On this edition of #WeArePPS Podcast, host Ebony Pugh sits down with students Mekaiah (Pittsburgh Westinghouse) and Za'Morrie (Pittsburgh Allderdice), members of the Superintendent Wayne Walters Student Advisory Council to discuss school safety.

In this edition, Host Ebony Pugh sits down with Carrie Woodard, Director Student Services, School Counselors to discuss the role that school counselors play in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

In this edition, Host Ebony Pugh sits down with Patti Camper, Assistant Superintendent, Programs for Students with Exceptionalities to discuss Special Education services in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

In this edition, Host Ebony Pugh sits down with Sanjeeb Manandhar, Manager of Environmental Sustainability to discuss the testing of water fixtures (faucets, sinks, etc) throughout the district, for lead contamination.

In this edition, Host Ebony Pugh sits down with Dr. Kymberly Cruz, Executive Director, Office of Equity to discuss the Equity Audit that is presently being undertaken in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

In this edition, Host Ebony Pugh sits down with Paula Castleberry, Minority/Women Business Coordinator to discuss the MBE/WBE program in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Host Ebony Pugh discusses Take A Father to School Day with founder and former School Board member Mark Brentley.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a disruption to learning for all students, locally and across our nation. As a result, students with disabilities (IEPs and 504 Plans) may be owed COVID Compensatory Services (CCS) if they did not receive the evaluations or services to which they were entitled from March 16, 2020, thru June 16th, 2022. Host, Ebony Pugh, sits down with District consultant, Dr. David May Stein about a new plan to address the impact of the pandemic on the District’s students with disabilities called CCS 2.0.

In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Oliver Citywide Academy Acting Principal Dr. Bernard Taylor. Dr. Taylor shares insight about the unique school community and steps underway to help it heal following a difficult year in 2022.

Host Ebony Pugh sits down with Rishala Broughton to discuss the Pittsburgh Public School partnership with the Wilkinsburg School District.