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2022 Rural Intelligence Readers’ Choice Winners
2022 Rural Intelligence Readers’ Choice Winners December 6, 2022 Issue – Rural Intelligence It’s time to see the winners. Readers voted almost 60,000 times for businesses in Litchfield, Berkshires, Dutchess, and Columbia counties. The results are not only enlightening; they are also a guide to everything regional. That includes everything from where to eat, drink and shop; who to hire for wedding, home and financial services, to which organizations to consider supporting or to taking a class from. Thank you to everyone who participated — readers and nominees alike — and a big RI hug to all the winners. Click […]
Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Parent Orientation
Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Parent Orientation The Special Education Parent Advisory Council, in collaboration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be hosting a parent orientation to learn about the upcoming Special Education and Civil Rights review in our district. The parent orientation will be held at the Berkshire Hills District Office in Stockbridge at 4:00pm on November 10, 2022. Please join us! You may contact Kate Burdsall at Kathryn.burdsall@bhrsd.org with questions about the parent orientation or the review. You may also find this information on our district website. Thank you.
Press Release – Tiered Focused Monitoring Review (TFM)
Press Release – 2022 Tiered Focused Monitoring Review (TFM) During the week of December 5, 2022, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring (PSM) will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of BHRSD. The Office of Public School Monitoring visits each district and charter school every three years to monitor compliance with federal and state special education and civil rights regulations. Areas of review related to special education include student assessments, determination of eligibility, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team process, and IEP development and implementation. Areas of review related to civil rights include bullying, […]
Public Invitation to Serve/Participate
Berkshire Hills Regional School District School Committee Public Invitation to Serve/Participate The Berkshire Hills Regional School District School Committee is recruiting residents from its three member towns to serve on the following committees: BHRSD School Committee: (at least 1 write-in candidate is needed from each member town for the November 2022 Election. Open seats are for 4-year terms). Write-in candidates must be a resident of their respective town. The School Committee typically meets twice a month and members serve on one or more sub-committees which meets once a month. Great Barrington Stockbridge West Stockbridge Building Committee: (MMRHS) The District is […]