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» KDKA-TV Video, August 30 2010

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District schools are on the move as 43 out of 60 (72%) achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) compared to 32 in 2009, 25 in 2008, and 22 in 2007. The District, after achieving AYP for the first time in its history last year, continued to see growth but just missed making AYP this year. The Board was presented a full report at tonight’s Education Committee Meeting on the Pittsburgh Public Schools 2010 PSSA exams and AYP.

Please see the attached 2010 AYP School Status document for a complete listing of school level AYP information or visit the District’s 2010 Student Achievement webpage. (more…)

Rate of Progress Greatest in Middle Grades Where District’s Work has Been in Place the Longest
Results on the 2010 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) show District students made gains in Reading and Mathematics proficiency on 10 of 14 exams, with gains of more than two percentage points on 8 of 14 exams. Furthermore, students showed progress moving to the advanced level on 10 of 14 exams, with gains of three or more percentage points on 6 of 14 exams. The greatest gains in student achievement were made in the middle grades (6-8) where students achieved increases in proficiency at each of the grade levels on each of the two exams – Reading and Mathematics.
» Highlights of Preliminary Results in 2009-2010 AYP and the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)

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The Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit will sponsor the first Regional Best Practices Summer Institute Monday, August 9, 2010.  The Regional Best Practices Summer Institute was developed so educators from throughout the county could share their professional knowledge and expertise with colleagues. This day-long event will showcase best practices occurring in local school districts. (more…)

The District’s Summer Dreamers Academy is quickly coming to an end. All of its students have been working hard this summer, and having fun, and are now preparing to show off everything they have learned. (more…)

School Reconfiguration Fiscal PowerPoint Presentation
School Reconfiguration Fiscal Notes Per Location (see below for individual schools)

• Teacher Academy – Pittsburgh Brashear
• Teacher Academy – Pittsburgh King
• Transformation Model- Pittsburgh Langley
• Transformation Model- Pittsburgh Perry
• Gateway Center at Oliver – Pittsburgh Oliver
• Young Men’s Academy / Young Women’s Academy – Pittsburgh Westinghouse
• Summary

Yesterday, Storehouse for Teachers announced the kickoff of its August 2010 Giant Eagle fundraising event.  The in-store donation campaign runs through August 26th at 70 Giant Eagle supermarket locations in the surrounding Pittsburgh Area. Visit their website to read the press release.

At every store customers will be asked at the register if they would like to make a donation of $1, $3 or $5 towards the purchase of school supplies for kids in economically disadvantages areas of southwestern Pennsylvania, including those in the City of Pittsburgh.

Storehouse for Teachers is the designated charity to provide the school tools to teachers for their students in low-income neighborhood schools at no cost.