The city was very clear a few years ago that we want two high schools. Superintendent Jason McCandless

Should the city opt to close Pittsfield High School in the future and send all the students to the Taconic, the design includes plans for expansion. The city could in the future build another smaller structure close to where the current building is located and build bridges on the upper floors for access. The plans also take into account the possibility of other independent or parochial high schools closing.

 

"The stairwells have all of the electricity, communication, and utilities. They'll basically come up through interior chutes there. That's where we would want to have easy access for all of these utilities to reach across," McCandless said.