Matthew Belasco

This document outlines the Pittsburgh School District's Local Accountability and Control Plan (LCAP), a three-year strategic roadmap for the 2020-2023 period. The plan is designed to set goals, allocate financial resources, and improve student outcomes. It focuses on five key objectives: fostering engaging and rigorous teaching and learning, ensuring equity, access, and success for all students, promoting student and family achievement, recruiting and supporting a diverse staff, and maintaining facilities and nutrition to support learning. Key initiatives include enhancing college and career readiness programs, providing comprehensive academic and social-emotional support, expanding early literacy and dual language programs, investing in staff development, and prioritizing school safety and student well-being.

The board is considering the adoption of math textbooks for grades K-12, with necessary adjustments to budgeting sources. The proposal includes spreading the cost over multiple years where possible and seeks approval for updated funding sources for the initial purchase of materials and professional development. A committee of teachers and administrators conducted a curriculum review, examining textual resources and gathering feedback from teachers. The selected materials should align with Board Policy 6161, state content standards, and provide effective learning resources. The recommended materials include Illustrative Math for K-5 and Geometry/Algebra 2, Desmos for 6-8 and Algebra, Precalculus 7th Edition for Pre-Calculus, and Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World 8th Edition for Statistics.

The governing board held a public hearing to determine the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for the 2024-25 school year, ensuring alignment with academic content standards and curriculum frameworks. The resolution certified that each student in grades K-12 has been provided with sufficient textbooks or instructional materials. The board reviewed and certified the availability of sufficient textbooks and instructional materials across various subjects, including Mathematics, Science, History/Social Science, and English Language Arts, for different grade levels.

The meeting included a public hearing and resolution regarding the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for the 2023-24 school year. The board certified that each student in kindergarten through grade twelve has been provided with sufficient textbooks or instructional materials consistent with the state board adopted curriculum framework cycle. The resolution also confirmed that sufficient textbooks or instructional materials were provided to each pupil enrolled in foreign language or health classes, and that laboratory science equipment was available for science laboratory classes offered in grades 9-12.

The Governing Board of the Pittsburg Unified School District convened a meeting that included a public hearing to determine whether each student in K-12 schools has sufficient textbooks and instructional materials in each subject. The board certified that each pupil in kindergarten through grade twelve has been provided textbooks or instructional materials consistent with the state board adopted curriculum framework cycle. The resolution also confirmed that sufficient textbooks and instructional materials were provided to each pupil, including English learners, which are aligned to the academic content standards and consistent with the cycles and content of the curriculum frameworks in various subjects.