Mahar

Schools end blizzard bag program after state cancels initiative

Posted on Monday, July 15th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Grace Bird, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 7/15/2019
Link: Complete Article

The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education canceled the “blizzard bag” initiative late last month, citing concerns about equal access to the program. Blizzard bags are educational materials allocated to students to complete at home on snow days. Each bag counts as one day of attendance, meaning schools do not need to tack on an… [Read More]

Mahar student attending Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine

Posted on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/27/2017
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE — A Ralph C. Mahar Regional School student will represent her school and her state at the Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine at Brandeis University. Kacy Ninteau is one of 230 delegates selected from hundreds of applicants for the program taking place this week in Waltham, where Brandeis is located. School… [Read More]

Mahar, Orange, Petersham school committees OK online assignment ‘Blizzard Bags’

Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Recorder
Date: 11/24/2016
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE, MA — Orange schools will be experimenting this winter with using “blizzard bags” to make snow days count. Mahar Regional and Orange school committees have approved a pilot project to use online learning in place of classroom learning on days school is canceled because of weather. And the mandatory online learning assignments will be… [Read More]