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The deadline to apply for the top job at Pittsburgh Public Schools is Monday. The firm leading the search says it has 28 applications for the next superintendent so far. The firm presented community feedback to the board Thursday. Respondents say they need a leader who will collaborate with outside groups and address shrinking enrollment. Some education advocates have criticized what they call a rushed input process. According to the firm the board will select a candidate in late July.
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Teachers, students and community members told a group of consultants that they need a leader who is committed to improving academic outcomes for children and someone who will partner with outside groups to make that happen.
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The Pittsburgh Public Schools board wants to hear what the public is looking for in the district’s next superintendent. The district will hold six input sessions next Wednesday and Thursday, with one remote option.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools updated its health and safety plan to make masking optional when the community is at a low level of COVID-19 per CDC guidance.
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At a public hearing Monday, two language teachers at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School asked the board to follow CDC guidance which recommends that masks are optional unless community levels of COVID-19 are high. A few parents asked for masks to remain for the rest of the year. The board votes Wednesday.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: PublicSource reporter Oliver Morrison explains his findings from a analysis of salaries at Pittsburgh Public Schools; Anya Litvak with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette tells us why large industrial producers are looking to create a “hydrogen hub” in the region; and a health care worker reflects on when her role as a caregiver was reversed in a new book, “Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient.”
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Masks could soon become optional in Pittsburgh Public Schools as long as COVID-19 transmission levels remain low or moderate within Allegheny County. Mandatory masking would return if cases reach the high level. The district is one of a handful in the region to maintain a mandate. The board will vote on the changes next Wednesday. The public will have a chance to weigh in Monday during the monthly public hearing.
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Pittsburgh's school district received $60,000 from two local foundations to fund its superintendent search. The district was ready to hire a search firm, but board president Sala Udin says it didn’t have the $55,000 needed for the contract. So he sought outside help.
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City school students will be eligible for the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship this year even if they’ve missed more than 10% of school days. Historically the fund has required a 90% attendance record. For the past two years, though, tracking attendance was inconsistent and students were out for long periods because of COVID-19 exposures.
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The Allegheny County Department of Human Services collects donated dresses and distributes them to students for whom prom could be too expensive. Most school districts will host the dances again this year after two years of canceled events.