City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2014-0289

• File #: 2014-0289
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 4/1/2014
• In control: Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
• Final action: 4/8/2014
• Enactment date: 4/8/2014
• Enactment #: 215
• Effective date: 4/10/2014
• Title: Resolution amending Resolution No. 713, effective November 1, 2013, entitled, “Resolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh to create a Public Schools Task Force and calling upon the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education to place a moratorium on the closing of Pittsburgh Public Schools for the 2014-2015 school year,” so as to add additional representatives on the Task Force to include two (2) teachers employed by the Board of Public Education.
• Sponsors: Theresa Kail-Smith
• Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/10/2014	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
4/8/2014	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
4/2/2014	1	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
4/1/2014	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
4/1/2014	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title

Resolution amending Resolution No. 713, effective November 1, 2013, entitled, "Resolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh to create a Public Schools Task Force and calling upon the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education to place a moratorium on the closing of Pittsburgh Public Schools for the 2014-2015 school year," so as to add additional representatives on the Task Force to include two (2) teachers employed by the Board of Public Education.

Body

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1.      Resolution No. 713, effective November 1, 2013, is hereby amended as follows:

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby calls upon the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh to appoint a Public Schools Task Force, comprised of Twenty-one (21) Twenty three (23) members plus one (1) ex officio member, as follows:

·      two (2) members from the Pittsburgh School Board: one being a minority;

·      one (1) member from the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers;

·      three (3) members from the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, of which two (2) shall be current teachers employed by the Board of Education

·      one (1) member from the Pittsburgh School District;

·      one (1) member from the Mayor's Office;

·      four (4) members from City Council (North, South, East, West);  

·      one (1) member from the City Controller's Office;

·      two (2) members from foundations;

·      two (2) members from public education advocacy groups:  one representative shall be from a special education advocacy group--and one representative shall be independent of foundation funding, and of the two representatives one shall be a minority;

·      four (4) members from the community at large:  at least one representative shall be from a minority community, one representative shall be a current parent, and at least one representative shall be from the Faith Based community;

·      three (3) students of Pittsburgh Public Schools:  two (2) representatives shall be a minority, and each of the three representatives shall be from geographically diverse schools; and

·      one (1) member qualified as a trained mediator who shall serve as an ex officio member.  

Section 2.  The remaining text of Resolution 713 of 2013 remains unchanged and in full effect.