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School Committee approves 2024–2029 strategic plan focused on ‘durable’ instruction and AI readiness
Summary
The Pittsfield School Committee voted unanimously Jan. 8 to adopt a five-year strategic plan that emphasizes deeper learning, student “portrait of a graduate” outcomes and preparing students to work with artificial-intelligence tools, following an eight-month community process led by consultant Jonathan Costa.
The Pittsfield School Committee voted to adopt a districtwide strategic plan for 2024–2029 after an eight‑month community planning process led by consultant Jonathan Costa.
The plan centers on four strategic priorities intended to align curriculum, instruction and assessment with a Portrait of a Graduate and to shift teaching toward “durable” instruction — learning tasks that cannot be fully replaced by artificial intelligence. Jonathan Costa summarized the work and the committee approved the plan by voice vote.
Why it matters: Committee members and staff said the plan is intended to prepare students for “life, learning and work beyond school,” including the likely…
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