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Teachers and transportation staff urge board to improve ELD supports and bus practices

Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors · January 26, 2026
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Summary

At the public hearing teachers urged an ELD working group and requested school tours; a transportation worker supported electric buses and a portal to monitor behavior and supported a photo/video consent policy to reduce disruptions on buses.

English‑learner teachers and transportation staff used public comment to press the board for practical steps to support students.

Kim Dalehausen, an ELD teacher at Brashear High School, urged the board "to form an ELD working group or working group of educators, instructional specialists, multilingual paraprofessionals, out of school time partners, and English learner students and alumni before voting on the plan as it is." She recounted a classroom…

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