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News Release Forty Facilities to Transition to Remote Learning for Remainder of the Week
PITTSBURGH, May 31, 2023 – Forty District schools will transition to remote teaching and learning for the remainder of the week. Teachers will facilitate live remote instruction on Microsoft Teams. Grab and Go meal service will be available at 14 locations across the District. The move comes on the heels of the Superintendent’s announcement of a new extreme heat protocol designed to keep students and staff safe. To review the Extreme Heat Protocol, visit the District’s website.
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How One District Ensures That Career Education Leads to Jobs for Students
Angela Mike sees community partnerships as essential to the success of the Pittsburgh school district’s career and technical education program. Since taking the helm of the program in 2010, she’s brought on more than 60 partners, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Pittsburgh’s city government. Mike
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News Release: Superintendent Wayne N. Walters Announces New Extreme Heat Protocol for Schools without Air Conditioning
PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2023 – Today, Superintendent Wayne N. Walters, EdD, announced a new Extreme Heat Protocol for schools without sufficient air conditioning systems. The protocol will guide decisions regarding heat-related building closures and other actions while increasing transparency for staff and families related to the District’s decision-making process.
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News Release: Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 and Peabody Early Childhood Center to Operate Remotely This Week
PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2023 – Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 and the Pittsburgh Peabody /Obama Early Childhood Center will transition to synchronous remote learning this week when class resumes on Tuesday, May 30. Teachers will facilitate live remote instruction on Microsoft Teams due to ventilation challenges caused by a broken coil in the building’s air conditioning.
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News Release: Pittsburgh Public Schools Announces Start of Warning Period of School Bus Safety Program to Protect Students
PITTSBURGH, PA, May 16, 2023 – Pittsburgh Public Schools is announcing the start of the warning period of its school bus stop-arm camera program to protect students from the pervasive issue of motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus. The warning period will begin Wednesday, May 17, and run until the program officially goes live July 3, following a robust public awareness campaign launched last August.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools appoints Director of Violence Prevention to quell student violence
PITTSBURGH — Jason Rivers is taking the helm as the new Director of Narrative Transformation, Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention for Pittsburgh Public Schools. It is a newly created position designated to address a culture of escalating violence among students in and outside of school buildings across the city.
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PPS’s first violence prevention director Jason Rivers wants to interrogate origins of violence
On today’s episode of The Confluence: Pittsburgh Public Schools has hired Jason Rivers as the district’s inaugural director of narrative transformation, conflict resolution and violence prevention. Rivers joins us to explain what kind of programming can be enacted to support violence prevention.
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Jason Rivers Named Director of Narrative Transformation, Conflict Resolution & Violence Preventio
PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2023 –Today Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Wayne N. Walters announced the appointment of Jason Rivers as Director of Narrative Transformation, Conflict Resolution & Violence Prevention. No stranger to Pittsburgh Public Schools, Mr. Rivers will leverage his more than 20 years of experience for the position responsible for overseeing, developing, implementing, and evaluating violence prevention and intervention programming and training across the District.
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Superintendent Wayne Walters Seeks Public Input to Shape Design Principles for Pittsburgh Public Schools
PITTSBURGH, May 3, 2023 – Superintendent Wayne N. Walters seeks public input on Design Principles for the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Design Principles are value statements that can help the community frame what matters and inform the tough decisions the District must make to strategically allocate its resources to ensure equity, excellence, and efficiency.
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Pittsburgh Pirates donate metal detectors to Pittsburgh Public Schools
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Pirates are helping Pittsburgh Public Schools stay ahead of the game to keep students safe by donating metal detectors to the school district. KDKA-TV learned last Monday that the school board was preparing to vote on the donation offer, and the board approved the donation on Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools Proudly Presents the Inaugural K-5 CITYWIDE SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Join the Pittsburgh Public Schools K-5 Citywide Summer Reading Program! Read for enjoyment throughout the summer and engage in activities promoting health and wellness while nurturing your imagination, critical thinking, and creativity! Read to explore careers and learn more about your future career options. Take pictures throughout the summer and tag #PPSSummerReadingAdventure on social media!
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Design Principles
The use of Design Principles can serve as a powerful tool to help the District reach Priority Goal 5. Design principles are value statements that can help the community frame what matters and inform the tough decisions the Pittsburgh Public Schools must make related to the strategic allocation of resources to ensure equity, excellence and efficiency.The Superintendent’s leadership team drafted Design Principles in four areas to frame potential decisions based on best-practices.
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