Candidates Sought for Vacant North Adams School Committee Seat

The School Committee is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the committee.

North Adams Schools' Food Service Being Spotlighted by DESE

The public schools' food service department is being featured in a video by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Drury High School Announces Winners Of John And Abigail Adams Scholarship

This merit-based award grants recipients a tuition credit for up to eight semesters of undergraduate study at any Massachusetts state college or university.

North Adams School District Starts New Year With New Faces

The public schools welcomed two new faces this year: a dean of students at Brayton Elementary and a director of adult education and 21st Century programming.

North Berkshire School Districts Participating in Regionalization Study

Three North Berkshire school districts are embarking on a state-funded study of secondary education options.

NBT Bank Donates to North Adams Public School Book Initiative

NBT Bank's North Adams branch manager, Al Bedini Jr., presented the check to Burnett and stated that it's important to support their community.

NAPS, Public Safety Agencies Complete Emergency Coordination Drill

The daylong event brought together school officials, first responders, and emergency management personnel for a critical training exercise designed to enhance inter-agency preparedness and coordination that would be needed in the event of a major safety incident.

North Adams Public Schools, Public Safety to Conduct Emergency Drill

This full-scale training event will take place at Drury High School and is part of ongoing planning and collaboration between several agencies following a tabletop planning exercise held in early May.

North Adams Public Schools to Destroy Former Special Education Records

The records will be destroyed after June 30, 2025.

North Adams Public Schools Announce Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Drury High Graduates

The application deadline for all scholarships is June 1st. Applicants require a Google account to apply online and submit their transcript electronically.

Smile Programs Visits North Adams Public Schools

A mobile dental program visited North Adams Public Schools last week to ensure that students had healthy smiles.

Retiring Superintendent Named to North Adams' Women's Hall of Fame

Superintendent Barbara Malkas last week was inducted into the Women's History Hall of Fame in North Adams.

NAPS to Hold Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration and Screening

The events will take place at Brayton Elementary School, located at 20 Brayton Hill Terrace.

North Adams School Committee Questions Future of Entitlement Grants

The School Department is not expecting to lose its federal entitlement grants but cautioned they could decrease.

North Adams Schools Prep for Budget, Review Grants

The School Committee was presented the timeline for the fiscal 2026 budget on Tuesday.

Brayton Elementary and Berkshire Museum Bring Mobile Museum Units to Second Grade

This initiative will engage second-grade students at Brayton Elementary School with seven MoMUs, incorporating museum objects focused on science and social studies into their visual arts curriculum.

Drury Recognized Among Nation's Best for College Readiness, Curriculum Excellence

The College Readiness Index highlights schools that have demonstrated success in preparing students for the challenges of higher education.

North Adams Schools Hike Substitute Wages to Increase Pool

The School Committee earlier this month approved upping the pay scale by $35 to $55 a day and creating a new base of $130 for substitutes with fewer credentials.

North Adams Public Schools Accepting Pre-K Applications

PreK children must be 3 or 4 years of age to enroll and be residents of North Adams.

MCLA Announces the MountainOne Fund

North Adams Educator Receives Distinguished Arts Educator Advocate Award

According to a press release, the award honors exceptional arts educators who advocate for the arts and arts education in their school and community.

MountainOne Fund to Support North Adams Educators in Obtaining Permanent Licenses

The focus of the MountainOne Scholarship Fund will be to support current North Adams Public Schools (NAPS) teachers who are teaching under an emergency license they obtained during the pandemic.

North Adams Schools Seeing Bright Spots on MCAS Scores

The public schools are seeing some ups and downs in MCAS scores for 2024 but improvement overall from last year compared to state data.

NAPS Promotes National Start With Hello Week

Start With Hello teaches students how to reach out to and include those who may be socially isolated as well as to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school or youth organization.

Brayton Air Quality Report Shows Low Mold Count

The report stated that mold spore counts were lower than outdoor air.