Orange Elementary School

Orange committee to discuss name and budget for new school on Thursday

Posted on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Terry Aquino, Athol Daily News
Date: 12/31/2019
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE – What is the next primary school in Orange to be called? And how much will it cost (or how much will taxpayers be willing to support)? These key issues related to the Orange school building project will be discussed at the next meeting of the school building committee on Thursday at 6.15 p.m…. [Read More]

Orange School Committee Okays Four Blizzard Bags

Posted on Friday, January 5th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 1/4/2018
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE — The Orange Elementary School Committee last night gave the nod to four days’ worth of “Blizzard Bags” this academic year, though Thursday’s snow day was exempt. A Blizzard Bag is a packet of school work sent home with students before a snow day so there is minimal lapse in learning when weather interferes… [Read More]

Combined school district management proposed

Posted on Friday, December 29th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 12/29/2017
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE — The superintendent of schools for Ralph C. Mahar Regional School and Union 73 has proposed an agreement between the three school districts she oversees and the Pioneer Valley Regional School District to share administrative services as a way to save money. The four districts would share a superintendent and director of finance, under… [Read More]

Money to help explore school regionalization

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

Source: Domenic Poli, The Recorder
Date: 3/16/2017
Link: Complete Article

ORANGE, MA — The Orange Elementary, Ralph C. Mahar Regional and Petersham Center school districts will be able to examine regionalization with the help of $53,000 from the state. They will be among the eight school districts and 38 municipalities in Massachusetts to benefit from more than $850,000 in Community Compact Cabinet grants, the Baker-Polito… [Read More]