Open East End Planning

==Background==
The East End is in Pittsburgh and the focus is the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
A panel of concerned citizens, with expertise, is making recommendations and developing a plan for East End schools after careful study of the same materials delivered to a district closed panel as well as additional relevant information.
==Meetings==
Meetings of the Open East End Panel are open for public observation. Meetings are slated for Reizenstein's Conference Room 116 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm on these Fridays:
* January 15, 2010 - See a recap of the meeting with the /minutes_of_01-15-10.
* January 29, 2010 - See a recap of the meeting with the /minutes_of_01-29-10.
* February 12, 2010 - Snowed out and rescheduled for March
* February 26, 2010 - Agenda, but snowed out and rescheduled
* March 12, 2010 - /agenda_for_03-12-10
* March 19, 2010 - final meeting from 5-6:30 PM at Reizenstein, Rm. 116.
==Resources (links to articles, etc)==
===MATERIALS from PPS:===
* http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/143110112993329507/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=63381&143110112993329507
* PPS Career and Technology (CTE) recommendations, a recent presentation from the PPS regarding Westinghouse, and a report from the Council on Great Schools on Special Ed:
* CTE recommandations http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/14311059122535553/lib/14311059122535553/Education%20Committee/2010/March/CTE.pdf
* District presentation at Westinghouse: http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/143110112993329507/lib/143110112993329507/EastRegionAdvisoryCommitteeUpdateFebruary252010.pdf
* Report on special education http://www.cgcs.org/publications/Pittsburgh_SpecEd.pdf
* Note: See the results of the community dialogue sponsored by DeJong; for ex, page 173 show results on the types of CTE community members most wanted to see offered: http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/14311071716911330/lib/14311071716911330/Facilities-Study/Facilities%20Plan%20Appendix%20C%20-%20Community%20Engagement%2011-02-2009.pdf
===ARTICLES:===
====Concentration of impoverished students====
* "Classmates Count" http://www.schoolinfosystem.org/archives/Unifiedfinalreport.pdf Test scores of low income students improve the more they are surrounded by middle class classmates
* "Diverse schools are stronger socially and academically" http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HKV/is_4_11/ai_97297292/?tag=content;col1
* "The Next Kind of Integration" http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/magazine/20integration-t.html?_r=1&%20_r=1&pagewanted=1&ref=magazine&oref=slogin
====Configuration of schools====
* "Configurations alone don't breed success" http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSD/is_59_3/ai_83698558/
* "School Grade Configuration: What's Best for Young Adolescents?" http://www.nelms.org/pdfs/pos_statements/pos_8.pdf "NELMS believes that what a middle level school is called or how the grades are configured is not as important as the programs, practices, and relationships found within the grades that house young adolescents."
====Facilities====
* "Inadequate school facilities impact on student learning" http://www.people4progress.org/school-facilities-impact-learning.php
====Gender specific education====
* "Gender specific classrooms grow as their effectiveness is questioned" (overview of the debate on gender specific education) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/June-08/Gender-Specific-Classrooms-Grow-as-their-Effectiveness-is-Questioned.html
====Special education and inclusion====
* '"Special education inclusion"' http://www.weac.org/Issues_Advocacy/Resource_Pages_On_Issues_One/Special_Education/special_education_inclusion.aspx
====Sports and Activities====
* "The case for high school activities" http://www.osaa.org/osaainfo/08CaseForHSActivities.pdf
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