BERKSHIRE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES K-12

B.E.R.K.12 VIRTUAL MEETING

February 28, 2026

9:00 AM

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AGENDA 

Notice:  Although Berkshire Educational Resources K-12 is not a public body under Massachusetts law, its physical or virtual meetings are held in public, the press and public are invited to attend, and an audio or video record, or both, may be made of each meeting.  For these reasons no one attending a physical or virtual BERK12 meeting should have an expectation of privacy as regards her/his image, behavior, or utterances made during the meeting.

1.   Call to order (B. Cameron)

2.   Introductions/welcome (B. Cameron)

3.   Approval of minutes (as available)

4.   Updates from Chair and Exec. Committee (B. Cameron, J. Eberwein)

·       Advocacy for FY27 funding – Senator Mark

·       Rural aid and Chapter 70 Funding Formula

·       BCC transition, role as fiscal sponsor

·       Day on the Hill

5.   Budget & funding update (J. Eberwein)

·       FY26 Update

·       FY27 Prospects

6.    BERK12 Working Domains 

A.    Collaborative projects

·       Portrait of a Graduate: (B. Sheran)

·       BRAINworks: (L. Donovan)

o   NEA and BTCF funding for calendar year 2026

·       Other

B.    Professional development (W. Ballen, J. Rush, Team)

·       County-wide PD Planning

·       Professional Learning Networks

·       Mentoring/Induction/Training (Administrators, Teachers, Paraprofessionals)

C.   Networking & advocacy (Team)

·       Convening (March 20, 2026 at BCC) –agenda and invite

·       BSTA & related efforts

·       Website conversion

·       Dashboard

D.   Research towards partnerships (J. Eberwein, Team)

·       Mohawk Trail – Hawlemont:  Phase III – WORK UPDATE

·       North Berkshire County Sustainability Study – STATUS UPDATE

·       Other

7.   Items raised by BERK12 members (B. Cameron)

8.   Public participation (B. Cameron)

9.   Determination of date for next meeting (B. Cameron)

10. Adjournment