Pam Gaynor

Our Collaborative for Student Success convened for a final time in mid-November so that participating districts could share the work they’ve done over the past 18 months in poster displays and conversation. With support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, participating districts undertook projects to build family engagement, increase students’ future readiness, and improve school […]

The Consortium plans two presentations at next week’s SAS Institute Conference in Hershey, PA on the heels of one given earlier this month at the PASCD Conference in Hershey. Program Directors Gina Barrett and Jennifer Sethman are scheduled to discuss How to Build Impactful School-Business Partnerships on Tuesday, December 6, beginning at 10:30 am. On […]

A young man from Hampton Township School District said he joined Future Ready Leaders (FRL) in hopes of finding more ways for his high school to engage businesses in student learning. A senior from Quaker Valley School District joined FRL with a view toward identifying more opportunities for students to build social capital. Both shared […]

A Consortium webinar on the Foundations of Future Readiness gave attendees an overview of how the state expects schools to prepare students for careers and equip them with the soft skills they’ll need in the workplace. Additionally, educators got a brief introduction to new graduation requirements that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is implementing, […]

Districts participating in our Collaborative for Student Success came together this month to focus on student plans, share progress on their various projects, and turn to peers as sounding boards. Launched in mid-2021 with funding from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Collaborative has supported six districts in developing new ways to increase family engagement, […]

One educator at EdLeaders Pittsburgh’s joint in-service day said she found a couple of professional development sessions that helped her refresh her skills with Individual Educational Plans (IEPs). Another said a session about Steel Valley School District’s PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports) strategy gave her ideas for improving her own district’s approach. Their experiences […]

The Consortium is fortunate to bring on a new intern this fall—Delphie Backs, an Elsie Hillman Honors Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. Backs, who is planning a career in elementary education, started work with us earlier this month. Although she’s still getting acquainted, she’s also beginning to focus on a couple different aspects of […]

The Consortium is rolling out a video series featuring Black educators as a means of helping Black students learn more about teaching careers and other pathways K-12 public schools can offer them. Titled “I Reach, I Teach,” the series is the third we’ve launched to provide avenues for students to explore careers and for teachers […]

The application deadline for participating in Future Ready Leaders (FRL) is just a little more than a week away and the program’s kickoff is already slated for mid-November. FRL brings together teams of students and educators to work as colleagues identifying ways to expand their schools’ capacity for providing future readiness opportunities.  Through the collaboration, […]

More than 700 educators from districts participating in EdLeaders Pittsburgh are convening in October at Woodland Hills High School for a professional development opportunity themed around “Rigor, Relevance, Relationships and Resilience.” Modeled on a region-wide, multi-district professional development day called Journey to Learn (JTL) that the Consortium organized for nearly two decades, the event features […]