Good Afternoon Du Bois Families,

This week is both Educator Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week–and Wednesday was National School Nurses Day.

I have served in four Berkshire County school districts over the past 24 years. In every district and in every school, I have been so amazed at the quality and compassion of the folks who do the work of educating and caring for kids in the Berkshires. The teachers, paraprofessionals, and school nurses I have had the honor of serving alongside of are simply amazing people, and extraordinary professionals. I say that as a colleague, and as the dad of three Berkshire County-educated children.

We are blessed in this community by people whose brains and hearts are in equal extraordinary measure in the service of children.

Thank you to our Du Bois PTO families for their warm shows of thanks this week. And thanks to all of you every day for being partners along with our educators and school nurse in making Du Bois a safe and welcoming place to learn and grow.

Have a peaceful weekend,

Jake M.

Arrival and dismissal will work the same as they did last year. 

Arrival--Our doors open at 7:40, students arriving after 7:50 will be marked as tardy. Fifth and sixth-grade students should be dropped off in front of the building. Seventh and Eighth-grade students should be dropped off in the rear parking lot. If you have students in both these levels, please use the front for drop off.

Dismissal--School is dismissed at 2:40. Only buses should go into the bus loop. All parent pick-ups are in the back parking lot.

Students who will be picked up at Muddy Brook at Muddy Brook’s dismissal time may stay after school. We will have staff specifically assigned to monitor this group of students and keep track of who is present. Students will be brought over to Muddy Brook at 3:15.