schools

Northampton holds third school-start forum

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400

NORTHAMPTON - The school department has scheduled a third public forum on a later start time for Northampton High School.Moderated by Superintendent Brian Salzer, the forum will be held July 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the community room at JFK Middle School on Bridge Road.

Easthampton High graduates aiming for outdoor ceremony

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400

EASTHAMPTON - For the first time in recent memory, Easthampton High School administrators are planning outdoor graduation ceremonies for the senior class."Students and teachers really like the idea," said Principal Vito Perrone. "People who've graduated say they've done it outside in the past and it was great."

Easthampton School Committee mulls override options

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:38:22 -0400

EASTHAMPTON - City school leaders are considering increasing the dollar amount of a property tax override they will ask the City Council to put before voters in November to fund what they say are needed improvements in classroom technology.

Start time debate hits snag in Amherst

Ben Storrow — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:17:03 -0400

AMHERST - A proposal to move Amherst high and middle school start times to 9 a.m. hit a roadblock Tuesday after School Committee members expressed concerns over how the change would affect athletic programs.

With schools short $740,000, Hadley readies pink slips

Ben Storrow — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400

HADLEY - The School Committee took a preliminary step toward addressing the school district's nearly $740,000 budget shortfall on Monday, voting unanimously to issue layoff notices to help plug the hole in the schools' balance sheet.

Amherst school start vote Tuesday

Nick Grabbe — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400

AMHERST - After 18 months of studying the issue, the Regional School Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal to change the daily starting time for all students in the public schools so high schoolers can sleep later.

WHMP community forum Tuesday takes on school start-time debate

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400

NORTHAMPTON - The debate over a later start time for area high schools is taking to the airwaves.