Spring is springing, and its many harbingers are making their appearances everywhere we look. Some of them are joyous and beautiful. Others, well …Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, daylight is increasing, and we can hear the crack of the bat.
WESTHAMPTON Hampshire Regional School District Superintendent Aaron Osborne has submitted his resignation, school officials confirmed in an email Saturday. “This is to confirm that Aaron Osborne has given his 60-day notice of resignation to all.
Finalists picked for Gateway Regional, Hampshire Regional superintendents
Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional, stands with her son Andrew Smidy in front of the school in March 2020. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 3/1/2021 9:19:52 PM
HUNTINGTON Four finalists have been named in the search for the next superintendent for the Gateway Regional School District.
The finalists include Hampshire Regional High School Principal Kristen Smidy and Gateway Regional School District Pupil Services Director Kurt Garivaltis, as well as Battenkill Valley (Arlington, Vermont) Supervisory Union Superintendent William Bazyk and East Longmeadow High School Principal Gina Flanagan.
The finalists were selected by the Superintendent Search Subcommittee of the Gateway Regional District School Committee.
Westhampton Elementary School stays with hybrid learning after COVID case
Westhampton Elementary school playground Saturday afternoon. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 1/5/2021 3:50:17 PM
WESTHAMPTON A member of the Westhampton Elementary School community tested positive for COVID-19, but students are continuing with a hybrid learning model this week as the school rolls out cleaning and quarantine protocols.
On Saturday, the Westhampton School Committee and its COVID-19 subcommittee convened to discuss metrics in the county and at the elementary school, according to Principal Deane Bates, as the community had met two metrics that prompt discussion with the teachers union.
“We’re seeing an increase in COVID cases around our area … so we’re really trying to make sure that we’re making thoughtful choices for staff and students, trying to keep them safe,” Bates said.