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Mount Greylock's McCandless Announces ResignationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:45PM / Monday, May 20, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For the fourth time in the last 10 years, the Mount Greylock Regional School District will be looking for a new permanent superintendent. After four years at the helm and just one year into his current contract, Jason McCandless is stepping down. The regional School Committee has a special meeting scheduled for Wednesday night with a brief but significant agenda. Item four on the agenda: to discuss the resignations of the superintendent and the principal at Williamstown Elementary School. Item five refers to the next steps for the committee, including, perhaps, hiring another interim superintendent to lead the >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Super Asks for Cell Phone BanBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Friday, May 17, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional Schools' superintendent last week asked the School Committee to adopt a policy banning student cell-phone use in the district's three schools. Jason McCandless last Thursday told the committee that his thinking about personal electronic devices in schools has evolved over the last year. As recently as last spring, McCandless told the committee that he did not feel a ban was warranted. Now, he believes that no good comes from students using cell phones in school and, in fact, significant harm comes from the social media accessed on the devices. In explaining the evolution of his position, >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Regional School presents 'Lights Off'| 03:41PM / Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Mount Greylock Regional School presents "Lights Off" in the school’s auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. Performances are May 16–18 at 7 p.m. According to a press release: When stately Phipps Manor, in the sleepy backwater of Phippsfordshire, is rocked by scandal and murder, the local constabulary must rise to the occasion. But can they match the genius of the resident celebrity detective? A sendup of Agatha Christie–style mysteries, this original whodunit features a parade of characters sure to please mystery lovers: a wealthy patriarch, suspect family members, colorful servant staff and insufferably cocksure detectives. A
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'The Roof is Caving In;' Mount Greylock School Committee Hears Details of Bias IncidentsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Monday, May 13, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Several parents in the Mount Greylock Regional School District on Thursday detailed disturbing racist incidents in the schools at a meeting of the School Committee. And they had clear demands for how the body can take steps to address the problem. "My ask is that an emergency task force be assembled," Williamstown Elementary School parent Bonney Hartley told the body. "I'm stating my willingness to serve on such a task force. The task force can guide the second ask, relating to staffing a qualified DEIB consultant not affiliated with the district to review existing policies and make implementation recommendations, including >> Read More |
Mount Greylock 3rd Quarter Honor Roll| 08:07AM / Friday, May 03, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— The total school enrollment is 553 of which 338 have made Honor Roll for the 3rd quarter. Grade 12 Ava Anagnos, Lex Anagnos, Thomas Art, Jude Bakija, Phoebe Barnes, Liam Berryman, Mirabel Boyer, Jacqueline Brannan, Emma Brennan, Jose Brito, Kaylie Bryan, Dominic Carnevale, Sylvie Clowes, Levi Cohen-McFall, Julia DeChaine, Benjamin Dingman, Karlie Dowling, Emily Dupuis, Olivia Filiault, Belen Galvez, Louis Gotlieb, Che Guerra, Emma Kate Hane, Phoebe Hughes, Jason Jaros, Shea Johnson, Talia Kapiloff, Ece Karakaya, Erin Keating, Ryan Keating, Luka Lash-St. John, Caleb Low, Cecilia Malone, Grace Malone, Judge Martin, Lily McDermott, Quinn >> Read More |
Williams College Students Start Encampment over GazaBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:30AM / Thursday, May 02, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Several dozen student protesters Wednesday began an encampment at the heart of Williams College's campus to amplify their demands that the school divest from companies with ties to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The move follows months of protests on campus, at the Field Park rotary and in town hall from students and other residents concerned about indiscriminate bombing that has reportedly killed more than 30,000 Palestinians since Israel began its response to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by the Gaza-based Hamas terrorist group. It also mimics similar encampments on college campuses around this country, most notably at places like New >> Read More |
Edgerton Taking Part-Time Role at Mount GreylockBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:28PM / Monday, April 15, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District is formalizing a partnership with an area leader in the field of cultural proficiency. Pittsfield's Shirley Edgerton will join the staff at Mount Greylock Regional School for a half day per week through the end of the school year and for the foreseeable future, Superintendent Jason McCandless told the School Committee on last week. "We began working with Shirley Edgerton several years ago to address some specific circumstances at Mount Greylock Regional School," McCandless said. "I've known her and respected her and consider her a mentor and someone who helped me take steps forward >> Read More |
DESE Office of School Monitoring to Visit MGRSD| 01:48PM / Friday, April 05, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — During the week of May 13, 2024, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Office of Public School Monitoring (PSM) will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Mount Greylock Regional School District. The Office of Public School Monitoring visits each district and charter school every three years to monitor compliance with federal and state special education and civil rights regulations. Areas of review related to special education include student assessments, determination of eligibility, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team process, and IEP development and implementation. Areas of review related to civil rights >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Regional School Talent Show | 10:37AM / Monday, April 01, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School's Friends of the Arts are set to host the annual "Celebration of the Arts" talent and art show on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 7 p.m. The event will take place at the school's auditorium located at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown, with an art show preview beginning at 6:30 p.m. The show features a lineup of students and faculty from Mount Greylock Regional School (MGRS), showcasing a diverse range of artistic abilities. Attendees can expect performances that cater to all ages. In addition to the onstage talent, the Friends of the Arts organization will present a collection of student >> Read More |
Williams Seeking Town Approval for New Indoor Practice FacilityBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week gave Williams College the first approval it needs to build a 55,000-square foot indoor athletic facility on the north side of its campus. Over the strenuous objection of a Southworth Street resident, the board found that the college's plan for a "multipurpose recreation center" or MRC off Stetson Road has adequate on-site parking to accommodate its use as an indoor practice facility to replace Towne Field House, which has been out of commission since last spring and was demolished this winter. The college plans a pre-engineered metal that includes a 200-meter track ringing several tennis courts, storage for >> Read More |
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