on career awareness event called "Explore the Electrician Trade" on Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in the SBA Lounge on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. The event will focus on the BCC Trades Academy's future electrician program. Attendees will include local electricians, young employees in the trade and facilities managers. Admission is free; registration is suggested but not required. To register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/electrician. An overview of the program will be followed >> Read More |
Berkshire Athenaeum Hosts an Early Literacy Event | 12:49PM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum and Pittsfield Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE), based out of Berkshire County Head Start, invite children ages 6 and under and their families to a free early literacy event celebrating the children's book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 10:30 am to noon in the auditorium of the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201. This event aims to engage young learners and their families through a variety of fun, STEAM- based (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, >> Read More |
BCC President Ellen Kennedy to Retire at Conclusion of Academic Year | 09:54AM / Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ellen Kennedy will retire as seventh president of Berkshire Community College at the end of the academic year. The college made the announcement on Tuesday. Kennedy has been president since 2012. In a message to the campus community, Kennedy emphasized that the decision comes after deep reflection and is guided by both professional and personal considerations. "Looking ahead, the college will soon embark on the development of a new Strategic Plan and prepare for its 2029 [New England Commission of Higher Education] NECHE Self-Study," Kennedy said in the announcement. "Both efforts represent significant opportunities >> Read More |
Plan for Merging Pittsfield's Elementary Zones TabledBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Friday, September 05, 2025 | |
The current elementary zones. PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The School Committee is not ready to adopt an elementary school reorganization plan that moves Stearns students into the proposed Crosby/Conte building.
On Wednesday, it tabled a long-term, three-zone elementary plan that assumes the Stearns population will be a part of a new school on West Street as early as 2029.
The city has to determine the building's size, based on enrollments, in its quest for funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Officials say the MSBA also wants to see how the consolidation of the West Side fits into larger plans for the district.
Based on the
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Pittsfield School Building Commission Welcomes New Superintendent By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Thursday, September 04, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The academic year has begun with a new superintendent of the Pittsfield Public Schools and the same focus on a couple of big projects.
Interim Superintendent Latifah Phillips was appointed as co-chair of the School Building Needs Commission on Tuesday, and commissioners looked to the future of the Crosby/Conte proposal.
Phillips stepped into the position on July 1 and has since met with the Massachusetts School Building Authority to discuss enrollment numbers.
"That is ongoing work. We intend to finalize the enrollment numbers at the end of October," she reported.
"And it was shared with us that once that number is
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Create an Ad: MyCom Federal Credit UnionBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:16AM / Saturday, August 30, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ahead of their summer vacation, second grade students at Stearns Elementary School participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series. In their ads, students drew items people dream of having from cars, trucks, motorcycles, dirt bikes, and boats, demonstrating MyCom Federal Credit Union’s commitment to help individuals achieve their financial goals. MyCom Federal Credit Union, located at 101 Fenn St., works with Berkshire County community members to foster financial education and serve its members, helping them meet their financial needs. "Our mission is people helping people. We are there to grow our >> Read More |
BCC Announces the Return of the Chorale | 09:17AM / Thursday, August 21, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the return of the BCC Chorale, led by Professor of Music Ellen Shanahan. The Chorale had been discontinued a few years ago when the College consolidated its for-credit jazz and choral ensembles into a single group. Now, thanks to renewed interest from students and community members, Professor Shanahan is bringing the Chorale back in a new form — as a non-credit, volunteer group open to BCC students, alumni, staff, and members of the broader community. "I am resurrecting the BCC Chorale, which was a staple on campus for decades," said Shanahan. "I have since heard >> Read More |
Report: Miss Hall's Failed to Act on Abuse ReportsBy Staff Reports, iBerkshires
04:12PM / Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A report commissioned by Miss Hall's School found school officials failed for years to follow up on accusations of sexual misconduct by its instructors. The full report, summary from the Board of Trustees and a letter to the school community from Head of School Julia Heaton and board President Nancy Ault can be found here. "The Report makes clear that, over the decades, there were multiple instances in which students were harmed and that MHS failed to investigate adequately or hold perpetrators accountable for their actions," reads a summary of the report released by the board of trustees on Tuesday. "We >> Read More |
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