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Showing posts with label schools. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Deadline for PPS Magnet Schools
The deadline for applying for the Pittsburgh Public Schools' magnet program is Monday, March 15. Click on the image above to enlarge.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Required Vaccinations for K-12 Available
The Allegheny County Health Department is offering extra free clinics this month to help families get their children caught up on school vaccinations. Vaccines required for students in grades K-12 will be offered on Saturday, September 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Healthy For Life Expo at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, downtown Pittsburgh. Admission is free.
The Health Department also is offering extended hours into the evening on September 21, 22, 28 and 29 at its vaccination clinic in Oakland. The clinic, located at 3441 Forbes Avenue, will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and provide free parking after 4:30 p.m. in the lot behind 3333 Forbes Avenue on those dates.
The Oakland clinic’s regular hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesdays, 1 to 8 p.m. No appointment is necessary and parents should bring their child’s immunization records with them.
The new requirements for the 2009-2010 school year are vaccines against meningitis, chicken pox, and a combination vaccine called Tdap that prevents tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Health officials report students without proof of vaccination will be excluded from school, unless their parent obtains an exemption for religious or personal reasons. In the event of an outbreak, however, students with such an exemption can be legally barred from school in order to keep a disease from spreading.
Some schools have already started excluding unvaccinated students, while others are giving them until October 1, which is the ultimate deadline to comply.
For more information, visit http://www.achd.net/.
The Health Department also is offering extended hours into the evening on September 21, 22, 28 and 29 at its vaccination clinic in Oakland. The clinic, located at 3441 Forbes Avenue, will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and provide free parking after 4:30 p.m. in the lot behind 3333 Forbes Avenue on those dates.
The Oakland clinic’s regular hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesdays, 1 to 8 p.m. No appointment is necessary and parents should bring their child’s immunization records with them.
The new requirements for the 2009-2010 school year are vaccines against meningitis, chicken pox, and a combination vaccine called Tdap that prevents tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Health officials report students without proof of vaccination will be excluded from school, unless their parent obtains an exemption for religious or personal reasons. In the event of an outbreak, however, students with such an exemption can be legally barred from school in order to keep a disease from spreading.
Some schools have already started excluding unvaccinated students, while others are giving them until October 1, which is the ultimate deadline to comply.
For more information, visit http://www.achd.net/.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Pittsburgh Charter Schools Rank in Top 21
The issue of academic progress and student achievement is at the heart of most discussions related to education. A Plus Schools, a local non-profit monitoring public education, reports that several Pittsburgh Public Schools struggle to increase academic achievement. As the district begins to make decisions about under-populated schools, academic achievement has become a community priority.
The part of the discussion that focuses on student achievement in these instances revolves around some pretty dismal statistics on grades, SAT, and other standardized test scores, and student retention and graduation rates in some of these schools. The District has implied that proposed and potential facility and curriculum changes would have a positive impact on these statistics.
Meanwhile, two Southwestern PA charter schools -- City Charter High School and Propel McKeesport -- were among the top 21 charter schools honored in 2009 by New Leaders for New Schools, a nonprofit that focuses on school leadership. The schools' programs have infused technology and educational supports to provide an environment of success.
Students at both schools have shown a dramatic increase in educational achievement, as measured by state test results in reading and math that factor the impact of a school on its students' achievement over time; and the progress students make from one year to the next, independent of proficiency targets.
Interested in learning what works and why? Representatives from City Charter High School and Propel McKeesport will present their educational models, curricula, educational challenges/solutions, and approaches to community/parents engagement on Tuesday, May 12, at the Bloomfield-Garfield Community Activity Center, 113 N. Pacific Ave. (corner of Dearborn). Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the presentation at 9 a.m.
Please RSVP to Rickf@bloomfield-garfield.org, or call 412-441-9833.
The part of the discussion that focuses on student achievement in these instances revolves around some pretty dismal statistics on grades, SAT, and other standardized test scores, and student retention and graduation rates in some of these schools. The District has implied that proposed and potential facility and curriculum changes would have a positive impact on these statistics.
Meanwhile, two Southwestern PA charter schools -- City Charter High School and Propel McKeesport -- were among the top 21 charter schools honored in 2009 by New Leaders for New Schools, a nonprofit that focuses on school leadership. The schools' programs have infused technology and educational supports to provide an environment of success.
Students at both schools have shown a dramatic increase in educational achievement, as measured by state test results in reading and math that factor the impact of a school on its students' achievement over time; and the progress students make from one year to the next, independent of proficiency targets.
Interested in learning what works and why? Representatives from City Charter High School and Propel McKeesport will present their educational models, curricula, educational challenges/solutions, and approaches to community/parents engagement on Tuesday, May 12, at the Bloomfield-Garfield Community Activity Center, 113 N. Pacific Ave. (corner of Dearborn). Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the presentation at 9 a.m.
Please RSVP to Rickf@bloomfield-garfield.org, or call 412-441-9833.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Pittsburgh's "Lights On Afterschool" Celebration
About 700 people attended the "Lights On Aferschool" Celebration, part of a nationwide effort to celebrate children's learning and bring attention to the importance of after school programs to children, families, and communities.
The event at Peabody High School was organized by Wireless Neighborhoods, and attracted about 200 adults and 500 students.
Read the Post-Gazette's coverge here:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07292/826659-298.stm
The event at Peabody High School was organized by Wireless Neighborhoods, and attracted about 200 adults and 500 students.
Read the Post-Gazette's coverge here:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07292/826659-298.stm
Monday, October 1, 2007
Free Tutoring!
You may not know that many of our Pittsburgh Public School High School students are eligible for free tutoring, including students who attend Peabody, Schenley, and Westinghouse. The deadline for students to apply for this free tutoring is October 15th.
There will be two provider fairs to learn more about the program:
Tuesday, October 2nd from 5 to 7 PM at Pittsburgh Oliver High School, 2323 Brighton Rd. (North Side)
Saturday October 6th from 1- 3 PM at Pittsburgh Frick, 107 Thackeray Street (Oakland)
You or someone you know might be interested in this additional academic support, so please pass this information along. We also encourage you to pass it along to your networks generally so that we can help to insure that this valuable student resource for academic support is accessible to everyone who needs it. There is no need to register in advance for the provider fairs. For more information, contact Tamiya Larkin at 412-622-3727.
There will be two provider fairs to learn more about the program:
Tuesday, October 2nd from 5 to 7 PM at Pittsburgh Oliver High School, 2323 Brighton Rd. (North Side)
Saturday October 6th from 1- 3 PM at Pittsburgh Frick, 107 Thackeray Street (Oakland)
You or someone you know might be interested in this additional academic support, so please pass this information along. We also encourage you to pass it along to your networks generally so that we can help to insure that this valuable student resource for academic support is accessible to everyone who needs it. There is no need to register in advance for the provider fairs. For more information, contact Tamiya Larkin at 412-622-3727.
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