As part of City High’s 20th anniversary, we are proud to announce the creation of the bi-annual City High Summer Symposium. This inaugural year’s theme: Nurturing Student Growth through Innovation featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean and Professor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.
Why are we stepping out like this? With educators under the microscope these days, it’s important to share success with others in the field and with the public. And we have a success story! In just one generation, City High has gone from startup to standout and changed the educational landscape of the region. The success of our students tells the story, backed by winning statistics, which you can see at https://www.cityhigh.org/achievements.
How did we do it? We focused on equity, technology, and relationships and achieved what many long-standing educational organizations have been striving for: proof that ALL STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE amazing things when their potential is nurtured and they are held to high expectations.
Keynote and program offerings
- We’re proud to announce that our keynote presenter will be Valerie Kinloch, Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean and Professor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. Under her leadership, the school has strengthened its commitments to equity, justice, and innovation by focusing on teaching, research, community engagement, academic programs, student success, faculty development, and alumni involvement.
- Teacher and student panels will present an overview of our best practices and methodologies, tested and perfected by City High for the past 20 years.
- High-energy, interactive break-out sessions will focus on the areas of Collaborative Partnerships, Next Generation Curriculm and Social & Emotional Learning.
- Session content will be transferable to a variety of educational
- Participants will earn ACT 48 professional development
We invite the media to cover this event: This is a cutting-edge educational model all of Pittsburgh will want to know about. Come see for yourself how a scrappy startup developed into a winning educational model in just twenty years. Then let the region know that education is alive and thriving in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh. We will provide you the statistics, an outline of our model with next generation strategies, and interviews with students and teachers who can share their stories of success.
About City Charter High School: City Charter High School is a technology-infused public school whose mission is to graduate students who are academically, technologically, personally and socially prepared to succeed in post-secondary education, training, or employment. Under the leadership of CEO and Principal Dara Ware Allen, PhD, City Charter has created a model that addresses the challenges facing education today (teacher burnout, student disenfranchise-ment and multi-layered teaching approaches due to crises like the pandemic). By using a winning formula of technology, innovation (like a “looping model” to build relationships between teachers and students), and equity for all students, City Charter has achieved what some thought impossible for our students. We’re creating the future workforce of our amazing city. And that benefits us all.
