Friend of Education Award and Coffee and Conversation with the Superintendent

Country Bank for Savings receives Belchertown Public Schools' Friend of Education Award

The Belchertown School Committee recognized Country Bank for Savings at their September 10, 2013 meeting with the 2013-2014 Friend of Education Award. Paul Scully, President and CEO, and Shelley Regin, First Vice President and Director of Marketing & Public Relations were on hand to receive the award. The award was given in recognition of their 10+ years of funding for the Jabish Brook After School Program. During this period of time, they donated over $175,000 to provide enrichment and academic support activities, keeping students engaged in positive ways beyond the end of the school day.

In addition to their support of the after-school program at JBMS, they provide financial literacy education to our elementary students through their banking program. Mr. Scully and Country Bank have also been major corporate sponsors of the Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award program, along with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Many teachers in the Belchertown Public Schools have been recognized through this program over the years.

This award presentation allowed the School Committee to formally recognize Country Bank's support for education in Belchertown and beyond and for that, we are truly grateful.

Paul Scully, center, and Shelley Regin, left, receive the BPS Friend of Education Award.

Paul Scully shares smiles with JBMS after-school program coordinators, Sarah Becker (L) and Sheila Mulvaney (R).

Coffee and Conversation with the Superintendent

Parents and guardians of all our students are cordially invited to share in a "Coffee and Conversation with the Superintendent" gathering once per quarter at each of our schools. The principals of each school, along with other district-level administrators will be joining in for what we hope will be an exchange of ideas regarding the many activities in our district. In order to best prepare for these sessions, we have put together a quick survey. It will only take a few moments to complete the survey. Please be sure to complete the survey by September 23rd. Click here to go to the survey site.

If you have any questions or comments about this blog post, please feel free to call me at 413.323.0423 or send an email to superintendent@belchertown.org.

Best regards, Dr. Judith Houle, Superintendent of Schools