 Lanesborough Elementary Sees Modest Drop in AbsenteeismLanesborough Elementary School this fall has seen a reversal of a trend that has plagued public schools both locally and nationally in recent years.  Mount Greylock Committee Talks Goals, Improvement PlanThe Mount Greylock Regional Schools interim superintendent Thursday walked the School Committee through his goals for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year and gave a status update on the District Improvement Plan the committee approved earlier this year. Mount Greylock District Addressing Shortfall in State ReportThe Mount Greylock Regional School District is working to address a deficiency identified in the commonwealth's recent Special Education and Civil Rights Monitoring Report.  Mount Greylock School Committee Accepts Gifts for DEI Work, Nutrition ProgramThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week accepted a couple of financial gifts to the district and heard that a project eight years in the making should be ready for use this spring.  Mount Greylock School Committee Taking Two Years to Find SuperintendentThe last time the Mount Greylock Regional School District looked for a permanent superintendent, the search process lasted 20 days. Incumbents Only Candidates for Mount Greylock School CommitteeThe composition of the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee likely will remain unchanged after November's election. Mount Greylock School District Adopts No-Cell Phone PolicyThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday voted to ban cell phones and other "student-owned technology devices" in the district's three schools starting in September. Williamstown Select Board Commits ARPA Funds to Mount Greylock School District ProjectOn a vote of 4-0, the board agreed to contribute about $66,000 — what remains uncommitted from the town's original ARPA grant of about $2 million — as requested by the Mount Greylock School Committee.  Mount Greylock Committee Accepts ARPA Offer, Sets Vote on LatinThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday moved forward with a proposal to fund a consultant with about $66,000 of Williamstown's American Rescue Plan Act funds. Mount Greylock Super Taking Principal Job in Great BarringtonMount Greylock Regional's superintendent will take over as principal at W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School in Great Barrington on July 1, according to a report in the Berkshire Edge.  Mount Greylock School Committee Picks Interim SuperintendentThe committee authorized Chair Christina Conry to negotiate a deal with Bergeron to serve in an interim role and to figure out a transition plan to make the change from McCandless, who did not attend Wednesday's virtual meeting.  Mount Greylock Super Asks for Cell Phone BanJason McCandless last Thursday told the committee that his thinking about personal electronic devices in schools has evolved over the last year.  Edgerton Taking Part-Time Role at Mount GreylockThe Mount Greylock Regional School District is formalizing a partnership with an area leader in the field of cultural proficiency. Mount Greylock School Committee Looks at New Library PolicyThe 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.  Mount Greylock School Officials Celebrate Senior Honor, Discuss MCAS ResultsThe monthly meeting started on a high note with the annual recognition of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' Academic Excellence Award.  Mount Greylock School Committee Sends Track, Field Project to BidThe panel could have bids in hand to approve as soon as its September meeting, and shovels could go in the ground at the middle-high school campus as early as this fall, Carolyn Greene told her colleagues. Mount Greylock School Officials Outline Diversity Work PlanOne of many areas where the district has emphasized its push for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging has been in how it communicates with the families of students, Business Administrator Joe Bergeron told the committee. Mount Greylock Committee Talks Behavior, 'Bias' Language IncidentsMcCandless did not go into specifics of the language in question, but there have been numerous reports in recent years of the use of racial epithets in the schools. Mount Greylock Sending Field Project Bonding Question to TownsIn a vote of 6-1, the committee voted to ask voters in Lanesborough and Williamstown to approve up to $1.8 million in borrowing toward what is currently estimated to be a $4.125 million project. Mount Greylock School Committee Hears Budget Requests, Budget ConstraintsBased on projected increases from level-staffing and increased supply costs, the district is projecting a 3.4 percent increase in its gross operating and capital budget for FY24. Mount Greylock School Committee Holds Off on TrackThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee voted 6-1 on Thursday to put off building a track with a new multisport grass field for at least another year.  Mount Greylock School Committee Considers PauseGreene stressed that the $3.5 million figure was a "snapshot" of the gift's value that the college was able to provide to the district in December. The actual value may have gone up or down since then. Mount Greylock District Plan Looks to Serve Every StudentMcCandless provided the committee with a wide-ranging update on the district improvement plan he implemented last year. |
