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Superintendent’s report: federal grants support dozens of staff, literacy academy serves 146 students; food service numbers rise
Summary
Assistant superintendents told the committee federal grants fund 48.35 FTEs across district instructional and support roles; the February literacy Acceleration Academy served 146 students and the district is averaging about 1,800 breakfasts and 3,500 lunches per day.
Pittsfield — District administrators told the School Committee Feb. 26 that federal, state and private grants fund substantial staff and programs across Pittsfield Public Schools, and that several grant-funded initiatives reported steady or increased participation.
Assistant Superintendent Behnke said federal grants currently support 48.35 full-time-equivalent positions, primarily instructional staff — teachers, paraprofessionals and assistant principals for teaching and learning — and also fund summer…
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