Pittsburgh High School Reform Task Force

The High School Reform Task Force

Superintendent Mark Roosevelt announced the creation of Pittsburgh Public Schools High School Reform Task Force. The High School Reform Task Force, composed of leaders from both foundations and upper secondary education, and private enterprises, the development of the hands of experts, parents and community members will consider these principles and determine how best to implement the action plan for higher education in the school reformSchools of Pittsburgh. The Task Force was established to evaluate and reinvent high schools in Pittsburgh, through excellence in the field plan for a reform that provides a roadmap for improving the academic performance of all students in public schools of Pittsburgh.

In an effort to improve the necessary reforms of the education system and the rate of graduates of Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt was a recent study by the RAND Corporation found that 64 percent ofGraduates of the School District students. One of the key measures within the competence of any reform plan is to increase graduation rates by 10 points at the end of the school year 2008-2009.

"Develop a plan for a comprehensive reform of the school is one of our key initiatives in the coming years," said Roosevelt. "With the changing economy, we must improve the scientific rigor and preparation of our students have the best chanceSuccess in the workplace and in higher education. Superintendent Roosevelt is expected to present a comprehensive plan for schools, the reform of the Council in April 2007.

The working group will by Jan Ripper, Principal on Special Mission for the reform of the Presidency in the secondary and Dr. Lynn Spampinato, deputy superintendent of instruction, assessment and accountability. It will perform for the next six months, finally the best practices of national experts on the reform of secondary schools will receive, andContribution to the field of development of local entrepreneurs and national labor economists and experts in the field of education and the workforce. Group members are also nationally recognized Travel highperforming secondary schools in urban systems across the country and determine which procedures are best studied together for the public schools of Pittsburgh. The work of the Task Force on Reform of the school by a grant of $ 255,000 Fund for Excellence, Pittsburgh Public Schools, funded anew fund created by the local Community Foundation to support the reform agenda of the mayor of the municipality.

Excellence for all

A fundamental principle of excellence for all is that all children can learn at high levels, regardless of their age, experience or training. The working group is to prepare and implement a reform initiative that supports this standard and the students for the high school in Pittsburgh for the promise of post-secondary and vocational preparation for responsibleand employment centers. Your opinion will be led by six basic principles as necessary for the transformation of schools by the National High School Alliance:

•  Personal Learning Environment

•  the academic engagement of all students

•  Empowered Educators

•  responsible leaders

•  Community and youth involved

•  integrated curriculum, teaching and assessmentsupported.