North Adams Public School Early Childhood Education Earns Accreditation

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North Adams - Two city public school pre-school programs and the city's kindergartens have earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The NAEYC is a nationally known, well respected organization of early childhood professionals. "We are proud to be accredited by the NAEYC and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards," said North Adams Public Schools Superintendent James E. Montepare. "NAEYC accreditation lets families in our community know that children in our program are getting the best care and early learning experiences." Over 11,000 early childhood programs serving over one million young children are currently accredited by the NAEYC. "In recent years, we've seen a growing number of child care and preschool programs earning NAEYC accreditation," said NAEYC Executive Director Mark Ginsburg in a prepared statement. "By earning accreditation, North Adams has become a leader in a national effort to raise the quality of early childhood education and to help give all children a better start." Programs reviewed for accreditation must meet a wide range of criteria that speak to program quality. These include standards for the physical environment, health and safety practices, involvement of families in the education process,staff qualifications, and instructional quality. As part of the evaluation process, the city's pre-kindergarten and kindergarten faculty completed an extensive self-study. NAEYC evaluators also spent several days observing North Adams programs and reviewing documents. Feedback about the city program provided by on-site evaluators suggests that quality of staff and instruction was particularly strong. NAEYC created its' accreditation program in 1985 to set professional standards for early childhood education and to help families identify high quality childcare and early education programs. Programs are accredited by the NAEYC for a five-year period. Montepare said that to retain accreditation, city public schools must continue to review and improve their programs on a yearly basis. "Continual improvement is our goal for the North Adams Public Schools. No matter how good we are, we're always looking for ways to be even better."
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SteepleCats Fall in Extra Innings

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Ocean State Waves scored four runs in the top of the 11th and went on to a 9-6 win over the SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
 
Jack LaRose went 3-for-5 with a double in the game-winning rally.
 
North Adams (1-9) had a golden opportunity to win the game in the bottom of the 10th.
 
With the game tied, 5-5, Nelphie Lopez started the inning with a sacrifice bunt to advance Bobby Stang, the "ghost runner," to third base. Ocean State (3-8) then intentionally walked the next two hitters to load the bases with one out.
 
Waves reliver Andrew Jacobs then got a 1-2-3 double play to end the inning.
 
Jacobs struck out a pair and allowed one unearned run in the bottom of the 11th in three innings of work to earn the win.
 
North Adams used five pitchers. Joe LaPrade struck out a pair and allowed no runs in two innings of work.
 
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