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, Last week’s announcement by our governor that schools are to remain closed for the remainder of the school year was disappointing, but not surprising. We are hopeful that our fourth quarter of student learning will be beneficial for all our students.  Parents are reminded that contact teachers directly with questions about course content…

Despite a dense fog that enveloped Pittsfield and surrounding communities on Saturday, January 11, more than 90 people found their way to Pittsfield Middle High School for a memorable evening:  a celebration of the ongoing partnership between the schools and the community and their efforts to redesign the educational system for 21st century success. The…

Below, please find links to three articles written by Emily Richmond, who is the public editor for the National Education Writers Association. Putting Students in Charge to Close the Achievement Gap Learning More Outside of the Classroom than In What happens when instead of suspensions, kids talk out their mistakes?

According to national statistics, children whose parents talk with them regularly about drug use are 42% less likely to use drugs than those whose parents don’t talk with them about drug use.  However, only about 25% of teens report having drug use conversations with their parents. Since 1985, the importance of having drug use conversations…