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Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8
District News
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Students and Staff at Five Facilities to Transition to Synchronous Remote Learning Due to Special Election Tuesday, September 19th
PITTSBURGH, September 14, 2023 – Students and staff at five facilities – Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8, Pittsburgh Spring Garden Early Childhood Center, Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5, Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8, and Pittsburgh Woolslair PreK-5 - will transition to synchronous learning, September 19.
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Address 4801 Stanton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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Hours 8:20AM - 3:05PM
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ADA Accessible Yes
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Phone (412) 529-2040
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District 2
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FAX (412) 665-2042
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Mascot Dragons
ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
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Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8 is a neighborhood school located in Pittsburgh's Stanton Heights community. Based on extraordinary student achievement gains, Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8 has earned the distinguished award of being a STAR, Students and Teachers Achieving Results, school in Pittsburgh Public School District. Pittsburgh Sunnyside provides a safe, healthy and accepting environment where students are encouraged by the school and community to reach their highest levels of achievement. All students have access to computers and iPads to enhance their learning with computer-assisted learning programs such as Compass Learning and First in Math. Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8 has a school-wide Title 1 program, which focuses on student achievement in reading and math as well as parental and community involvement.
Sunnyside offers an array of opportunities for our students. Our related arts program offers world drumming and keyboarding for grades K-8, as well as instrumental music for grades 4-8. We have a partnership with the Pittsburgh Ballet that provides creative movement classes for our primary grade students. Our 5th grade students learn ballroom dancing and compete in a competition sponsored by Mercy Behavioral Health. Additionally, there is a school play written by one of our teachers every year offering students the opportunity to participate in an on stage production. If sports are an interest, we offer intramurals for our students in grades 4 and 5 and athletic teams for grades 6-8 including: soccer, cross-country, baseball, volleyball and basketball.
Sunnyside students have the opportunity to participate in various clubs such as ceramic arts, archery, electronics, wellness, culture, and girl talk, during activity periods. We maintain partnerships with FamilyLinks, Mercy Behavioral Health, The Pittsburgh Ballet, the Carnegie Library Blast Program, and Reading for Fundamental (RIF), the Power Up Program, Adagio Health and Carnegie Mellon University. Sunnyside has an after school YMCA Program through the YMCA that is available for students until 6pm on Monday-Friday.
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Additional Educational Services
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Additional Educational Services:
Learning Support, Speech & Language, Itinerant Hearing and Vision, Autistic Support, Emotional Support, Occupation Therapy and Physical Therapy, Regionally Visually Impaired Support Classroom -
Athletics
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Middle School Sports
Volleyball- Boys & Girls
Flag Football- Co-ed
Cross Country- Co-ed
Basketball- Boys & Girls
Soccer- Co-ed
To learn more about athletics, visit www.pghschools.org/athletics
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Sunnyside Early Childhood
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Sunnyside Early Childhood
PPS Early Childhood Education Programs provides early learning opportunities to approximately over 2,000 children a year from infancy through five-years of age throughout the City of Pittsburgh. The children and families served receive comprehensive services including education, nutrition, health, mental health, disabilities and social services. By meeting the needs of the “whole child” we ensure that all children are prepared for kindergarten entrance.All of our PPS Early Childhood classrooms operate for 6-hours a day. During that time all children are exposed to a research-based, high quality curriculum that is aligned to the PA Early Learning Standards and receive instruction individually, in small groups, and in whole group settings. Our children also have opportunities to receive specialized services in the classroom through our contracted providers or Early Intervention (as needed), to socialize with peers, and receive breakfast & lunch daily.To learn more about Early Childhood, visit www.pghschools.org/earlychildhood -
Star School
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Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8 is a Star School
Students and Teachers Achieving Results (STAR) is a school-level award to recognize all staff represented by the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers in schools making extraordinary gains in student achievement. Certain schools within PPS have been making extraordinary contributions to student growth, and now we have a way to recognize their accomplishments.
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FACILITIES
Sunnyside PreK-8, located at 4801 Stanton Ave, was built in 1954. The 1 story building a total area of 68,160 square feet.
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2 Science Labs
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4 Classroom Computer Labs
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0 Dedicated Computer Labs
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1 Art Lab
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1 Music Lab
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0 Multi-Purpose Rooms
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0 CTE Labs
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1 Gym
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0 Pools
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1 Auditorium
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1 Cafeteria
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1 Library
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Board District 2
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District 2
First-Vice President:
Ms. Devon Taliaferro
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Head Start (Early Childhood) Policy Council
Committees Chaired:
- Safety
Committees Co-Chaired:
- Communications and Marketing
- Education
About Ms. Taliaferro:
A native of Pittsburgh and resident of North Side, Devon Taliaferro currently serves as Community Engagement Coordinator for The Midwife Center for Birth & Women’s Health. Ms. Taliaferro’s commitment to public service began early with Public Allies, where she served a year of AmeriCorps service at Amachi Pittsburgh (2015-2016). As a former Program Associate with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, Ms. Taliaferro worked to facilitate mentoring matchups with elementary students in PPS and community enrichment opportunities for students at Pittsburgh Brashear through mentor 2.0. Ms. Taliaferro has been recognized for her efforts as part of The Incline’s Who’s Next: Community Leaders & Activists (2017), Pittsburgh Circle of Courage in Education (2018) and The New Pittsburgh Courier’s Women of Excellence (2018). Ms. Taliaferro can be reached by email at dtaliaferro1@pghschools.org.
Elected official until 2023 electionAreas Represented in District 2:
- Spring Hill
- East Allegheny
- Polish Hill
- Morningside
- Parts of East Liberty
- Spring Garden
- Washington's Landing
- Strip District
- Highland Park
- Fineview
- Troy Hill
- Lawrenceville
- Stanton Heights
- Parts of Bloomfield
District 2 Schools:
- Pittsburgh Arsenal PreK-5
- Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8
- Pittsburgh Dilworth PreK-5
- Pittsburgh Fulton PreK-5
- Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8
- Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5
- Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8
- Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5
- Pittsburgh Spring Garden Early Childhood Center
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