 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. Mount Greylock School Committee Member Clashes with ColleaguesSteven Miller, who was first appointed to the committee in 2016, was in a minority of one on a vote to elect a chair, advocated that the committee "investigate" the curricula in the public schools. Lanesborough, for Now, Avoids Special Town Meeting on School Boiler ProjectTown officials and the Mount Greylock Regional School District agreed Monday that the district will bear the upfront cost of replacing a failing boiler at the elementary school and be reimbursed by the town at a later date. July 26 Deadline for Mount Greylock School Committee NominationsWith a little more than a month left to submit papers for the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee election, all five incumbents have taken out papers, and two have completed the process to get on the November ballot. Mount Greylock School Committee Member: Widen Audience for Diversity DiscussionAt Thursday's monthly meeting, Jose Constantine reacted to a report about the superintendent's appearance before Williamstown's Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee by suggesting that the DIRE Committee ought not be the sole focus of the administration's community outreach. |
