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Pittsburgh Faison K-5
A Community School
Faison News
District News
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Superintendent Wayne N. Walters Panelist in U.S. Department of Education’s Raise the Bar: Literacy & Math Series to Address Academic Recovery
Session 5 – Putting Policy Into Practice Virtual Convening - Thursday, February 9, 2023 Two-part session: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
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PUM One on One: Angela E. Mike, Executive Director of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) PPS
Angela E. Mike is the Executive Director of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Division of the Pittsburgh Public School District. Angela oversees 21 CTE programs located in six of the high schools and is responsible for multiple career exploration elective courses at the high school/middle school level.
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Teens who spend time in Downtown Pittsburgh say they need a welcoming neighborhood, more safe spaces
90.5 WESA | By Sarah Schneider Published January 26, 2023 at 5:35 AM EST Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith plan to establish an advisory committee that will be tasked with opening centers as part of Gainey’s “Plan for Peace.”
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Address 7430 Tioga St 7430 Tioga St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
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ADA Accessible Yes
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Phone (412) 529-2305
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Uniform Khaki or navy blue pants, shorts, skirts and dresses. Navy blue or white tops.
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School Colors Purple and Gold
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District 1
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FAX (412) 247-0105
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Mascot Lion
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Hours 8:25AM - 3:10PM
ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
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Pittsburgh Faison is a comprehensive K-5 school. We pride ourselves in using a learner-centered arts-integrated model where students can use multiple intelligences to become better learners and citizens prepared to achieve success in all of their endeavors. Faison enjoys partnerships with families, community partners as well as civic leaders and organization. These stakeholders clearly understand that the current and future success of the Homewood and East Hills communities is connected to our investment in our youth.
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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, Regional Emotional Support Classroom -
Star School
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Pittsburgh Faison K-5 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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Community School
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As a Community School, we collaborate with a variety of local organizations to provide on-going support for our students and their families.
Partnerships between District schools and community resources to offer programs which focus on academics, enrichment, health and social supports, youth and community development and family engagement, based on each school’s community needs. Community Schools promote student achievement, positive conditions for learning and the well-being of families and communities.
Community Schools Mission
Using District schools as hubs, partners agencies and community resources work to achieve the following outcomes:
- Children are ready to enter school
- Students attend school consistently
- Students are actively involved in learning and their community
- Families are increasingly involved with their children's education
- Schools are engaged with families and communities
- Students succeed academically
- Students are healthy (physically, socially, and emotionally)
- Students live and learn in a safe, supportive, and stable environment
- Communities are desirable places to live.
Visit www.pghschools.org/communityschools for more information
School Materials
Handbooks & Procedures
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Addendum to Our School's 2022-2023 Student & Family Handbook
Addendum to Our Schools Student and Family Handbook.pdf 209.18 KB (Last Modified on December 29, 2022)
School Calendars
Forms
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Faison Draft ATSI Title 1 School Plan _ 2022 - 2023.pdf
Faison Draft ATSI Title 1 School Plan _ 2022 - 2023.pdf 371.98 KB (Last Modified on August 18, 2022)
Flyers
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Parent School Community Council (PSCC)
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FACILITIES
Faison K-5, located at 7430 Tioga St, was built in 2004. The 2 story building a total area of 74,615 square feet.
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1 Science Lab
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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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2 Music Labs
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1 Multi-Purpose Room
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0 CTE Labs
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0 Gyms
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0 Pools
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0 Auditoriums
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1 Cafeteria
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1 Library
Quick Links
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Board District 1
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District 1
Board Representative:
Ms. Sylvia C. Wilson
- Council of the Great City Schools Representative
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees Liaison
Committees Chaired:
- Education
Committees Co-Chaired:
- Negotiations
- Personnel
About Ms. Wilson:Ms. Wilson is a retired PPS teacher who worked for 26 years at Spring Hill, Miller, and Manchester Elementary Schools. While teaching, she served on the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers Executive Board from 1977 through 2010. She was the elected secretary on the board from 1979 through 2010. She later was a full time staff member of the PFT as the Assistant to the President for 14 years prior to her retirement in 2013. Sylvia Wilson has been active in the community with various organizations. For more than twenty years, she was an active volunteer with community youth baseball and football organizations. Additionally, Ms. Wilson serves on the ALCOSAN Board as the joint city-county appointee and is currently the Board Chair (first woman and first African American to hold the position). Ms. Wilson is also active in the Democratic Party as a committee woman, ward chair, and DNC member representing PA. Ms. Wilson can be reached by email at swilson1@pghschools.org.Areas Represented in District 1:
- Homewood
- East Hills
- North Point Breeze
- Parts of Point Breeze - Park Place
- Regent Square
- Friendship
- Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar
- Friendship
- Larimer
- Parts of East Liberty
- Parts of Shadyside
District 1 Schools:
- Pittsburgh Crescent Early Childhood Center
- Pittsburgh Faison K-5
- Pittsburgh Liberty K-5
- Pittsburgh Lincoln PreK-5
- Pittsburgh Montessori PreK-8
- Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8
- Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
- Pittsburgh Westinghouse Academy 6-12
- Pittsburgh Student Achievement Center