IB Site Committee

==IB Site Recommendation Committee==
:Nomination EXTENSION
We are pleased to help the district promote their IB Site Selection Recommendation Committee, as well as the improvements they have recently made to this process. Due to community input, Pittsburgh Public Schools has decided to improve the process for the Committee. Please find listed below the four improvements to the process, as well as the other specifics on the committee. 
1) EXTENSION OF NOMINATION DEADLINE
Due to a larger than expected response, we will continue to take nominations for the IB Site Selection Committee through July 15, 2008 at 5pm. Please email nominations to superintendentoffice@pghboe.net and copy Cate Reed at creed1@pghboe.net.
2) EXPANSION OF PARENTAL, ALUMNI & STUDENT REPRESENTATION
We will now include 16 parents (instead of the previous 8), 3 IB alumni (up from 1), and 4 students (up from 2)
3) ELIMINATION OF SOME MEETING DATES
Understanding the busy schedule of families, the meetings have been condensed to 8 instead of 12. They are now:
Saturday August 9, 10-12pm: Process/Criteria discussion—determination of sites to visit 
Tuesday August 19, 5-7pm: Visit to Site #1/#2 
Tuesday Sept. 2, 5-7pm: Visit to Site #3/#4 
Thursday Sept. 18, 5-7pm: Facility needs review 
Week of Sept 27*: Budget needs review 
Tuesday October 7 Education Comm.: Mid Point Report on Progress to Superintendent and Board 
Tuesday October 21, 5-7pm: Formal presentation developed fleshed out with facility needs, costs, programmatic offerings 
Tuesday October 28, 5-7pm: FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO SUPERINTENDENT 
4) PAPER SURVEY TO ALL ELEMENTARY AND 6-9 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES/INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE FAMILIES
During the month of July, all families of students currently enrolled in the IS and IB magnet in grades K-9 will be surveyed by mail regarding their thoughts & input on the selection process.
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICS REGARDING the International Baccalaureate 6-12 Site Selection Committee
Goal of Committee 
To select a permanent site, from within the current PPS buildings & facilities, for the International Baccalaureate 6-12 School, starting in the 2012-13 school year. Until that time, the school will be located at Pittsburgh Frick in 2008-09 and in the Florence Reizenstein facility for 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Factors for deliberation
Fiscal constraints of the school district 
Academic space available in PPS, and academic needs of the program 
Family and student needs 
Fair and equal consideration of all ideas 
Requirements of Site Selection Members
Agree to attend at least 75% of all meetings (6 of 8) 
Keep information within the group until a final recommendation is made to the Superintendent 
Be committed to the idea of an IB 6-12 school and want to move forward with selecting an optimal site 
Agree to factors for deliberation including finances, space and student needs 
27 Members to be appointed
2 MYP teachers 
2 DP teachers 
12 parents from variety of IS elementary schools across city 
2 parents from Pittsburgh Frick 6-9 
2 parents from Pittsburgh Schenley DP 
3 IB alumni 
2 students from Pittsburgh Frick MYP 
2 students from Pittsburgh Schenley MYP or DP 
Representatives from Central Office 
High School Excellence 
Facilities 
Budget 
Marketing & Communications 
Principals at Pittsburgh Frick 6-9 & Pittsburgh Schenley 
MYP coordinator 
DP coordinator 
Timeline
July 2008: Survey sent to all IS families to gain input for committee
August/September: Site visits to multiple locations throughout the city with facilities
September and October: Deep internal analysis with group of the factors listed above for each facility, specifically with budget
Late October: Formal recommendation to the Superintendent