Lenox School Committee approves FY ’14 budget
LENOX – The town meeting warrant will include an $8,882,402 assessment to cover the public schools’ fiscal year 2014 budget. That figure comes from a total budget of $12,366,080 and an…
‘State-of-the-art’ manufacturing equipment heading to Taconic
PITTSFIELD – New equipment and new scheduling are coming to Taconic High School’s CVTE (career vocational technical education) programs. Thanks to Berkshire Community College, which has been using the CVTE space…
Pittsfield Public Schools begin FY ’14 budget process
PITTSFIELD – As neighboring districts wrap up their budget seasons, the school administration recently began the budget process with the school committee. In order to give some context for the fiscal year…
CBRSD approves FY ’14 capital projects
DALTON – Eight capital projects for the Central Berkshire Regional School District are moving forward to town meetings, a total of $615,783. The projects are: Becket-Washington School playground equipment, $20,000…
Lee School Committee approves FY ’14 budget
LEE – The school committee unanimously approved the fiscal year 2014 budget of $8,705,175, an increase of 3.25 percent ($256,004) over FY ’13. From that total, the Town of Lee is…
Lenox School Committee sets public budget hearing date
LENOX – Those wishing to know more about the school department’s fiscal year 2014 budget will have an opportunity to do so in a couple of weeks. The Lenox School…
Project-based learning comes to Reid Middle School
[media-credit id=3 align=”aligncenter” width=”300″][/media-credit]PITTSFIELD – A group of Reid Middle School students sat in a circle on a classroom floor while “Dante,” a very fluffy, long-haired angora rabbit, moved…
BCC welcomes sixth graders
PITTSFIELD – In an effort to encourage students to further their education, Reid Middle School sixth graders recently made a trip to Berkshire Community College. “It’s good for the kids…
Central Berkshire sends two building proposals to MSBA
DALTON – The Central Berkshire Regional School District is hoping its persistence will see Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)-approved renovations to both Wahconah Regional High School and Berkshire Trail Elementary…
S&Co. offers interactive look at history of legendary scribe
LENOX – Those wishing to delve further into the world of William Shakespeare than attending a performance of The Tempest, reading Othello or watching the latest adaptation of Romeo and…