Anonymous wrote:
"new related topic:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-turner/ten-signs-your-child-is-i_b_7698514.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education&ncid=fcbkln
10 Signs your child is in a failing school district--
Wow PPS only has 9 out of the 10
It is strangely good to know that other places and people are experiencing exactly the topics covered nicely on this blog-we arent alone,sadly"
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It could be called, "10 signs of a reformed school district."
Yes, there seems to be an overlap with a post I read a while back on this blog titled "Signs your district is infected with a Broad virus"
I think I read it on this blog, maybe someone can link it. I think many of the same "symptoms" were listed.
Pittsburgh Public Schools is guilty of every sign of a failing district, and throw in cronyism, even though there are no leaders in the district. Last, the number one sign(under five years teaching experience) is the district to a tee. The union is more to blame than the district for this. To have nothing but young, inexperienced teachers in a school, or even the majority of staff being young or inexperienced, is a DISGRACE, and the district and the union deserves what it gets: "Failing District".
The principal of Uprep resigned last week.
The position is posted on the PPS employment website.
Any of the critics going to apply?
NONE of PPS schools are among PA's REWARD schools--which are the highest 5% of PA schools.
2014-2015 Priority and Focus Schools - PA.us
www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/.../2014-15_priority_and_focus_schools_pdf
Originated 3/12/2014. 1. AUN. County. Local Education Agency (LEA). School. Number. School Name. Designation. 102020003 Allegheny. Academy Charter ...
102027451
Here they are from PDE website:
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
8203
Acadamy at Westinghouse
Priority
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
7878
Pittsburgh Arlington K-8
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
7889
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
6915
Pittsburgh Brashear High School
Priority
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
0412
Pittsburgh Carrick High School
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
8204
Pittsburgh Faison K-5
Priority
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
7880
Pittsburgh King K-8
Priority
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
8255
Pittsburgh Langley K-8
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
7870
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
8108
Pittsburgh Miller K-5
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
8110
Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
0351
Pittsburgh Montessori K-8
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
0365
Pittsburgh Morrow K-5
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
0416
Pittsburgh Perry High School
Priority
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
7362
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5
Focus
102027451
Allegheny
Pittsburgh School District
7502
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5
Focus
So, in short form:
PRIORITY - LOWEST 5% in State: Faison, King, Brashear, Perry, Westinghouse.
FOCUS - LOWEST 10% in State: Arsenal, Lincoln, Miller, Montessori, Spring Hill, Woolslair, Arlington, Langley, Morrow, Carrick, and Milliones,
WHOA! PPS has 16 of the LOWEST-ACHIEVING SCHOOLS out of 500! That's not good, at all! WHY? What has been going on for the last 10 years?
I'll tell you what has been going on for the last ten years. The union was paid off by the district to ACT LIKE THEY CARE, but in reality all THAT THEY CARE ABOUT are themselves, their pay, and their future. The union and the disgusting district would rather see 100 teachers fired, quit, flee, or die so that both could claim, "Look how many teachers we hired this year".
4:29-- very true-- and- the teachers, assts, etc PAY for this !
Not a peep on the $10,000 subtraction and the Pittsburgh Promise????
" one sign of a failing school district ": Thinking that a 4 day camp at Carlow will make role models out of 60 students who will then " transmit efficacy secrets to their peers..."
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/07/23/Schools-focus-on-positive-change-with-new-program/stories/201507230134
Mark, my peep on the promise changes may not mean much but I have seen the IdeaPod magazine and it is impressive. Has there been any mention of overhead cost cutting to ensure the future health of the program? Maybe just shrink the size of the paper.
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