District Redesign Centered Around Student Learning

Thank you to the many Pittsfield citizens who participated in last week’s Deliberative Session, which was convened to discuss the proposed new collective bargaining agreement between the Education Association of Pittsfield (the teachers) and the Pittsfield School Board. Many opinions were expressed, representing a wide range of ideas; topics included the property tax rate, health…

The PMHS cafeteria is usually empty on Saturday mornings, but a good 50 people gathered there from 10 am –12 pm on February 16th for the Good-to-Great Community Forum.  The phrase “good-to-great,” made famous by the pioneering management expert Jim Collins, is a way of thinking about how to move an organization from average to…

Pittsfield Families, Haven’t we been fortunate to have some great weather this week!  We hope that you are enjoying it, whether indoors or out. Reminder that we will be discontinuing our Monday communications at this time as we’re finding that very little is changing at this point between our Thursday messages and Mondays. Also, we’ll…

Section D – Table of Contents DAF – Administration of Federal Grant Funds DB – Annual Budget DBI – Budget Implementation DBJ – Over Expending Funds.pdf DD, FUNDING PROPOSALS AND APPLICATIONS DGA – Authorized Signatures DGD-School District Credit Cards DI, Fiscal Accounting and Reporting DIE, Audits DIH, Fraud Prevention and Fiscal Management DJ – Purchasing…

On Wednesday, September 2, Chris Herren will be in Pittsfield to share his story with students and the community. Herren is a former professional basketball player who lost his life’s dream of playing in the NBA to substance abuse. Herren will speak about the experiences that have impacted his life as a teenager, athlete, and…