Adams-Cheshire Sets School Opening 2016

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CHESHIRE, Mass. — Adams-Cheshire Regional Schools will open for the school year on Wednesday, Aug. 31, with a full day of classes. The first Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be half-days only for kindergarten at C.T. Plunkett School.

Bus schedules can be found here.

C.T. Plunkett Elementary School:

Grades 1-5: 8:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.


Cheshire Elementary School

Grades 1-5: 8:40 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Preschool: Starts Tuesday, Sept. 8

Hoosac Valley High School and Middle School

Grades 6-12: 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St. Stanislaus School

Start is at 8:45 and dismissal at 3:15.


Public Schools Cafeteria


Breakfast and lunch will be served in all schools opening day.

Prices are as follows:

      Breakfast – $1.25

      Lunch – $2.75 (High School & Middle School)

      Lunch – $2.50 (Cheshire Elementary)

      Adults – $3.75

      Milk – 40 cents a la carte

Breakfast and lunch are free this year at Plunkett School only. Students who qualify for free or reduced meals will see no change in their benefits. Kindergarten students are encouraged to bring a nutritional snack with them on a daily basis.

New or Transfer Students

Parents of new or transfer students are requested to register prior to school opening. Registration will take place in each elementary school office, at the guidance office and Hoosac Valley High School (Grades 6-12). Call for an appointment: Hoosac Valley High School at 413-743-8413, C.T. Plunkett Elementary, 413-743-0876, and Cheshire Elementary, 413-743-2298.

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Hoosac Valley School Committee Defends Budget

By Daniel MatziBerkshires correspondent
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The Hoosac Valley School Committee reaffirmed their support of the Hoosac Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) proposed $23 million budget.
 
On Monday night the school committee and school leaders defended the proposed school district budget that the Cheshire Select Board opposed at one of their own meetings in April. Dean backed the budget, which increased by $1,096,525 over this fiscal year, as being as fiscally responsible as possible.
 
"We're doing a lot of great work here, a lot of work that I'm proud of," Superintendent Aaron Dean said. "And I cannot in good conscience recommend doing anything other than moving forward with this budget."
 
During an April select board meeting, the Cheshire selectmen announced that they were hesitant to adjust their proposed municipal budget that included a level-funded HVRSD assessment. 
 
The school district's proposed budget included a $148,661 increase to Cheshire's assessment.
 
The Cheshire selectmen voted to plan for a Proposition 2.5 override. If the HVRSD budget isn't lowered to their liking, the town will be poised for an override vote - essentially putting the school budget increase to a ballot vote. 
 
Monday, Dean said he was confused why Cheshire took such a strong stance against the budget, especially after it had been openly discussed as far back as January.
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