The Pittsfield Wellness Coalition held its first meeting on November 12, with twenty-three community members and school district educators in attendance.  The coalition met as a follow-up to the Chris Herren school and community presentations in September on the topic of addiction. During the meeting, guest Annika Stanley-Smith, substance misuse prevention coordinator with the Capital…

Pittsfield Families, Well, it’s been quite a spring, hasn’t it? We are very thankful to our families for your support during this challenging time.  We hope that our Pittsfield families are remaining healthy and are looking forward to a positive, if unusual, summer school vacation. This week’s updates follow; reminder, bold titles indicate new information…

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…

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…

The main office weekday hours at Pittsfield Elementary School have been reduced to 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and the main office at Pittsfield Middle High School is closed through April 3. All phone calls are being filtered through PES. You can still reach the main office by calling 435-8432 or 435-6701 and dialing 0….

November 23, 2015, Budget Work Session