Mohawk Trail Regional School District

Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs

Posted on Friday, April 12th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Carrie Jung, WBUR
Date: 3/12/2019
Link: Complete Article

It’s hard for rural schools in Massachusetts to get kids to and from class every day — especially now, in muddy season, when the snow has melted and the rain begins. “This is mud and ruts and a mess,” says bus driver Joanne Deady as she points to the narrow, unpaved road on her route… [Read More]

Mohawk to add instruction on Native American history, issues

Posted on Friday, April 12th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Grace Bird, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 4/11/2019
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School District is planning to incorporate more Native American instruction in its history and social studies courses. There are two main reasons for this renewed push: a new state social studies framework was released last June and the school recently proposed to remove final images of its Native American mascot. “I think this conversation in terms of… [Read More]

Buckland-Shelburne students camp out with Dr. Seuss

Posted on Thursday, March 14th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Grace Bird, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 3/13/2019
Link: Complete Article

SHELBURNE FALLS — The second-grade classroom hummed with chatter as students dressed appropriately in pajamas huddled in tents to read Dr. Seuss’ “Sleep Book.” “It’s really fun,” second-grader Brody Cole said from inside a tent. Brody especially liked wearing pyjamas to class – though he admitted may have done so before, on days when he is running late for school. It’s “literacy spirit week” at… [Read More]

State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts

Posted on Friday, May 25th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diane Broncaccio, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/24/2018
Link: Complete Article

After years of state, school and town officials beating the drum for rural school aid, rural districts, including Mohawk, Frontier, Pioneer Valley, and the 19 member-town Franklin County Technical School District, could see $100 per student in rural school aid from the state. Sen. Adam G. Hinds, D-Pittsfield, said Wednesday that the state Senate adopted… [Read More]

Mohawk aims to move sixth grade in 2019

Posted on Monday, January 15th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diane Broncaccio, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/14/2018
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND — If the Mohawk Trail Regional School District’s plan to move sixth-graders to the middle school is approved by member towns, today’s fourth-grade classes at Sanderson Academy, Buckland-Shelburne and Colrain Central could become the first sixth-graders to go to Mohawk Trail Regional School in the fall of 2019. Community meetings have recently been held… [Read More]

Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont plan blizzard bag study

Posted on Monday, January 15th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diane Broncaccio, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/12/2018
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND — The Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont regional school districts now have enough volunteers for a study committee to research a Blizzard Bag Program, which would enable students in all grades to keep up their academic programs during “snow days” without having to make up school days lost during winter storms. An organizational meeting is… [Read More]

‘It’s my favorite school in the whole world’: Kids bid farewell to Heath School

Posted on Monday, June 26th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diane Broncaccio, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/23/2017
Link: Complete Article

HEATH — The child chatter in the half-filled cafeteria on the last day of school was seemingly cheery, until you asked if they were looking forward to their summer vacation. One little girl hesitated, then nodded her head. “Yes,” she said solemnly. “But I’m sad to leave this school.” “I’m sad that the school is… [Read More]

School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail

Posted on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Richie Davis, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/22/2017
Link: Complete Article

Those yellow school buses, big and small, may look pretty much the same, but the 530 miles of roads they travel vary across the roughly 253 square miles served by the Mohawk Trail Regional School district — the largest, geographically, of any regional school district in Massachusetts. As their odometers click forward, logging the miles… [Read More]

Heath Elementary School will close

Posted on Monday, May 8th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Andy Castillo, The Recorder
Date: 5/6/2017
Link: Complete Article

HEATH — Faced with declining enrollment and rising per-pupil costs at the Elementary School, annual town meeting voters passed an emotional 94 to 10 vote Saturday in favor of permanently closing the school’s doors. “We, as a town, are in a difficult situation and we have a really tough decision to make this morning. Through… [Read More]

State cuts Mohawk preschool funding

Posted on Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dianne Broncaccio, The Recorder
Date: April 11, 2017
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND, MA — Because the state Department of Early Education and Care has decided to phase out its Inclusive Preschool Learning Environment grant program, the Mohawk Trail Regional School District will have to increase tuition rates and modify the district-funded portion of the early school program at Mohawk elementary schools. Currently, all preschoolers can receive… [Read More]