PLCs
The acronym PLC stands for this.
What is a Professional Learning Community?
This district approved tool is our primary means of communication with students and families.
What is ParentSquare?
Launched in 2021, this program provides peer-to-peer support to new teachers at PHS.
What is the N2P Program?
Once a week, students are provided with additional time and support for academics during this school day.
What are Flexible Wednesdays?
The additional 20 minutes at the end of 3rd period on Wednesdays is meant to be used for this program.
What is CCGI?
This is one of the four PLCs we have here at PHS.
ILT
Departments
Problem of Practice
WASC Focus Group
This is the electronic hub of commonly used documents such as referrals, the anonymous tipline, and archived presentations, among other items.
What is Important Documents?
This program pairs veteran teachers with interns and other teachers who are not eligible to be in the BTSA/TIP program.
What is the Teacher Mentor Program?
This is our system for providing students with additional time and support for academics before or after school.
What is Mastery Center?
Melanie Moseley and Liz Espinoza hold this role at the school.
What are College and Career technicians?
The system used within our PLCs for addressing problems of practice.
What is the cycle of inquiry?
You might "glance" at this "weekly" communication on Monday morning to find where Thursday’s volleyball game will be held.
What is the Week-at-a-glance?
Led by the district instructional coaches, this program shares strategies and best practices with our new teachers.
What is the New Teacher Learning Series?
Our former intervention block of time, this program shifted from period to period and was retired by the end of that school year.
What is Tutorial?
Held at the end of January, this was the day when students worked with their subject area teachers to select next year's courses that aligned with their college and career aspirations.
What is Advising Day?
The process of collectively tackling problems at a Wednesday meeting is known as this.
What is collaboration?
Any event happening at Pittsburg High School can be foundon this comprehensve schedule.
What is the shared Master Calendar?
This program focuses on supporting African American teachers in their craft.
What is the Black Teacher Project?
Greeting students as they enter the room, checking for understanding throughout instruction, giving students feedback on mastery, creating classroom norms/expectations, are all examples of this level of MTSS support.
What is Tier 1?
This might be one of the seven different components that affects our college and career readiness score on the California Dashboard.
What is:
CTE Pathway Completion Rates
Number of AP tests taken and passed
CAASPP scores
Dual Enrollment
Seal of Biliteracy attained
A-G Completion
Completion of the JROTC Program - 2 years
According to Dr. DuFour, this is one of the seven components of a PLC.
Shared mission, vision, values, and goals
Collaborative Teams
Collective Inquiry
Action Orientation and Experimentation
Focus on Results
Supportive Leadership
Culture of Continuous Improvement
This monthly communication sent out by Dr. Richardson provides families with an overview of school happenings.
What is the Principal’s Newsletter?
This program is a pipeline that preps prospective teachers for teaching positions throughout the district.
What is the Alder University - Teacher Residency Program?
Daily Double Question:
CARE Team refers students to these tier(s) of MTSS support.
What are Tiers 2 and 3?
Can you name a Tier 2 and 3 support offered at PHS?
According to the 2024 CA Dashboard, PHS’s college readiness score falls within this band: 0-20%, 21-40%, 41-60%, 61-80%, or 81-100%.
What is 20%-40%?
29.7% (30%)