Pittsfield NH School District

Robert E. Bickford Jr., an experienced school administrator and resident of New Durham, has been appointed by the Pittsfield School Board to serve as principal of Pittsfield Middle High School beginning on July 1, 2010.  Mr. Bickford replaces Interim Principal Rick Gremlitz.

Mr. Bickford currently serves as principal of Nute High School and Nute Middle School in Milton.  Previously, Mr. Bickford had served as assistant principal of Nute as well as assistant director and director of the River Valley Technical Center in Springfield, Vermont.

During his tenure at Nute, Mr. Bickford has provided leadership for the development of course competencies that serve as performance standards for each high school course.  In addition, he has been instrumental in expanding academic options for Nute students through the development of Extended Learning Opportunities that access community resources for learning.

Mr. Bickford’s secondary school teaching experience includes service at Fall Mountain Regional High School in Alstead; Alvirne High School in Hudson; Manchester School of Technology in Manchester; and Limestone High School in Limestone, Maine.  His teaching courses have included agri-science, animal science, agricultural mechanics, landscape, horticulture, and natural resources.

Mr. Bickford holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Mechanization from the University of Maine at Orono and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Keene State College in Keene.  Mr. Bickford also manages his small-scale family farm in New Durham.