An audit will look into whether girls and boys' sports are receiving equal treatment in the PPS system.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08350/935227-85.stm
Specifically mentioned is a lack of athletic opportunities for girls at Peabody High School.
It would be interesting to know whether a lack of athletic opportunities for girls is particularly problematic at small high schools, and if so how this problem can be remedied. It is difficult to imagine how (without some very creative efforts) opportunities at Peabody will be improved over the next three and a half years as the school is being phased out and, reportedly, there will be no new incoming 9th grade classes.
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And how they'll prevent this situation from taking over all the other themed schools.
I love the comment about sports being so important for girls. As far as I can tell, this administration doesn't think they're important for *anyone.*
I guess if students want to play sports they'll all have to go to Westinghouse because that will be the only school that will offer sports.
The IB school is supposed to have some sports, but it seems like it will all depend on how many people interested in sports, but not so interested that they go to a program that may not offer their sport, enroll.
Who says Westinghouse will offer sports either? It really depends on the size of the school -- if W'house ends up as another 6-12, that cuts down the number of kids who are in HS.
Also, each school may have one or two teams -- depending on the most popular sports for the kids at that school, but then who do they play against? If one school has football and track and another has basketball and cross-country, it's going to be hard to set up a schedule for actual games/meets.
Then again, there's a cost saver -- ditching sports. Just like Home Ec (after last year) and Shop (3 years ago?) have gone from Frick.
Soon there can be no sports and few extracurriculars. That'll be cheaper, but it doesn't bode well for getting more kids into more/better colleges.
How did we get to a system where the views of those most affected by these choices count for nothing?
It would be great if a teacher or coach could direct the girls to the articles in the Pittsburgh papers about the topic or to the minutes from bord meetings where the subject was discussed. I think the directive to be interested would have to come from that camp because kids think parents know nothing.
Here is the link to the Tribune Review's article on this subject:
www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_601015.html
They mention Peabody and Allderdice.
PPS District spends 1.9 million dollars of our tax money on athletic coaches. Take a look at some of the pathetic athletic teams and the coaches doing minimal work for the paycheck. Then add Mike Gavlik, head of athletics, and his salary into the mix and ask, "Are we getting the max for our money?" No, we are not. There is no accountability in athletics and the student-athletes are the losers-especially the female athletes. Many of the men coaching our girls' sports (and the majority of the coaches are men), are coaching 2 and even 3 sports in a year. Do you think it's about making extra bucks?? The students are the losers.
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