PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Public Schools is reinstituting a universal mask mandate for students and staff. Superintendent Joseph Curtis told the School.
Having completed the entirety of this 10-month leadership program, 31 students shared the products of their collective impact projects with attending family, friends, and regional leaders, and were recognized for their program completion. Though the class applied to the program prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health guidance precluded in-person meetings throughout the course of the year. As a result, from their kickoff retreat over the summer through their Commencement, the students have participated in the program virtually. For their collective impact project, the class was organized into five groups and they chose to focus on the broad topics of racism and the environment. Each group of students addressed these topics in its own way. Students created social media accounts on the topic of racism in schools and in society more broadly, organized an anti-racism workshop to be held for their peers featuring an expert from Multicultural
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To understand the people in this town you have to have a long history here, Cumming said this week. Changes can be a good thing when they take into consideration the old and the new. I am this person. I m sure that this new small group who is trying to tear apart the fabric of our community with the insults and hatred has probably been thinking they re making easy progress. I can assure you that people in this town have not accepted this behavior. They don t tolerate hatred in any format. The loudest voice doesn t mean a thing here. You get respect by giving it. Calling the locals Nazis, hillbillies and racist is not a great way to make friends.
The total budget is $24,082,474, up $1,244,351 over this year. Lanesborough s assessment under the proposed budget stands at $5,876,831, a hike of $114,995 from last year s $5.7 million school bill. The town is responsible for the cost of operating Lanesborough Elementary School and is assessed its share of Mount Greylock Regional School. The elementary school s budget is $4,628,377, up about $400,000, and the high and middle school is $12,006,635, up about $60,000. The capital apportionment is $466,541, down $120,051 from this year. Superintendent Jason McCandless told the Select Board and Finance Committee that the budget is focused on the recovery of a historically difficult year and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.