Pioneer Valley Regional School District

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]

Pioneer announces new principal

Posted on Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Lisa Spear, Recorder
Date: 3/31/2016
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD, MA – The Pioneer Valley Regional School has picked a new principal. After hosting a meet-and-greet with the three finalists for the position, Jean Bacon has been named Pioneer’s next principal. “It was a difficult decision, but Jean really bubbled right up to the top and I think it’s because of her extensive background… [Read More]

Pioneer Assistant Principal Duprey takes on principal’s position, too

Posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Rachel Rapkin, The Recorder
Date: 3/1/2016
Link: Complete Article

Northfield, MA – When first asked to take a promotion, Mike Duprey’s answer was a firm “no,” but it quickly changed to a “yes” after he witnessed his workplace of 17 years trying to operate without a leader. It took less than a week for Pioneer Valley Regional School Assistant Principal to change his mind… [Read More]

Pioneer picks Miller as new superintendent

Posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David Rainville, The Recorder
Date: 4/9/15
Link: Complete Article

NORTHFIELD, MA — The Pioneer Valley Regional School District has picked a new superintendent. The School Committee will soon begin to work out a contract with Ruth Miller, the current superintendent of the Narragansett Regional School District. Miller has 21 years in education. She’s been superintendent of Narragansett for three years, and was associate superintendent… [Read More]

Bernardston Elementary students learn computer programming

Posted on Monday, April 6th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David Rainville, The Recorder
Date: 4/6/15
Link: Complete Article

BERNARDSTON, MA — For the past five weeks, local students have been staying after school to learn a new language. It’s not French, Spanish or Swahili. The 32 fourth- through sixth-graders are learning “Blockly,” a user-friendly computer programming language. It’s provided for free from www.code.org, a nonprofit dedicated to giving children the opportunity to learn… [Read More]

Pioneer to begin $400,000 computer replacement

Posted on Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David Rainville, The Recorder

NORTHFIELD – Work will begin this summer on a $400,000 computer equipment upgrade plan at the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s five schools. The district will borrow the money for a five-year term, with each of the district’s four towns – shares based on their percentages of the school budget. Repayment will begin in the… [Read More]