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Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center
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Student Leaders from Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center attended the Caring Team’s annual Grief Summit.
They interacted with students from 40 other schools across Allegheny County, learning skills on how to support peers who are grieving. They were also given a tour of The Caring Place.
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The Student Achievement Center, located at 925 Brushton Avenue, was built in 1908. Once known as Baxter High School, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center 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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Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
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Office Managed vs. Classroom Managed Behaviors
This chart provides classroom teachers with a guide of behaviors which should be managed in the classroom vs. managed by an administrator. The behaviors and chart aligns with the Student Code of Conduct.
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PBIS Matrix
The Student Achievement Center has three building expectations, Attend, Achieve, and Adjust. The Matrix is the breakdown of expectations of behavior while students are in a particular location of the school building or participating in school related activities.
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Inside the AP African American Studies class piloted at Allderdice High School that has sparked praise, outrage across the country
At Allderdice, 111 high schoolers are enrolled in the class, up from 72 last year. Mr. Nolte noted that Pittsburgh Public has been “very supportive” of the course so far.
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WTAE Teacher of the Month: Mr. Means, Pittsburgh Public Schools
PITTSBURGH — We visited Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood to surprise a Pittsburgh Public Schools teacher who is being recognized as WTAE's Teacher of the Month for November.
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KDKA INVESTIGATIONS Testing shows many Pennsylvania kids are drinking lead-tainted water at school
Since 2016, Pittsburgh Public Schools has worked to ensure access to high-quality H2O for its students and staff. As of 2023, the District has replaced 98 percent of all water fountains to provide filtered and chilled water, including all school-based fountains.