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Pittsburgh Public Schools presents 3-year special education plan; corrective actions reduced but gaps remain
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Patty Camper told the Education Committee the district's state-required three-year special education plan reduces corrective-action findings from 16 to six but still flags behavior supports, discipline, extended school year documentation, least restrictive environment implementation and assessment outcomes as priorities for improvement.
Assistant Superintendent Patty Camper presented Pittsburgh Public Schools' state-required three-year special education plan to the Education Committee on April 14, saying the document is intended as a roadmap to "improve outcomes, expand opportunities, and ensure every student with disabilities reaches their full potential."
The plan links cyclical monitoring, compliance checks and improvement planning to target system-level changes, Camper said. She told the committee the district was cited for corrective action in 16 of 21 monitored areas during the 2023 cycle and has reduced that number to six as the district moves into the 2026 plan period. "While this reflects significant progress, there remain persistent…
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