Congratulations to Pittsburgh Rooney student Michele Travis for winning the Richard S. Caliguiri Memorial Say No to Drugs, Alcohol & Violence essay contest. Michele was honored at the Lamont restuarant along with five Pittsburgh Rooney runner-ups: Victoria Dvorak, Richard Bernardi, Tylynn Terry, Tyreek White, and Alyssa Andreen.
Today is the first day of school for students who attend the District’s eight Accelerated Learning Academies. To encourage success throughout the school year, Superintendent Mark Roosevelt welcomed students back to school. (more…)
Shortening the school day by 16 minutes and the elimination of the last two days of school were among the District’s proposed changes to its Accelerated Learning Academies (ALAs) model. The proposal, presented at this evening’s Education Committee Meeting, comes after discussions and surveys of parents, teachers and district personnel regarding the future direction of the ALA model. (more…)