School news: Week of Jan. 13
PIE program
Upper St. Clair School District’s Partners in Education (PIE) will host its next program at 7 p.m. Jan. 23, in the Boyce Middle School large group instruction room. The evening session will focus on the Pennsylvania Career Readiness Indicator, Pennsylvania Career Education & Work Standards, and student portfolios. Attendees will learn how USC meets standards and how artifacts are collected in portfolios from elementary through high school. For more information, contact Colleen Czekaj, special education curriculum leader, at cczekaj@uscsd.k12.pa.us or 412-833-1600 ext. 2221.
Informational IB meeting
An informational meeting for parents of current fourth-, eighth-, ninth- and/or 10th-graders who are interested in learning more about the International Baccalaureate program is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 24, in Upper St. Clair High School, rooms 148/149.
The IB Middle Years Program covers the fifth-grade MYP at Boyce through the 10th-grade MYP at Upper St. Clair High School. The IB Diploma Program is offered to students in grades 11 and 12 at the high school.
This meeting will briefly review MYP and DP components and provide an opportunity for families to ask questions as they contemplate course and program selection for the 2019-20 school year. The presentation will be posted under “2018-2019 Presentations” on the district’s IB webpage, https://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/page/245, following the event.