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EDUCATION
Pittsfield Public Schools start school with new cell phone policy
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Students filled with nerves and excitement entering their classrooms for the first day of school Thursday morning and the first day of school also comes with a new cell phone policy. What You Need To Know. Pittsfield Public Schools grades 1-12 started their first day of school...
Muddy Brook Elementary School’s new principal wants to ‘keep the doors open’ for families
Great Barrington — The new school year for Muddy Brook Elementary School began on Wednesday, August 28, with new school Principal Cynthia Carey. Carey takes over from former school Principal Kate Retzel, who left at the end of the last school year. Carey told The Berkshire Edge that she...
Income criteria set for free school meals
The Guilderland, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Voorheesville, and Bethlehem school districts have released the income criteria for students to qualify this school year for free or reduced-price lunches, breakfasts, and milk. All four districts have the same standard, based on family size and income. In order to qualify for free lunch or breakfast,...
Preparing little ones for the journey ahead
RAVENA—As the new school year approaches, the RCS Community Library is taking creative steps to ensure that local children feel comfortable and excited about their first school bus ride. The library’s annual “Story Time on a School Bus” program offers preschoolers and their families a unique opportunity to experience...
Pre-K Meet and Greets – September 3
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (refer to ParentSquare notification for your hour time slot) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 9:00-9:45 a.m. (last names A-N) and 10:00-10:45 a.m. (last names O-Z) Red Mill Elementary School. Tuesday, September 3. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Goff Welcomes 6th Graders and New Students for Orientation
Howard L. Goff Middle School administrators and staff welcomed the incoming 6th grade class and new students to orientation on Wednesday morning. Students gathered in the school cafeteria to meet principals, counselors, secretaries and security staff, they learned about school rules and expectations, and they reviewed their class schedules. Interim...
Berkshire Community College Receives Carl D. Perkins Grant for Theatre Equipment, Faculty
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), thanks to a federal Carl D. Perkins Grant, will install new equipment and hire a full-time faculty member this fall. The grant covers expenses for a new LED lightboard, which complements a recently upgraded mixing board. In addition, a new full-time Assistant Professor of Theatre, Jack Golden, will join BCC in the fall semester.
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