Pioneer Valley Regional School District

Northfield Elementary sees uptick in enrollment, adds teacher

Posted on Friday, September 8th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Shelby Ashline, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/7/2017
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD — When preparing this school year’s budget, Northfield Elementary School Principal Megan Desmarais was anticipating another year with declining enrollment, a steady trend for more than a decade. But as enrollment numbers took shape in August, Desmarais was surprised to see the slightest increase. The school currently has 188 students in pre-K through sixth… [Read More]

Pearl Rhodes principal resigns, Bernardston principal takes over

Posted on Friday, September 1st, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Shelby Ashline, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 8/31/2017
Link: Complete Article

LEYDEN — Bernardston Elementary School Principal Bob Clancy is taking on a new role this year, doubling as Pearl Rhodes Elementary School’s principal in neighboring Leyden. Clancy stepped in to replace former principal Deanna Leblanc, who announced last month she accepted another job and would not return for the 2017-2018 school year. Though efforts to… [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]

Five Franklin county schools earn ‘Green Team’ awards

Posted on Monday, June 19th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Joshua Solomon, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 6/17/17
Link: Complete Article

Five Franklin County schools were recognized by the state for their outstanding work in an environmental education program. Greenfield High School, Federal Street School, Math and Science Academy, Bernardston Elementary School and Hawlemont Regional School in Charlemont were all honored by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for their efforts on the state’s “Green Team.”… [Read More]

Miller announces she’ll leave Pioneer school district

Posted on Thursday, June 15th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Shelby Ashline, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 7/14/2017
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD — Pioneer Valley Regional School District Superintendent Ruth Miller has announced that after next school year, she won’t be continuing in her role. Miller said she first relayed the news in letters to School Committee members last week, saying she will not be looking to negotiate a new contract once her current three-year contract… [Read More]

Eight athletes show their skills at Pioneer Special Olympics

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

Source: Shelby Ashline, The Recorder
Date: 5/7/2017
Link: Complete Article

BERNARDSTON, MA — Eight students hurried around the Bernardston Elementary School gymnasium, throwing bean bags, crawling through plastic tunnels and wheeling around on scooters. With upbeat music playing, the students’ classmates, teachers and parents encouraged them from the sidelines, often joining them at the different stations to lend a helping hand. The hour-long flurry of… [Read More]

Community Foundation Grants given

Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Recorder Staff, The Recorder
Date: 2/15/2017
Link: Complete Article

Just Roots, Clinical and Support Options and the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts are among seven organizations awarded $300,000 in competitive “innovation” planning grants from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. CSO’s $45,000 “Building Resilience by Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools” grant will be used to help schools around Franklin County plan training and policy review… [Read More]

Pioneer Special Olympics bowling group creates connections through fun

Posted on Saturday, February 11th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Shelby Ashline, The Recorder
Date: 2/10/2017
Link: Complete Article

ERVING, MA — Hand in hand, 11-year-old Quintin Stacy and his physical education teacher Sue Scott walked up to the lane, carrying a small black-and-white bowling ball. Glancing at the white pins with an eager smile, and with some help from Scott, Stacy let the ball roll and it whirred down the wooden floor. For… [Read More]

Jennifer Albert Perry is new PVRS assistant principal

Posted on Thursday, August 4th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Shelby Ashline, The Recorder
Date: 8/3/2016
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD, MA — As of Monday, Jennifer Albert Perry started work in her new position as the Pioneer Valley Regional School’s assistant principal. Albert Perry, 36, of Florence, is replacing former assistant principal Mike Duprey, who announced his resignation in May. Pioneer Principal Jean Bacon officially offered Albert Perry the position on July 18 following… [Read More]

New Pioneer principal hopes to make school ‘model’ in western Mass.

Posted on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Shelby Ashline, The Recorder
Date: 06/09/2016
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD, MA — Pioneer Valley Regional School’s new principal, Jean Bacon, says that she wants Pioneer to support all learning styles, including students who need more support or students who need more challenge than the curriculum provides. Bacon, 54, of North Bennington, Vt., was named Pioneer’s next principal in late March following the resignation of… [Read More]