Berkshire County Arc Hires Director of Day and Family Enrichment Services

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc (BCArc) has hired a new director of Day and Family Enrichment Services, Cybèle Kilby.  

Kilby has been with BCArc since 2006. She has been a residential site manager and a case manager at Berkshire County Arc's Center for Development day program. Most recently, she worked as a case manager and family advocate in the Advocacy and Family Support department. She holds a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a master's degree from Simmons College.

"I'm honored to have been given this opportunity to work with a team of professionals I’ve long known and admired," Kilby said. "I'm also excited to work closely with our families, and to be involved in the continued evolution of our Day Habilitation, Adult Family Care and Family Support programs."

Kenneth W. Singer, president and CEO of BCArc, lauded Kilby’s advancement.

"Cybèle has been with the agency for eleven years and has experience within many different BCArc departments making her understanding of our goals and mission apparent in the way she supports our clients and families," he said.

Founded in 1954, Berkshire County Arc is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization providing a broad range of community-based services to 750 individuals with developmental disabilities, brain injuries and autism throughout Berkshire and Hampden Counties in Massachusetts.

 


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CBRSD Makes Cuts to Lower Town Assessments

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — School officials say reductions in the Central Berkshire Regional School District's budget will be felt, but remain optimistic that it will not prevent them from being "the best regional district in the state."
 
Throughout the budgeting season, officials said they strived to keep the seven member towns informed amid contractual increases outside their control and concerns with a state aid funding formula described as "remarkably wrong."
 
The initial budget was about a 9 percent increase, but with "strategic reductions" the district was able to cut that down to 2.99 percent, bringing the total budget to $37,740,005. 
 
"This was no small feat," said Paul Farella, district's Finance Committee chair.
 
In earlier budget drafts, towns voiced concerns over significantly higher assessments, which ranged from approximately 7 to 15 percent, compared to prior years, when it was about 2 to 7 percent. 
 
With the revised budget, projected net town assessments are: 
  • Becket for $2,859,205, an increase of 5.49 percent
  • Cummington for $670,246, an increase of 5.11 percent 
  • Dalton for $10,106,445, an increase of 5.86 percent
  • Hinsdale for $3,277,495, an increase of 10.54 percent 
  • Peru for $1,083,751, an increase of 6.11 percent 
  • Washington for $826,774, an increase of 6.64 percent
  • Windsor for $995,438, an increase of 9.37 percent
"[The cuts] will be felt, but we believe that it is what is necessary for the time being to not overburden our towns while still being able to provide a quality education to our community," Farella said. 
 
Delivering high-quality education while responsibly managing public funds in a district, which like many rural areas, faces financial constraints is a duty Superintendent Michael Henault said he takes very seriously.
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