Progress Monitoring - October 6, 2026

Pittsburgh Public Schools’ progress-monitoring meeting on October 6, 2026, reviewed third-grade English language arts performance and the district’s plan to meet its June 2027 proficiency goal of 46.06%, up from a 2024–25 baseline of 43.9%. Staff reported that CDT results showing likely proficient or advanced students rose from 8.9% in fall to 16.8% in spring, while 70.3% remained in the lowest performance range. They also reviewed differences among student groups and early classroom-readiness findings for the district’s Open Court Reading curriculum: 79% of observed classrooms met most or all readiness indicators, while 21% had more substantial gaps.

The discussion focused on curriculum implementation, teacher and principal training, reading interventions, progress monitoring, and preparing students to read and complete assessments digitally. The district described assigning eight reading specialists and monitoring core instruction, targeted supports, and instructional leadership. Board members asked about barriers to implementing Open Court, the state’s limited guidance on online testing, and the schedule for future goal reviews. No contract award, vendor selection, purchasing action, procurement vote, or specific spending amount was identified; the curriculum and publisher support were discussed without a new purchasing decision.