 Voters Will Have to Write in Mount Greylock School Committee CandidatesVoters in Lanesborough and Williamstown will need to write in candidates' names in the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee race on Nov. 3.  Mount Greylock School Committee Sets 2026-27 AgendaIn a special in-person meeting at the middle-high school on a Saturday morning in August, the School Committee finalized its goals for the academic year ahead. Mount Greylock School Committee OKs Updated Policy on Seclusion, RestraintThe Mount Greylock School Committee recently approved an updated policy on time-outs, seclusion and the physical restraint of students. Six Running for Four Seats on Mount Greylock School CommitteeVoters will have choices for all four Mount Greylock School Committee seats on the Nov. 3 ballot. Mount Greylock Committee Talks About Middle-High School Improvement PlanThe first goal, on social emotional wellness, recognizes that "psychologically and emotionally healthy students, teachers and administrators are better prepared to meet academic challenges," Schutz told the School Committee. Mount Greylock District Aims to Provide Healthier FoodsThe co-chair of the district's Wellness Committee gave a report to the School Committee at its Thursday meeting, outlining the wellness group's priorities for the year ahead. Mount Greylock School Committee Hears Budget Requests, PressuresThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee Thursday heard the final rounds of fiscal year 2027 budget requests and heard why those — or any — discretionary increases in spending will be difficult in the year that begins July 1. Mount Greylock School Committee Looks at Policy for AIThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee is grappling with the question of how artificial intelligence can and cannot be used by the district's faculty and students. Mount Greylock Schools Bracing for Another Big Health Insurance HitIt is unknown just how steep, but Superintendent Joseph Bergeron tried to prepare the School Committee at its January meeting on Thursday. Mount Greylock School District Addressing Food InsecuritySuperintendent Joe Bergeron on Thursday told the School Committee about how the district and its three schools are working to lessen the strain on members of the school community. New Mount Greylock Handbook Outlines Restorative Practices for DisciplineIn conjunction with consultants from the Chicago-based non-profit The Equity Imperative, the district last year began a process of categorizing "disruptive or harmful behavior," outlining the district’s responses and specifying how families will be notified. Mount Greylock District OKs Emergency Police Access to CamerasThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week agreed to share security camera footage from its three schools with local law enforcement in the event of an emergency. Mount Greylock School Committee Seeks Input on Superintendent HiringMount Greylock Regional School Committee delayed the decision on promoting the interim superintendent and heard an update on the new incident response plan.  Mount Greylock School Committee Moves Toward Appointing SuperintendentThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee is poised to name interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron as the full-time superintendent of the three-school, K-12 district. Mount Greylock School Committee Declines State Budget ResolutionThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday opted not to advocate for fundamental changes to state budgeting in Boston. Mount Greylock School Committee Affirms Protection for All Students, StaffThe Mount Greylock School Committee last week unanimously approved a policy that affirms the district's support for all students and employees without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity. Mount Greylock Schools Focus on Student LiteracyThe Mount Greylock Regional School District is placing an emphasis on literacy instruction that is reflected in the preliminary budget that the administration put forth last week.  Mount Greylock District Updates Williamstown Select Board on Equity WorkJoe Bergeron was at Town Hall to talk about the middle-high school's participation in the U.S. Department of Justice's SPIRIT program and a districtwide assessment of its process for responding to incidents of bias and bullying. Mount Greylock Committee OKs Overseas Trip Despite Equity ConcernsBy a 5-1 vote, the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday OK'd a school-sanctioned field trip to Ecuador despite concerns that not all district families would be able to afford the opportunity. Mount Greylock School Committee Hears Need for More TeachersThe middle-high school council is requesting the addition of three full-time teachers in the next fiscal year — one each in the math, wellness and world languages departments.  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. |
