School Committee

LENOX — April 30, 2026 — Southern Berkshire School Committee seats permanent superintendent and votes to review legal counsel. The committee welcomed Dr. Brian Ricca as permanent superintendent at its April 30 meeting — his contract signed that morning — and approved an updated 2026-27 academic calendar that moves winter professional development days

LENOX — April 16, 2026 — Berkshire Hills School Committee unanimously ratifies two labor contracts and a Richmond tuition deal. The committee voted 7-0 on April 16 to approve a Unit C contract covering paraprofessionals and administrative assistants — setting a new $20-per-hour starting wage and raises of $1.80,

LENOX — April 13, 2026 — Lenox School Committee endorses bus stop-arm cameras and adopts an earlier school year calendar. The committee voted Monday to support the town's adoption of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 71, which authorizes municipalities to install and operate school bus stop-arm violation

LENOX — April 9, 2026 — Southern Berkshire Regional School District School Committee voted unanimously to scrap its current FY27 budget process and start fresh with a level-funded baseline. The committee, meeting April 9, approved a motion by member Kim Alcantara to build the new budget beginning with fixed contractual obligations

LENOX — April 7, 2026 — Lee School Committee approves $13.9 million FY27 budget and authorizes $120,000 emergency water heater replacement. The committee voted 6-0 Tuesday to adopt the fiscal year 2027 operating budget of $13,914,836, a 3.33 percent increase over the current year and well

LENOX — March 26, 2026 — Berkshire Hills Regional School District ranked 12th in Massachusetts for Advanced Placement exam pass rates, the School Committee learned at its March 26 meeting. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Colin presented five-year trend data showing Monument Mountain Regional High School placing in the top 15

LENOX — March 23, 2026 — Lenox School Committee unanimously approves $14.8 million net operating budget for FY2027. The committee voted 6-0 at its March 23 public budget hearing to approve a gross operating budget of $17,680,869, reduced by $2,847,500 in applied revenues — including $2,275,

LENOX — March 17, 2026 — Southern Berkshire School Committee postpones FY27 budget adoption after members cite missing financial data. The committee voted 6-3 at its March 17 meeting to delay adoption of the district's fiscal year 2027 operating, transportation, and capital budgets to a special meeting on March