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The Pittsfield School Committee will have its first meeting of its 2024 – 2025 term on Wednesday, January 10th at 6pm in City Hall Council Chambers (70 Allen St). The meeting will also be broadcasted on PCTV Channel 1302, PCTV’s Facebook page, and PCTV Select.
Any member of the public may wish to speak during our public comment period. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person and the public comment period is limited to 15 minutes unless the school committee votes to extend the public comment period. Anyone wishing to speak during the public comment period may be required to sign up before the meeting starts.
Agenda Highlights
- Election of School Committee Officers – At the first school committee meeting we elect members to serve as Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk.
- Overview of Winter Academic Benchmarks – The district conducts regular benchmarks to see how students are progressing academically. This year the district’s main focus is on student literacy with a mid-year goal of having “At least 70% of all students, in each school, will have typical growth, or greater, as measured by FastBridge mid-year literacy benchmark assessments.” The district administration will be presenting the results of the winter benchmark and how students are progressing in regards to the district’s literacy goal. More information about the district’s literacy goal can be found in this year’s District Improvement Plan.
- Approval of the FY25 Budget Calendar
- Acceptance of Donations – School committee policy requires the school committee to accept any donation of $5,000 or more to the Pittsfield Public Schools.
- Guardian Life – A $5,0000 donation to Herberg Middle School for purchasing instruments and supplied for their band and orchestra programs, catering family nights for students, and awards for students exhibiting school expectations.
- RBD Electronics – A donation of laptop backpacks and sleeves for any student or staff member who needs one to carry their Chromebook or laptop.
Upcoming Subcommittee Meetings
January 10th @ 5:15pm Personnel and Negotiations Subcommittee Meeting at City Hall – Executive session to discuss strategy in respect to collective bargaining with the United Educators of Pittsfield (Teachers Union) and the Pittsfield Educational Administrators’ Union (Administrative Union), and to discuss negotiations with nonunion personnel. (Agenda)
Upcoming Dates
- January 12, 2024 – Half Day of School (Dismissal Elementary School: 11:45, Middle School: 11:00, High School: 10:50)
- January 15, 2024 – No School in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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