Pittsburgh Public Schools

Pittsburgh Public Schools is the public school district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and adjacent Mount Oliver. The combined land area of these municipalities is 55.3 square miles (143 km) with a population of 342,503 according to the 2000 census. In August 2005, the superintendent became Mark Roosevelt. His tenure ends on December 31, 2010. On December 13, 2006, Linda S. Lane became Deputy Superintendent. It operates 65 schools with 5,180 fu... More

Pittsburgh Public Schools is the public school district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and adjacent Mount Oliver. The combined land area of these municipalities is 55.3 square miles (143 km) with a population of 342,503 according to the 2000 census. In August 2005, the superintendent became Mark Roosevelt. His tenure ends on December 31, 2010. On December 13, 2006, Linda S. Lane became Deputy Superintendent. It operates 65 schools with 5,180 full-time employees and serves 29,445 students with an operating budget of $533.6 million. Locations: Public education in Pittsburgh began in 1835. The Pittsburgh Public School District was formed by the combining of the city's Ward schools in November 1911. At that time the Board of education had 15 appointed members. In 1976, this was changed to the current elective system. As part of the final right-sizing plan approved by the Board in February 2006, eight of the poorer performing schools were transformed into Accelerated Learning Academies ...

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