CPE News

Burrell and Cornell school districts presented their models for Personalized Professional Development in November when our Collaborative for Student Success convened for its monthly meeting. The Collaborative is an initiative that the Richard King Mellon Foundation has funded to support districts in increasing upward mobility for graduates. The districts each will concentrate on work in […]

Collaborative leadership was still a novel concept when the Consortium began encouraging districts adopt it in the late 1990s. Initially, with a state-funded grant aimed at “School Renewal through Teacher Leadership,” the intent was to help building-level administrators tap the insights of their ground troops. Having developed a leadership approach that empowered educators when she […]

Our program to raise awareness of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) and provide mentoring opportunities to students of color will offer an introductory session Dec. 2 for participating districts. As part of the session, staff will set the stage with presentations from two HBCU alumni and a PBS video titled “Tell Them We Are […]

EdLeaders Pittsburgh (ELP) is tackling a full agenda this fall— adding a new member, starting a Principals Collaborative, laying the groundwork for a common in-service day, and planning an event to raise its profile in the community. West Mifflin Area School District is the latest to join the network, bringing membership to nine districts, also […]

Are you looking to start off the New Year with new skills? Register now for an introductory training session on Project-Based Learning (PBL), beginning Feb. 2. The training includes four half-day Zoom workshops as well as video and other resources accessible through our Canvas portal. Participants will learn and practice the 10 key design elements […]

Following a strong and strategic start with the launch of Great Idea Grants in 1986, the Consortium quickly won hearts and minds among educators across the Mon Valley. In turn, it also began gaining community support. With a foundation laid, our organization began building improvement strategies and resources around schools. Among the earliest were Partnerships […]

Interested educators can register for a Nov. 4 webinar about helping groups of students engage in virtual, work-based learning experiences. Under our state-approved Small-Group Career Mentoring model, classrooms are paired with companies so that students can learn about careers and how to begin developing relationships with professionals who can offer guidance.

As world leaders gather the first week of November for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, our partners at Covestro will kick off a parallel Youthquake Thinc30 event for students. Classrooms can access the virtual event at their convenience Nov. 1 through Nov. 5. On tap will be keynote speakers, young climate activists, […]

Following a convening of nearly 50 nonprofits that the Richard K. Mellon Foundation organized to discuss ways of ensuring economic mobility for all of our region’s youth, our Executive Director offered some thoughts in a Viewpoint column for the Pittsburgh Business Times about ways businesses can collaborate with schools and nonprofits to clear away roadblocks […]

The Consortium is grateful for two grants received in the past month, a $150,000 award from BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania for our Future Ready Partnerships work and a 3-year $30,000 commitment from the Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of the Buhl Foundation to support our initiative for Empowering Educators. “We’re so thankful for […]