AMHERST — Gene T. Jones, an education consultant from Virginia, was named principal of Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Thursday morning. Jones was selected for the position from among three finalists…
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Connecting with a new generation: Amherst program links students of Cambodian descent to their roots
…Shane said of being part of the weekly Cambodian Affinity Group. Led by Seiha Krouch and his wife, Thyda Ty, the program continues the Amherst public schools’ longstanding efforts to…
Search committee for new Frontier superintendent develops questions for candidates
DEERFIELD, MA — The Frontier Regional and Union 38 Superintendent Search Subcommittee on Thursday will continue its work toward hiring a replacement for outgoing superintendent Martha Barrett. The meeting will…
New superintendent named for Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont Regional School Districts
BUCKLAND, Mass. (WWLP) – Committees of the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional School Districts on Tuesday selected a new superintendent during a virtual joint meeting. In a unanimous vote, the…
Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19
…Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and the state Department of Public Health (DPH). Pioneer Valley Regional School District Superintendent Jonathan Scagel said the district is “ready to do whatever is…
Gill-Montague school district gears up for another school year
TURNERS FALLS, MA — Expanding critical thinking and technology skills will be front and center in the Gill-Montague Regional School District as it enters the new school year, according to…
Local School Business Official Earns North American School Finance and Operations Credential
…Certification Code of Conduct. “School business officials are the chief fiscal officers for school districts and hold an influential position in the community,” says John Musso, CAE, RSBA, executive director…
Saturday Sept. 28: The Performance Project presents “Mother Tongue” at UMass Amherst
…stories in Arabic, Swahili, Nepali, Spanish, and English. “Mother Tongue” incorporates themes of language, culture, identity, diaspora, hypermasculinity, transphobia, racism, the school to prison pipeline and revolution. The performance will…
Local schools to form rural association
DEERFIELD — About 16 western Massachusetts school superintendents and others agreed Monday morning to start a “Massachusetts Association of Rural Schools” to address common issues faced by sprawling rural school…
Heath Elementary School will close
…The school’s fate now rests in the hands of the remaining Mohawk Trail Regional School district’s seven other member-towns. A unanimous decision by all district towns is required to move…