| Pittsburgh Schools Create High School
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| | funded mainly through a grant of $255,000
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| Reform Task Force
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| | from the
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| This summer Pittsburgh Schools
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| | Fund in Excellence in the Pittsburgh
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| Superintendent Mark Roosevelt announced
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| | Schools. The Fund in Excellence in the
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| the creation of the Pittsburgh Schools
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| | Pittsburgh Schools is a recently created
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| High School Reform Task Force. The
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| | by a local foundation. The inaugural
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| Pittsburgh Schools High School Reform
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| | event for the Pittsburgh Schools High
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| Task Force will be comprised of education
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| | School Reform Task Force will be a
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| professionals, private foundations,
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| | meeting with renowned educator Dr.
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| business professionals, parents, and
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| | Willard R. Daggett, President of the
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| community members. The Task Force will
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| | International Center for Leadership in
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| investigate the current practices in the
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| | Education.
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| Pittsburgh Schools and determine what the
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| | The current members of the Task Force
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| best approach to high school reform
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| | are: Dara Ware Allen - Executive
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| should be. Pittsburgh Schools High School
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| | Director, YouthWorks, Inc.; Seppy
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| Reform Task Force will be responsible for
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| | Basili - Senior Vice President, Kaplan
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| evaluating and ultimately redesigning
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| | K12 Learning Services; Dr. Charles
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| Pittsburgh Schools' high schools as part
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| | Blocksidge - Vice President of
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| of Pittsburgh Schools' "Excellence for
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| | Organizational Development/Frieda G.
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| All" reform plan. The "Excellence for
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| | Shapira Center for Learning, Community
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| All" plan aims to improve the academic
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| | College of Allegheny County; Susan
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| performance and increase graduation rates
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| | Brownlee - Executive Director, The Grable
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| in all Pittsburgh Schools.
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| | Foundation; Honorable Kevin E. Cooper -
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| The most important goal of the
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| | Pittsburgh District Judge; Joseph Dominic
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| "Excellence for All" reform plan is to
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| | - Director, Education Program, The Heinz
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| increase the graduation rate by 10
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| | Endowments; George Gensure - Executive
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| percent by the end of the 2008-2009
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| | Board Member and Staff Member, Pittsburgh
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| school year. Pittsburgh Schools High
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| | Federation of Teachers; Dr. Cecilia
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| School Reform Task Force will spearhead
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| | Griffin Golden - Chief Executive Officer,
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| reform so that high school students will
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| | YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh; Ruth Howze -
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| have the opportunities to succeed after
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| | PPS Parent Representative; Rufus
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| high school. The main tenet of the
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| | Jordan - Executive Board Member and Staff
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| "Excellence for All" reform plan is that
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| | Member, Pittsburgh Federation of
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| all students no matter what their age,
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| | Teachers; Jeffrey Laurenson - PPS High
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| experience or background can achieve
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| | School Teacher, Brashear High School; Dr.
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| quality education. The Pittsburgh Schools
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| | Alan Lesgold - Dean, School of Education,
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| High School Reform Task Force will
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| | University of Pittsburgh; David
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| evaluate education in high schools based
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| | J. Malone - President and CEO, Gateway
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| on six main principles. These principles
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| | Financial; Chairman of PA Workforce
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| will be used to guide the changes in the
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| | Investment Board; Dr. Indira Nair
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| high schools: personalized learning
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| | - Vice Provost for Education, Carnegie
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| environment; academic engagement of all
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| | Mellon University; Ronald D.
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| students; empowered educators;
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| | Painter - Chief Executive Officer, Three
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| accountable leaders; engaged communities
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| | Rivers Workforce Investment Board;
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| and youth and an integrated system of
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| | Jeanne Pearlman - Senior Program
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| curriculum, instruction, and assessment
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| | Officer for Education and the Arts, The
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| supports.
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| | Pittsburgh Foundation; Gregory K. Peaslee
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| Pittsburgh Schools High School Reform
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| | - Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
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| Task Force Members and Funding
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| | Construction and Property Management,
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| The Pittsburgh Schools High School Reform
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| | UPMC; Douglas Silinski - PPS Parent
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| Task Force will be led jointly by Jan
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| | Representative; Linda Serody - PPS Parent
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| Ripper, Principal on Special Assignment
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| | Representative; Gregory R. Spencer -
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| for high school reform and Dr. Lynn
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| | President and CEO, Randall Enterprises,
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| Spampinato, Deputy Superintendent of
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| | LLC; Former Senior Vice President and
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| Instruction, Assessment, and
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| | Chief Administrative Officer, Equitable
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| Accountability. Pittsburgh Schools High
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| | Resources, Inc. ; Michael T.
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| School Reform Task Force will visit and
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| | Thorson - Former Principal of Creative
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| observe techniques used in nationally
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| | And Performing Arts (CAPA) High School;
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| recognized high schools in urban centers
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| | Doris Carson Williams -
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| around the US to determine which
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| | President, African American Chamber of
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| techniques would be beneficial to
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| | Commerce of Western Pennsylvania; and
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| Pittsburgh Schools. Pittsburgh Schools
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| | Yolanda C.
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| High School Reform Task Force will be
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