 State Awards Greylock Elementary Project Green GrantNorth Adams Public Schools will use the $300,000 in funding to help cover the cost difference between ground-source heat pumps and conventional HVAC at their newly built Greylock Elementary School, serving PreK through 2nd grades. Updated Numbers in Greylock School VoteA handful of provisional ballots are still to be confirmed but not enough to make any difference in the results.  New Greylock School Vote Edges Yes VictoryThe new Greylock School project will move forward after a successful debt exclusion vote on Tuesday.  North Adams Voters to Decide Greylock School ProjectThere is only one question on the ballot, whether to approve a debt exclusion that will allow borrowing for the project outside the limitations of Proposition 2 1/2 for the life of the loan. It is not an override.  Greylock Project Proponents, Opponents Getting Message OutProponents and opponents have been busy on social media and mailers in getting out their messages on which way to vote on the Greylock School project. Greylock School Building Committee Hopes for Positive VoteTuesday's meeting had to be one of the shortest for the committee — approval of some invoices and minutes, and a reminder of the consequential vote on Oct. 8.  School Officials Review Brayton Issues in School Project Info SessionBut officials say Brayton's bright and clean exterior hides infrastructure issues that will take millions to fix. New School Project Info Session Set at BraytonThe School Building Committee is continuing efforts to get information out about the Greylock School project ahead of a debt exclusion vote on Oct. 8.  North Adams Hosts First of Two Info Sessions on Greylock ProjectLast Thursday night was the first of two forums being held to inform the public about the Greylock School project for Grades kindergarten through 2. The next will be this Thursday at 6 p.m. at Brayton Elementary School.  North Adams Council Passes $65M Borrowing AuthorizationThe City Council on Monday unanimously authorized borrowing $65,362,859 to build a new Greylock School for prekindergarten through 2.  North Adams Council to Vote on Greylock School ProjectThe City Council will take up a borrowing authorization for the $65 million Greylock School project at a special meeting on Monday.  North Adams Council Sets Vote on New School BorrowingThe City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 22, at 5:30 p.m. to authorize borrowing for the Greylock School project.  MSBA Board Shifts Greylock School Project into Funding PhaseThe $65 million Greylock Elementary School project has moved another step forward with the Massachusetts School Building Authority's vote to enter into a funding agreement. NAPS Holds Forum on School Closure, New Grade ConfigurationMalkas took the first half hour of the forum Wednesday to present some facts about the budget and financial realities moving the district toward closing Greylock. Geothermal System Recommended for New Greylock SchoolJessie Saylor of the project's designer, TSKP Studios, updated the School Building Committee on Tuesday of some of the working group's findings regarding energy efficiencies. North Adams Holding Forum on Greylock ClosureThe public schools are holding a forum on the closing of Greylock School and the resulting grade configuration for Brayton and Colegrove Park elementary schools. North Adams Schools Plan Forum on Grade ConfigurationSchool officials are planning a forum for parents on the proposed accelerated reconfiguration of the grades in the elementary schools.  School Subcommittee Recommends Closure of Greylock SchoolThe schools' Facilities and Finance subcommittee is recommending that Greylock School close at the end of this school year.  North Adams Seeks Extension on MSBA Study AgreementThe idea of an extension has come up several times over the past year in terms of meeting the design and funding deadlines.  North Adams School Building Committee Looks Forward to Design DetailsThe Massachusetts School Building Authority's board unanimously approved the school district's preliminary plans on Dec. 13 and has invited it into the next module: preferred schematic design. |
