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Parents and teachers urge board to preserve Student Achievement Center and slow facilities plan; equity and timeline concerns raised
Summary
During the April 28 public hearing, educators, parents, students and community members urged the Pittsburgh school board to keep credit-recovery programs at the Student Achievement Center (SAC), criticized a rushed demographer RFP and raised equity concerns about proposed policy 802.1 and English‑learner supports.
At the April 28 Pittsburgh Public Schools public hearing, multiple speakers urged the board to preserve the Student Achievement Center (SAC) credit-recovery program, questioned rapid timelines for a facilities utilization demographer request for proposals (RFP), and raised equity concerns about a proposed sponsorship policy (policy 802.1).
"Students deserve a second chance," said Joshua Zalesnick, the librarian and Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers building representative at the Student Achievement Center, who thanked the board for pausing school closings and asked that SAC remain available for students who need credit recovery and in-person instruction. In connected virtual testimony, Kathleen Akamando read a letter from a SAC alumnus who credited the program with helping him graduate and join…
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