Community Discussions

Pittsburgh Public Schools is in the midst of major education reforms. The District has responded to a declining student population, a stubborn budget deficit and unsatisfactory academic achievement by implementing a series of significant and difficult reforms. Right Sizing, Excellence for All, Excel.9.12, Ninth Grade Nation are initiatives that represent significant work to remake the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

With so much change happening so quickly, it is essential that there be a place for the community to gather to get the facts, understand what is being proposed, understand how it stacks up against other ideas, talk it through, and provide feedback. A+ Schools is just that place. This page provides links to information on upcoming community discussions as well as summaries of previous discussions.

Past Community Discussions

• Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System - Pittsburgh Public Schools (PDF)
• What Is PVAAS (PPT)
• International Baccalaureate 6-12 II-May 2008  – August 2008
• Schools & Money: A Community Discussion about School Budgets-June 2008   – August 2008
• Schools and Money:  Community Discussion about School Budgets (PPT) – June 2008
• University Prep 6-12 II – May 2008
• CAPA 6-12 – May 2008
• Science & Technology 6-12 II – May 2008
• Career & Technology Education – April 2008
• Career and Technical Education – March 2008
• International Baccalaureate 6-12 – March 2008
• University Prep 6-12 – February 2008
• Making Schools Safe – November 2008
• Making Schools Welcoming – October 2007
• Making A Choice: An Orientation to the Pittsburgh Public Schools – September 2007
• Pittsburgh Science & Technology 6-12 – September 2007
• Making the Grade: School Board Candidate Forum – May 2007
• Remaking our High Schools – March 2007
• School Board Leadership – February 2007
• Charter Schools – November 2006
• School Closings: The Big Picture – August and September 2005
• Choosing our Next Superintendent – April 2005
• What Matters in Measuring School Success – June 2004

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