ADAMS, Mass. Adams Community Bank is sponsoring a financial aid information event with a panel of financial aid professionals from three local colleges.
The event will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 6-7 pm at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield at 45 Woodlawn Avenue.
MCLA, BCC, and Williams panelists will provide updated information about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program. The topics will cover the critical components of financial aid packages, the costs associated with college tuition, and information about scholarships.
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Hoosac Valley Seeks to Prevent 'Volatile' Assessments
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass.— The "volatile" shifts in Hoosac Valley Regional School District's town assessments year to year is hard for smaller towns to absorb; however, a proposed change to the regional agreement would fix that.
During the Select Board meeting last week, Superintendent Aaron Dean presented the proposed change to the regional agreement that would set assessments based on a five-year rolling average rather than the annual student enrollment.
"The long-term goal is to make the assessment process a little bit more viable for people from year-to-year," he said.
An ad hoc committee was convened to review the district's agreement, during which concerns arose about the rapid fluctuations in assessments.
"I think you have to look short term, and you have to look long term. The goal is to kind of level it off and make planning easier and flatten that curve in terms of how it's going to impact both communities," Dean said.
Every year, it is a little more difficult for one community because they are feeling disproportionately impacted compared to the other, he said.
"The transient nature of this population right now is like nothing I've ever seen," Dean said.
Adan Wicks scored 38 points, and the eighth-seeded Hoosac Valley basketball team Saturday rallied from a nine-point first-half deficit to earn a 76-67 win over top-seeded Drury in the Division 5 State Quarter-Finals. click for more
Caprese Conyers scored 22 points, and Kyana Summers had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds to go with eight assists as Pittsfield got back to the state semi-finals for the second year in a row. click for more