Kerry Light

The City of Pittsfield's master plan focuses on conservation connections, including expanding privately-held open space and ensuring developers preserve open space continuity. It aims to create a greenway along the Housatonic River, improve residential neighborhood appearance, ease parking restrictions, protect historic buildings, and enhance code enforcement. The plan also prioritizes strengthening downtown as a pedestrian-friendly area, unifying zoning, and improving public safety. Additionally, it seeks to extend the Ashuwillticook Trail, protect contiguous open spaces, transform the public school system, and undertake a safe route to schools program.

The 2024-2025 Taconic High School Improvement Plan focuses on transitioning teaching and learning from a traditional model to one that fosters deep and durable learning. Key areas of focus include developing a comprehensive team of teachers and staff, implementing the Portrait of a Graduate competencies (with an emphasis on critical thinking), improving literacy skills, and engaging in cooperative learning. The plan also aims to expand opportunities for community stakeholders to be heard, improve teacher and staff satisfaction, and enhance professional development opportunities. Targeted outcomes include significantly improved assessment achievement levels, increased graduation rates, and improved teacher and staff retention.

The Pittsfield Public Schools 2024-2025 District Improvement Plan focuses on implementing the Portrait of a Graduate (POG) framework to equip students with essential competencies. Key areas include building a shared understanding of POG, fostering deep, durable learning, connecting teacher evaluation with professional development, and increasing staff diversity and retention. Success will be measured by educator understanding of POG, alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with POG, and improved student outcomes and staff retention. The plan aims to achieve these goals by 2028, with specific milestones set for the 2024-2025 school year.