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Pine Cobble Names Head of School| 10:29AM / Tuesday, January 09, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School in Williamstown has appointed Dr. Alana Harte, a longtime educator, head of school as of Jan. 1, 2024, according to a December announcement sent to the school community by its board of trustees. Dr. Harte joined Pine Cobble in 2020 and served, most recently, as acting head of school, and prior to that, assistant head of school, dean of students, and reading specialist. She earlier held various positions in other schools, including eleven years as a middle school English teacher, and previously served as an equity consultant and qualitative researcher. She received an EdD in Educational leadership from Southeastern Louisiana
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Mount Greylock Takes Step to Secure Funding for School Roof ReplacementsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:06AM / Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday took a step to address a major capital need of the district and, potentially, a utility question that has vexed other entities in one of its member towns. Assistant Superintendent Joe Bergeron detailed for the committee the district's effort to participate in the commonwealth's new Green School Works initiative, under which the state will pay for roof replacements on school buildings if the project includes installation of significant rooftop solar arrays. "The first time this program will be funded will probably be — though there is no guarantee from the state — >> Read More |
Mount Greylock School Officials Debate Merits of Publicly Reporting Bias IncidentsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A member of the Mount Greylock School Committee this month pushed the administration to be more transparent about incidents of bias in the classroom. "Just this very term, this quarter, there were a number of incidents in which our teachers, with apparently good intention, have made decisions in the classroom either with students or in the curriculum that have caused serious harm," Jose Constantine said at the committee's monthly meeting. "What I'm curious about is how are we sharing those incidents with the community, who, I think, should know what's happened in our classrooms? How are we supporting our teachers to >> Read More |
Pine Cobble School Play to Support New Animal Shelter| 04:00PM / Monday, December 11, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School students will perform the play Charlotte's Web this December and they will donate a share of proceeds to No Paws Left Behind, Inc., a nonprofit organization that aims to open an animal shelter in the Northern Berkshires in early 2024. "The play's dual themes of compassion and caring for animals humanely really resonated with the kids," said play director Cynthia Quinones. Pine Cobble School is an independent day school for children from early childhood through eighth grade. The play will be performed in the Adams Memorial Theater, at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College, >> Read More |
Pine Cobble School to Host Open House| 12:00PM / Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School will host an open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, its first such fall event in the post-pandemic era. Open to all families, this free event gives parents and guardians a chance to tour the school's eighteen-acre, historic campus; learn about the school's curriculum, arts and sports programs, and more; meet with teachers, administrators, and current Pine Cobble families; and get any questions answered about the school. Refreshments will be available. Pine Cobble School is an all-gender independent day school for children from early childhood through eighth grade. It is an inclusive community that >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Regional School Honor Roll| 03:45PM / Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | |
Mount Greylock Regional School District 1st Quarter Honor Roll. Ava Anagnos, Lex Anagnos, Thomas Art, Jude Bakija, Phoebe Barnes, Jude Barzousky, Liam Berryman, Mirabel Boyer, Jacqueline Brannan, Emma Brennan, Kaylie Bryan, Lily Catelotti, Sylvie Clowes, Levi Cohen-McFall, Matthew Daley, Julia DeChaine, Benjamin Dingman, Karlie Dowling, Emily Dupuis, Olivia Filiault, Belen Galvez, Isabella Garivaltis, Louis Gotlieb, Che Guerra, Emma Kate Hane, Matilde Henderson, Phoebe Hughes, Tyler Hynes-Drumm, Jason Jaros, Jeffrey Johnson, Shea Johnson, Talia Kapiloff, Ece Karakaya, Erin Keating, Ryan Keating, Jenner Kittle, Vayda Larabee, Caleb Low, Savanna Mabey, Cecilia Malone, Judge Martin, >> Read More |
Mount Greylock School Committee Looks at New Library PolicyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock School Committee last week began the process of enacting an updated and expanded district policy on library material selection and review. The 1,500-word proposed policy came to the full panel via its policy subcommittee and would appear to replace two existing policies, titled "Library Materials Selection and Adoption" and "Library Resources," that add up to about 800 words on the topic. The proposed policy received a "first read" at the School Committee's Nov. 14 meeting. No action could be taken on the proposed rules until after a second read at a subsequent meeting. The new policy would >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Breaks Ground on Field, Track ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:00PM / Friday, November 17, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A few days before the holiday break, Mount Greylock Superintendent Jason McCandless got a jump on the festivities. "As is always the case on this campus, there is a spirit of gratitude," McCandless said in a midday ceremony on the middle-high school campus. "And we are so grateful to so many people and so many organizations today." And, no doubt, many of those people were grateful to see Friday come. Community volunteers, school officials, coaches and parents gathered just to the east of the school for a ground-breaking for the $4.3 million track and field project that will be completed at the site over the next couple of >> Read More |
Northern Berkshire Adult Education Conversation Class | 08:01AM / Saturday, November 11, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Northern Berkshire Adult Education (NBAE) announced a collaboration with the David and Joyce Milne Public Library in Williamstown for a Community and Conversation Class for English Speakers of Other Languages. Students will practice and strengthen their English speaking and listening skills while gaining confidence as well as learn some new vocabulary and phrases. The class is facilitated by a native English speaker and will take place on Wednesday mornings from 10:00-12:00 at the Milne Public Library in Williamstown. Call 413-412-1118 to register or email NBAE Program Director, Annie Pecor at apecor@napsk12.org. This >> Read More |
Berkshire Delegation Commends Advocacy Of Constituents for Rural School Aid ProgramStaff Reports ,
08:02AM / Sunday, November 05, 2023 | |
BOSTON — State Senator Paul Mark, on behalf of the Berkshire Delegation, announced that funding for the Rural School Aid grant program has been raised to $15 million for Fiscal Year 2024, resulting in increases ranging from 30-210 percent for schools in the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District. The program provides financial assistance to the Commonwealth's most rural school districts. "Making sure that students throughout our region can access a high-quality education, equal to their counterparts around the state, is extremely important to me and our regional delegation," said Senator Mark. "Tripling the amount of Rural School Aid >> Read More |
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