…the districts up to $200,000 for the study of regionalization or efficiencies of school districts. The Gill-Montague School Committee formally authorized and voted on the possible grant applications, ranking its…
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Schools end blizzard bag program after state cancels initiative
The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education canceled the “blizzard bag” initiative late last month, citing concerns about equal access to the program. Blizzard bags are educational materials allocated…
Survey of Parents of Children with Special Needs
…that districts conduct annually. This spring, ESE provided special education administrators with information and outreach materials that participating schools districts can use to let parents know about the survey and…
Frontier School Committee decides interim superintendent
…permanent superintendent to replace Lynn Carey, who is resigning. After a three-hour joint meeting between the districts at Frontier, the committees voted to proceed with an internal job posting for…
AG Healey Reminds Public Schools About Laws Requiring Equal Access to Education Regardless of Immigration Status
AG Issues Advisory to Local School Districts that will be Distributed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey today issued an advisory…
Money to help explore school regionalization
…costs through transportation reimbursement and improved efficiency. She explained the Orange Elementary and Petersham Center school districts do not get transportation reimbursement from the state because they are not regionalized.…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
WASHINGTON — The way the nation’s public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal…
Sheffield Elementary School counselor honored with Grinspoon award
…one of 45 school districts in the Pioneer Valley that participate, with each district naming a recipient. Having lived in Franklin County since he was a teenager, and having worked…
Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
…up with ways to keep food accessible to families while classrooms are closed. The earliest possible reopening of schools is scheduled for Monday, April 6. In the interim, public school…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
…a remote learning experience. School officials interviewed by the Gazette say that while virtual education has its limits, learning over the next few weeks will ideally keep students engaged and…