Community members petition state for audit of Mohawk Trail Regional School hiring process > >Mohawk Trail Regional School Vice Principal Diane Zamer, pictured in July 2019 not long after she was hired. A group of parents and community members of the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont regional school districts have requested an audit from Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley concerning Zamer’s hiring. File Photo
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BUCKLAND A group of parents and community members of the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont regional school districts have requested an audit from Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley concerning the hiring of a vice principal who lacked the appropriate certification or licensure at the time.
ASHFIELD The 97 voters at Annual Town Meeting approved a $6.4 million budget on Saturday, including a somewhat controversial assessment for the Mohawk Trail Regional School District and funding to establish the fire chief as a full-time position.
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A major winter storm that began in the mid-Atlantic states on Wednesday dumped a foot of snow and more on Thursday in Central Pennsylvania, New York and southern New England.
And even though students and teachers have gotten used to remote learning from home, some school districts have decided to call a snow day.
Sheryl Stanton, superintendent of the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Regional School District in Northwestern Massachusetts, made the announcement by song Wednesday night on social media. Stanton joins us.
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‘Good old fashioned snow day’; Western Massachusetts superintendent announces snow day with song on social media
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont Central Superintendent Sheryl Stanton announced the snow day through song on Twitter Wednesday.
“I know exactly what to do,” the video states.
Then Stanton brings out the guitar and begins singing.
“The forecast is absurd, a foot or more I heard,” she sings. “Tomorrow is gonna be a snow day.”
She tells students to get outside, help their families and read.
Stanton’s not the only one ready for a snow day.
Peter Dillon, superintendent of schools for Berkshire Hills Regional School District and Richmond Consolidated School, announced Thursday to be a “true snow day” for students.
Mohawk Trail School Committee OKs tentative hybrid plan, with Jan. 11 start
Mohawk Trail Regional School in Buckland. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 12/10/2020 3:33:37 PM
BUCKLAND While Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee members echoed during their online meeting Wednesday no solution is perfect for every family, the committee approved pursuing a hybrid model of education starting Jan. 11.
Based on the plan presented at Wednesday’s meeting and during a prior virtual town hall, preschool through second grade will enter Phase 1 of the hybrid model on Jan. 11, while students in grades three through 12 will enter Phase 1 on Jan. 19. However, these dates depend on local COVID-19 case rates as well as the school district’s ability to secure sufficient staffing.