 North Adams Reconstitutes New Committee for School ProjectThe School Building Committee was re-established on Tuesday as the panel prepares to undertake a feasibility study for Brayton and Greylock schools that may mean reconsidering how the city's elementary schools are configured.  North Adams School District Accepted Into MSBA Feasibility PhaseThe focus, however, isn't on the nearly 70-year-old Greylock School building but on the estimated 500 children enrolled in Grades kindergarten through 8 at both Greylock and Brayton Elementary School.  Brayton School 'Safe Routes' Project Set to Begin Next YearA virtual public hearing on the Safe Routes to School project was held on Tuesday night. No one outside of state officials and press attended.  MassDOT Holding Public Hearing in August for Brayton ProjectThe state Department of Transportation will hold a virtual public hearing on the Brayton Elementary School Improvements project on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m.  North Adams School Committee OKs Funds for School Study, Passes BudgetThe School Committee on Monday authorized the use of $300,000 from the school choice account to fund a feasibility study for Brayton School.  North Adams School Officials Pursue Brayton UpgradesThe school district had been initially been selected by the MSBA in 2019 to consider a renovation or rebuild of Greylock School. But the state agency strongly advised against that after reviewing financial and enrollment data that questioned the need for three elementary schools. |
