 Mount Greylock School District Back to 'Design-Bid-Build' Method for Field ProjectAnd now committee members are encouraging the public to once again weigh in on the plan to build a new synthetic, multisport field on the campus.  Mount Greylock School Committee Hears Criticism of September Vote on Synthetic FieldBut while the committee was not able to take any action on the project at its Thursday meeting, it did hear from critics of the plan to install a synthetic turf multisport field at the middle/high school.  Mount Greylock Shares Detail on Zoom Bombing, Vows Work on Anti-RacismMcCandless revealed that the person who intruded in a high school virtual classroom and played racially offensive music was "a young person of color," but quickly noted that the perpetrator's intent was less relevant than the impact it had on the victims.  Mount Greylock Investigating Racist 'Zoom Bomb' at High SchoolPrincipal Jacob Schutz and Assistant Principal Colin Shebar notified the school community of the Thursday incident in a campuswide email at 4:56 on Thursday, about four hours after the school acknowledged the incident on its Twitter account.  Mount Greylock Group Works to Promote Inclusion in 'Incredibly Undiverse Building'The DEI Working Group of the Mount Greylock School Council hosted a 90-minute virtual conference on Tuesday attended by more than a dozen community residents, including several with ties to other groups addressing the same issues.  Mount Greylock School Committee Moves Forward on Artificial Turf ProjectOn a vote of 4-2, the committee agreed to spend the next week reviewing a year-old list of value engineering items associated with its athletic fields project and to vote as soon as next Thursday to pay its architect to do the detailed design work needed to rebid a project that already came in over budget in the fall of 2019.  Williamstown League of Women Voters Accepting Community Questions For ForumThe Williamstown League of Women Voters is sponsoring candidate forums for the two contested races for the Mount Greylock school committee.  Mount Greylock School Committee Votes Down Remote Learning Start to School YearOn a 6-1 vote, the Mount Greylock School Committee Thursday directed Putnam to submit to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education a radically different plan for the start of the year that moves more children into the school building more quickly than the administration was recommending.  Q&A: Mount Greylock Principal Looks Back on Tenure, Ahead to TeachingMary MacDonald this Tuesday leaves the principal’s office at Mount Greylock Regional School.  Mount Greylock School Committee to Hear Proposal for Fields Advisory GroupThe Mount Greylock Regional School Committee's Finance Subcommittee on Thursday settled on a proposal for an advisory group to help the full committee make a decision that has stymied it for months.  Mount Greylock Committee Member: Address Needs First, Then Save FundsOne member of the Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday continued to push hard for the district to go forward with plans to build an artificial turf field while appearing to reverse his own position on maintaining a building maintenance reserve.  Mount Greylock School Committee Member Clarifies Her Position on Williams GiftA veteran member of the Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday sought to put into context her recent comments about the district's need to maintain a building maintenance fund from the proceeds of a $5 million capital gift from Williams College.  Pandemic, Precipitation Do Not Stop Mount Greylock GraduationBut Mount Greylock Regional School's class of 2020 soldiered on and pulled off a memorable "drive through" graduation that went off without a hitch and slightly ahead of schedule as the school sent 84 newly minted grads riding off into the sunshine.  Mount Greylock Announces Second Quarter Honor RollStudents are placed on the honor roll when their quarterly letter grades average a B or better, and when the student receives no grade lower than a B minue in all graded classes.  Pipe Failure Causes 'Significant Flooding' in Mount Greylock SchoolA "T-joint" failed in the wall between the Guidance Suite and first-floor bathrooms located near the gymnasium, causing the water to flow upward and shower through the ceiling tiles into the Guidance Suite and bathrooms.  Mt. Greylock Regional School to Present 'Anything Goes'Mount Greylock Regional School students in grades seven through 12 will perform the musical comedy "Anything Goes' on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27, 28 and 29, at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road.  MacDonald to Step Down as Principal at Mount GreylockMount Greylock Principal Mary MacDonald surprised many in the school community this week by announcing that she will be stepping down this summer from the post she has held since 2013.  Mount Greylock Looking at Ways to Clarify Bathroom Signage for PublicMount Greylock Regional School has no plans to replace gender-neutral bathroom signage installed at the renovated and expanded middle-high school, the district superintendent said on Wednesday evening. |
