| Superintendent Mark Roosevelt announced
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| | Assessment, and Accountability. It will
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| the creation of the Pittsburgh Public
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| Schools High School Reform Task Force.
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| | extensively study best practices from
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| The High School Reform Task Force, which
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| | national experts on high school reform
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| consists of leaders of both secondary and
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| | and receive input on workforce
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| higher education, private foundations and
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| | development issues from local and
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| businesses, experts in workforce
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| | national corporate leaders, economists
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| development, parents, and members of the
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| | and job-force training experts. Task
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| community will carefully examine these
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| | Force members will also visit nationally
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| principles and determine how best to
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| | recognized highperforming high schools in
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| implement an action plan for high school
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| | urban systems throughout the country and
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| reform within the Pittsburgh Schools. The
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| | determine which of the best practices
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| Task Force has been created to evaluate
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| | studied are right for the Pittsburgh
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| and reinvent Pittsburgh's high schools as
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| | Public Schools. The work of the High
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| part of the District's Excellence for All
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| | School Reform Task Force is being funded
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| reform plan, which provides a roadmap for
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| | through a grant of $255,000 from The Fund
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| improving the academic performance of all
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| | in Excellence in the Pittsburgh Public
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| students in the Pittsburgh Public
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| | Schools, a new fund established by the
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| Schools.
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| | local foundation community to support the
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| In an effort to make necessary
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| | Superintendent's district reform agenda.
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| educational reforms and improve the rate
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| | Excellence For All
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| of Pittsburgh Public Schools graduates,
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| | A central principle of Excellence for All
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| Superintendent Mark Roosevelt
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| | is that all children can learn at high
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| commissioned a recent RAND Corporation
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| | levels, regardless of their age,
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| study that revealed 64 percent of the
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| | experience, or background. The Task Force
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| district's high school students graduate.
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| | is charged with the creation and
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| One of key measures in the Excellence for
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| | realization of a reform initiative that
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| All reform plan is to increase the
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| | supports this standard and prepares
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| graduation rate by 10 percentage points
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| | Pittsburgh's high school students for the
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| by the end of the 2008-2009 school year.
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| | promise of post-secondary education and
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| "Developing a comprehensive high school
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| | career and technical employment. Their
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| reform plan will be one of our most
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| | evaluation will be guided by the
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| critical initiatives in the coming year,"
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| | following six core principles identified
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| said Roosevelt. "With the changes in the
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| | as necessary for transforming high
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| economy, we must improve the academic
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| | schools by the National High School
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| rigor and preparation of our high school
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| | Alliance:
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| students so they have the best
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| | -Personalized learning
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| opportunity to succeed in the workforce
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| | environment
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| and higher education." Superintendent
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| | -Academic engagement of all
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| Roosevelt is expected to present a
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| | students
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| comprehensive plan for high school reform
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| | -Empowered educators
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| to the Board by April 2007.
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| | -Accountable leaders
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| The Task Force will be led by Jan Ripper,
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| | -Engaged communities and youth
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| Principal on Special Assignment for high
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| | -Integrated system of curriculum,
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| school reform and Dr. Lynn Spampinato,
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| | instruction, and assessment supports.
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| Deputy Superintendent of Instruction,
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