Pittsfield's Crosby Elementary Eyed For Combined School SiteBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Crosby Elementary School is staged for a statement of interest that could open a revamped campus in 2029 as part of larger plans to restructure the district, Superintendent Joseph Curtis on Wednesday presented the details of a potential SOI to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the elementary school that would combine Conte Community School and Crosby onto one campus with two buildings and shared facilities.
"We are cautious and saying if everything moves along as we would hope that we have the potential opening of a new school facility on the Crosby site in 2029," he said.
Following approvals from the committee and the City
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College Notes: Fall 2023| 04:17PM / Sunday, February 18, 2024 | |
students have emerged as the first place winners of the 2023 Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts Stock Market Challenge, College/Corporate Competition. The winning team from the Springfield college included team captain Nicholas Whalen of Great Barrington and Timothy Amsden, Carlie Smith, Sean Alvord, Michael Gauthier, and Regina Mastrangelo. In addition, many students participated in the volunteer event during the day and the evening competition. This event, now in its 18th year, is a competition in which college students and corporate professionals, including accounting firms, investment management firms, and banks, engage in a >> Read More |
Pittsfield School Committee Sees Breakdown of FY23 ExpendituresBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:56AM / Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Public Schools spent a total of $135.8 million on education in fiscal year 2023. While the majority is attributed to the budget approved by the School Committee, this also includes a healthy amount of state aid and funds from other city departments.
On Wednesday, the committee received a presentation on education spending outside of the district budget and an update on the governor's proposed budget for fiscal 2025. Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Kristen Behnke said the administration wants to make sure that the committee and public are aware that there is a lot of education spending that is not confined to the
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BCC Continues Community Workshops | 10:53AM / Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Workforce Development and Community Education department at Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces two upcoming workshops open to the public. Preregistration is required; to register for a workshop, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/workshops. All classes will be held on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, March 7-April 6 Times vary (visitwww.berkshirecc.edu/workshops for more details) $420 includes textbook Note: After completing the class, students must apply for and pass the state exam to receive a >> Read More |
Wahconah Regional High School Urges Change Through Togetherness By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
Principal Aaron Robb says the annual event was started in 1998 to address the frequency of fighting between students. See more photos here. DALTON, Mass. — The message of togetherness echoed in the Wahconah Regional High School auditorium during a civility assembly on Thursday afternoon. "Overall, our hope for today is that we could shift our perspective and pause just for a moment to think about the impact of our words and actions on others," Principal Aaron M Robb said. The importance of togetherness and reflection was demonstrated through a presentation, performances, and speakers, including Secretary of Education Patrick >> Read More |
BCC to Hold Open House| 08:03AM / Thursday, February 15, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Learn more about Berkshire Community College (BCC) on Saturday, March 9 from 9-11 am, including a financial aid workshop at 10 am. The event takes place in the Connector on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Prospective students and their guests are invited to meet one-on-one with BCC representatives from various offices. Participants can speak with faculty about the programs that interest them, take a campus tour and learn about paying for college, transferring to a four-year school, internships and career opportunities. All attendees will receive a breakfast, a discount at the BCC >> Read More |
BCC Students in Nursing Programs Maintain High Pass Rate for Licensure Exam | 08:16AM / Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass —?Berkshire Community College (BCC) reports that its Practical Nursing (PN) students had a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) licensure exam in the 2023 calendar year, while Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) students had a 91.43 percent pass rate for first-time test takers. All 17 PN students passed, and 64 out of 70 ADN students passed. NCLEX uses computerized adaptive testing (CAT) technology to deliver the exam, ensuring a valid and reliable measurement of nursing competence. The passing standard for the NCLEX is the cut point at which the minimum ability is determined to require >> Read More |
FEMA Awards Funds to Massachusetts for COVID School Testing Costs| 08:00AM / Saturday, February 10, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $64 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of contracting to provide testing services in public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The $64,144,440 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services for the cost of contracting to provide testing at schools and in public buildings in surrounding communities between February 2021 and June 2022. The contractor provided services which included operations and logistics of pooled testing, training, software, and technical assistance to school personnel. The >> Read More |
Dalton Select Board Approves CBRSD Regional AgreementBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Thursday, February 08, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District regional agreement update is closer to being completed. The change to the regional agreement should not be a controversial issue because all the changes are to bring the agreement up to date on state law and how the district is currently run, School Committee Chair Richard Peters said during a Dalton Select Board meeting last month. "It's not changing any of our policies or how we're running the district or any of that," he said. The district is awaiting feedback from some of the seven member towns. Feedback received so far does not require another ad hoc committee >> Read More |
BCC's '40 Under Forty' Winners to be Honored| 11:15AM / Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | |
 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 28 at 5 pm in the Robert Boland theater, located on the main campus at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Tickets are $75 per person and may be purchased online at www.berkshirecc.edu/40-tix. Proceeds benefit the BCC Foundation, which manages about 180 scholarships totaling more than $375,000 for BCC students and supports a number of programs at the College. 40 Under Forty celebrates talented people in the Berkshires, under the age of 40, who try to improving >> Read More |
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