Town Government
School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Michael Henault
Cummington has no school building of its own, so the person who answers for its children’s schooling answers to six other towns as well. Michael Henault is Superintendent of the Central Berkshire Regional School District, the shared system that joins Cummington, in Hampshire County, to Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Washington, and Windsor, across the line in Berkshire County. It is the only regional district in Massachusetts that reaches across a county line. Cummington students ride out of town for every grade, kindergarten through high school. The Superintendent proposes the district budget, sets academic priorities, and is hired by and reports to the elected regional committee, which carries out an annual evaluation.
| Role | Superintendent, Central Berkshire Regional School District |
|---|---|
| District | Seven towns, about 1,530 students, five schools (DESE org 06350000) |
| Website | cbrsd.org |
The School Committee
The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee has fifteen members, apportioned among the seven member towns, and it sets district policy, adopts the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent. Cummington elects one representative to that committee, town-wide, for a four-year term, so the town’s single voice on regional school decisions is chosen directly by Cummington voters. Todd Emerson holds that seat. The regional committee is chaired by Richard Peters.
Todd Emerson
Full committee roster and terms: Central Berkshire Regional School Committee at cbrsd.org.
The District at a Glance
- Central Berkshire Regional: about 1,530 students across five schools in seven towns.
- No school in town: Berkshire Trail Elementary, the last school in Cummington, closed after the 2014-15 year, and the building is being reused as a town resilience hub.
- Per-pupil spending: $19,832.87 per student.
- State data: DESE profile (code 06350000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: the regional committee posts its agendas and minutes on the district calendar and rotates its meetings among the district’s school buildings.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- Your seat: Cummington’s one representative carries the town’s voice, and any registered voter can run for that seat when it is on the ballot.
- The budget: Cummington’s share of the regional school budget still lands at Town Meeting, where every registered voter can vote on it.
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