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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Administrator's classroom experience

On another post Anonymous wrote:

new post:

today's P-G:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/school-officials-dont-lack-classroom-experience-665631/

Barbara Rudiak: School officials don't lack classroom experience

section B-2

Pps responses to state of the district questions

New post please:
http://www.stateofthedistrict.org/domain/189

Here is a link to the District answers to questions asked at the State of the District. You have to open several PDF's so it's not very convenient.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Blog's page views

Almost at 400,000 page views for the blog! So, we are averaging about 100,000 a year or 2,000 a week.

Plan to publicize school level data

On another post Anonymous wrote:

New topic please:
If you attended the EFA meeting last night.....I'm curious to know what you think of the District's plan to publicize school level data.

Self directed learning

Sure enough, just google this term and a slew of links come up. Maybe someone will have time to sort through them and see if any controlled studies have been done on the outcomes of this approach. In terms of PPPS there does not seem to have been any input obtained in advance from parents. From teachers? From students? Does anyone know?

Monday, December 3, 2012

New school board president

On another post Anonymous wrote:

New post please…...Pittsburgh Public Schools vote Sharene Shealey to be new president

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pittsburgh-public-schools-vote-sharene-shealey-to-be-new-president-664766/#ixzz2E2fnPOm8

I'm very disappointed. As a parent that either attends every board meeting or watches them on PPS Tube, I believe Dr. Holley would have been a much better choice.

My question: Since Ms. Sheeley's term is up, if someone new is elected in her place, what happens? Does the Board vote again or does one of the vice president's step up?

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Principal bonuses

From the PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/city-school-principals-get-109000-in-bonuses-664460/