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Carnegie Elementary principal outlines PBIS rollout, community partnerships and construction timeline
Summary
Dr. Franzen updated the Carlynton SD board on Carnegie Elementary’s community partnerships, recent assemblies and volunteer initiatives, and a staged rollout of PBIS with a pilot this spring; administrators said a pre-bid meeting for planned construction drew about 25–30 potential bidders and bids are expected for approval April 15.
Dr. Franzen, training principal and ESL program coordinator at Carnegie Elementary, told the board that the school has been strengthening community partnerships and volunteer programs and is piloting a schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program.
“it is a, like, fabulously, dedicated staff at Carnegie Elementary,” Dr. Franzen said, noting visits by community readers, assemblies from the park rangers and the Moonshot Museum, a recent author visit, and ongoing cross-grade activities such as sixth-graders reading to younger students. She highlighted family reading night and a second annual food drive that collected 452 cereal boxes.
Franzen outlined PBIS work with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU), saying teachers completed two days of training and a third day is scheduled for April 8. She described a soft launch for the remainder of the school year and a fuller rollout next year to reinforce expectations — respect, responsibility, cooperation and persistence — and to introduce reward tickets and grade-level incentives.
Separately, district administration reported that a pre-bid walkthrough for the Carnegie construction project was held with architect Draw Collective and Massaro; administration said roughly 25–30 potential bidders attended and that the board’s goal is to approve bids at the April 15 meeting. Officials described the walkthrough as a chance for bidders to better understand the scope of work before submitting proposals.
The superintendent and presenters emphasized that many initiatives are incremental: the PBIS launch will be phased, and construction bidding will continue through the spring with formal board action expected in April.
The board did not take a final vote on the PBIS rollout or construction at this meeting; the administration said it will return with implementation details and formal bid documents for a later meeting.
