Our state’s over-reliance on local property taxes to support public schools disadvantages Pittsfield’s students and other New Hampshire students who live in towns that are often referred to as “property-poor” towns, towns with limited ability to support its students. In multiple rulings, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has clearly affirmed the state’s responsibility to support…
Olympic gold medalist and former professional boxing champion George Foreman is credited as saying “I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at four in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.” It’s likely that Mr. Foreman was thinking about middle school or high school when he hoped for a…
The window for parent-teacher and student-led conferences begins on Monday, April 9, and runs through Friday, April 19. To schedule a conference, please contact your child’s classroom teacher or adviser. On Friday, April 19, there is no school for conferences. Also, spring break starts on Monday, April 23. Classes will resume on Monday, April 30.
2018 school district election results
2016 2017 Annual Report
The 2018 School District Meeting Session 2 for ballot voting will be Tuesday, March 13, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, located on Main Street in Pittsfield. The Pittsfield School District is providing this Voter’s Guide to District residents to support your understanding of this year’s ballot voting decision. This document…
2018 Delibrative Session Meeting Minutes
Pittsfield voters are strongly encouraged to join the deliberative session of the annual school district meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, at the Pittsfield Elementary School for explanation, discussion, debate, and amendments to the proposed operating budget and warrant articles. The two key articles include: Article IV: collective bargaining agreement with teachers’ union…
The Pittsfield School District proposed budget for the 2018-2019 school year reflects an increase of $517,461 and increases from the current year budget of $10,105,763 to $10,623,224 (an estimated tax rate increase of $1.50/thousand). While this is a greater than usual Pittsfield single-year increase, the ten-year increase (since 2008-2009) has been about 7%, or about half…
