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WHEREAS, in September 2011, Pittsburgh Public School District (PPS) launched Students and Teachers Achieving Results (STAR), a school-level award to recognize all Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers (PFT), regardless of grade or subject area, including special education teachers and early childhood program teachers, making extraordinary gains in student achievement; and
WHEREAS, STAR acknowledges the hard work staff school teams do everyday and emphasizes the importance of working together to help every student succeed, STAR is based on student growth, taking into account where students are coming from, including their prior levels of success; and
WHEREAS, to determine STAR status, the annual growth in PPS student achievement will be compared to the growth of schools in Pennsylvania, since PPS schools are compared to schools across the state, every school in PPS could be a winner if their student growth places them in the top 15% of schools in the state and students at STAR schools had significantly more academic growth than the state average; and
WHEREAS, the program shows appreciation, encourages teamwork and calls attention to successes that could help other schools, more than 500 staff members will receive bonuses, the bonuses total about $2.1 million, 80 percent of which is paid by a federal Teacher Incentive Fund grant; and
WHEREAS, the following 2011-12 STAR Schools for great growth in student achievement as averaged over the past two years:
Pittsburgh Brookline PreK-8
Pittsburgh Dilworth PreK-5
Pittsburgh Fort Pitt K-5 (closed school)
Pittsburgh Fulton PreK-5
Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8
Pittsburgh Weil PreK-5
Pittsburgh Whittier K-5
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8
The following three schools have qualified as 2011-12 STAR Special Schools, by meeting approved student outcome criteria:
Pittsburgh Conroy
Pittsburgh Pioneer
Pittsburgh Oliver Citywide Academy
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pit...
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