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MCLA Green Living Seminar: Factors that Influence Household Adoption of Energy Efficient Appliances| 08:00AM / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Chien-fei Chen, director of education and diversity and research associate professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will give a talk titled "Factors that Influence Household Adoption of Energy Efficient Appliances" as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Green Living Seminar Series webinars are free and open to the public; community members can register for each lecture at mcla.edu/greenliving. All seminars take place weekly on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. through April 14. Dr. Chen is a research associate professor and director of education and diversity program at 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Sends FY22 Budget to Member TownsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:25AM / Sunday, March 28, 2021 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday advanced a fiscal 2022 budget proposal that features investments in expanded summer offerings and diversity work but minimizes the impact to local property tax payers. Member towns Lanesborough and Williamstown will be sent FY22 assessments that call for increases of 2 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively, over their FY21 assessments under the spending plan passed by the committee on a 7-0 vote. District Business Administrator Joe Bergeron explained that while the preK-12 district's operating budget is up by about 4.6 percent, much of that increase is absorbed by grant funding and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Schools Won't Revert to Remote Despite COVID UpticBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:33PM / Friday, March 26, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Despite the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the city, Pittsfield Public Schools are proceeding with the return to full-time in-person education beginning on April 5 with elementary students. The reversion of schools to remote learning will no longer be dependent on the city's percent positivity rate or case numbers, as decided by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley on March 5.
Though the decision will no longer rely on community health data, in-school transmission and staffing issues can warrant the reversion. There have not been cases of in-school transmission within the current surge.
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MCLA Launches New Student Support Services| 03:49PM / Friday, March 26, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts will launch TRIO Student Support Services Program (SSS) that aims to empower first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities to explore and engage with their educational, professional, and personal goals. SSS offers comprehensive academic and personal support designed to assist with retention, academic success, and persistence to graduate. Student Support Services (RISE) is a federally-funded TRIO program that provides opportunities for academic development, assists scholars in meeting college requirements, and serves to motivate scholars towards the successful completion of their post-secondary 0 Comments
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BCC to Hold Virtual Commencement Ceremony| 07:58AM / Thursday, March 25, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) plans to hold its 61st Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 4, via virtual broadcast. With the COVID-19 pandemic still posing challenges to holding large gatherings, Tanglewood — the annual host of BCC's commencement ceremony — has made the difficult decision to not host certain gatherings at this time that may create a safety risk, including graduation ceremonies. "The College understands and respects Tanglewood's decision, and we agree that we should continue to err on the side of caution with in-person gatherings," said Celia Norcross, Dean of Students. "We look forward to 0 Comments
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