…$6,840 for cafeteria staffing on those days; and $7,230 on school utilities. So far this school year, Hawlemont and all the Mohawk district schools have been closed for four academic…
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At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
…level, though, legislators, school officials and community members from up and down the Pioneer Valley honed in on one of the most important local education issues: rural school funding. In…
Diana Bonneville named Hampshire Regional School District’s new superintendent
WESTHAMPTON — The Hampshire Regional School District’s school committees have selected Diana Bonneville, currently the interim superintendent of South Hadley Public Schools, as the district’s next superintendent. Pending contract negotiations,…
Greenfield Middle School prepares for Math & Science Academy arrival
…the Math & Science Academy to the Greenfield Middle School to form a “school within a school” was formally announced in 2015, but because of logistics issues, it was delayed….
Money to help explore school regionalization
…will be among the eight school districts and 38 municipalities in Massachusetts to benefit from more than $850,000 in Community Compact Cabinet grants, the Baker-Polito administration announced recently. School Superintendent…
Northampton School officials approve elementary school revamp
NORTHAMPTON — Students in the city’s elementary schools will see a major shift in the way they are taught in the coming academic year. The School Committee on Thursday unanimously…
Northampton School Board Expected To Decide Among Three Finalists Wednesday For New City Schools Chief
…with a planned decision by the school board. The three finalists, chosen from a pool of 16 applicants for the superintendent’s job, are: Timothy Lee, principal of Morris elementary school…
Teacher Lauren Brown set to temporarily lead Northampton’s Jackson Street School
NORTHAMPTON — A fifth grade teacher who is training to be a school leader has been named Jackson Street School’s interim principal for next school year. Superintendent John Provost announced…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…work together on engineering projects. William Dornbush, data management specialist for Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, said he agreed with Zhao that the demands Common Core standards place…
Graduating junior firefighters recognized by Colrain Firefighters’ Association with signs
…Mattson of Frontier Regional School; Matt Colby of Franklin County Technical School; Megan Dyer of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School; and Tyler Broughton of Mohawk Trail Regional School. “We…