PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The superintendent last week defended the need for a co-principal at Morningside Community School at a cost of $105,000. Superintendent Joseph Curtis told.
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PITTSFIELD â To develop an educational unit for Morningside Community School fourth graders based on the book, âRent Party Jazz,â educators reached out to a world-renowned musician for guidance, but received so much more.
Set in the 1930s, the book by William Miller tells the story of Sonny Comeaux, a boy whose mother loses her job, with rent payment soon due to an unsparing landlord. As his worry mounts, Sonny encounters a jazz musician who brings the community together for jazz party to raise money for their rent â in a story Morningside teachers based a multi-disciplinary educational unit that delved into issues of activism, racial and economic injustice and more, said Principal Monica Zanin.