Taconic and Pittsfield high schools were dismissed early on Friday after some students and staff complained about fumes coming from the gym floors, which were being refinished. 

The school district budget makes up about 38 percent of the city’s overall operating budget for FY 2023, which also received a preliminary approval by the council on Thursday night in a 8-3 vote.

Pittsfield schools are delaying drills this week designed to help students and staff prepare to respond to violent intruders, out of respect to the lives lost in Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas.

Superintendent Joseph Curtis has said that salary increases in the Pittsfield Public School's proposed FY23 budget are some of the largest in recent history. Members of the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees say they've been left out of those increases and are asking district officials to meet their request for higher wages.

In the days since students have returned to class, coronavirus cases have remained low. Here's what to expect if Superintendent Joseph Curtis makes the call to end mandated masking on Friday.

Henry Duval will be retiring as principal of Pittsfield High School in September, and the district is looking for volunteers in the school community to participate in the interview process for his replacement.

The new contract includes changes to middle and high school start times and virtual class pages.