District News
District Newsletter The April School District Newsletter is available here. The fourth quarter starts on Monday, April 8. Student-led conferences at PMHS start the week of April 8 and run through April 19. PES parent-teacher conferences are the week of April 15. Also, a reminder there is no school on Friday, April 19, due to the conference schedule and school vacation will run through Friday, April 26.
Superintendent
New Hampshire Public Radio – Education Funding in the Granite State The Exchange, New Hampshire Public Radio’s daily news talk show, will host a live discussion about how our state funds education, and the challenges of providing adequate aid for local school districts across the state. Host Laura Knoy will be joined by a panel of experts in NHPR’s Studio D on Tuesday evening, April 30 for a live community discussion. Our own Dr. John Freeman will be a panelist and sharing his thoughts on this important subject. Click here for more information. You can register for this event by using this link.
Middle High School Calendar
Current Events
2017 – 2018 Annual Report 2019 – 2020 Budget InformationThe first deliberative session is scheduled to be held on:
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Pittsfield Elementary School – Gymnasium
7:00 p.m.
Please plan to attend to hear important information and to ask any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you.
REVENUE PROJ 19-20 WITH FINAL DEFAULT BUDGET
REVENUE PROJ 19-20 WITH FINAL PROPOSED BUDGET
Understanding BullyingPittsfield 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 pupil’s property,
- Causes emotional distress to a pupil,
- Interferes with a pupil’s educational opportunities,
- Creates a hostile educational environment, or
- Substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the school.
Bullying shall also include actions motivated by an imbalance of power based on a pupil’s actual or perceived personal characteristics, behaviors, or beliefs, or motivated by the pupil’s association with another person and based on the other person’s characteristics, behaviors, or beliefs.
The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension’s Understanding Bullying (https://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource001364_Rep1823.pdf) provides us with very helpful information and suggestions on addressing bullying among our children. (more…)