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Understanding Bullying
Pittsfield School Board Policy JICK defines bullying consistently with state law as follows: Bullying is hereby defined as a single significant incident or a pattern of incidents involving a written, verbal, or electronic communication, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another pupil which: Physically harms a pupil or damages the…
Coming Events
Upcoming school and community events are listed below. You can also view the coming events calendar by school on the PES and PMHS webpages. Thurs., Dec. 5: School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 7: PES PTO Breakfast with Santa 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. Tues., Dec. 10: Good to Great Team, 4:30 p.m. Wed., Dec….
Remodeling our Educational System for a Rapidly Changing World
In his most recent State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama applauded high school redesign efforts taking place around the country and encouraged districts to look to successful models for inspiration. A few days later, Education Week, the national trade journal for educators, cited Pittsfield Middle High School as one of these models. Pittsfield…
LD Awareness Month
On October 26th, join us for hor d’oeuvres and drinks from 5pm to 7pm at The Foundry in Manchester, NH. We will have a short program at 6pm to highlight some of the amazing efforts in LD Awareness here in the Granite State. Please rsvp at this link. More details are in the invitation below….
Different Advice for the Beginning of a School Year
Now that we’ve been in school for several weeks, parents have already heard the usual advice for supporting kids in the new school year, suggestions like make sure kids get plenty of sleep and good nutrition, set a regular time for reading and homework, get to know your child’s teacher, etc., etc. All great suggestions,…
Governor Hassan’s Comments about Pittsfield Schools
Parents/Guardians, I thought you would be interested in the complimentary comments that Governor Hassan made about our Pittsfield schools in her state-of-the-state address delivered at the State House in Concord on Thursday, February 6, which are excerpted from her speech below. Thank you for your ongoing support of our students and school. Sincerely, John J….