#WeArePPS Podcast: Recent Episodes
Pittsburgh Public Schools
WeArePPS is the official podcast of the Pittsburgh Public Schools, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In each episode, host Ebony Pugh shares news and information for parents, families and community members through conversations with the staff, students, and partners working to make Pittsburgh Public Schools one of America’s premier school districts student-focused, well-managed and innovative.
Host Ebony Pugh sits down with Omega, a student leader from Pittsburgh Obama to discuss the 27th annual African American Centers for Advanced Studies Symposium, which was held on May 21, 2024.
In this edition, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Dr. Jala Olds-Pearson, Chief Academic Officer to discuss updates to the District's curriculum
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.
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.
In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Megan Bova Funk, Teacher on Special Assignment in the Office of Student Services to discuss social and emotional learning in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Ebony Latham, Project Manager, Magnet Office, to discuss the upcoming Magnet Fair and the Magnet Lottery for the 2023-24 school year in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Lisa Augustin, Lingaire Nijie, the District’s Manager of Out of School Time, to discuss her role in providing meaningful out of school time programming in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Lisa Augustin, Director of Charter Accountability, to discuss Charter Schools.
In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Karen Arnold, Director of Athletics, to discuss interscholastic sports in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Chief Technology Officer Mark Stuckey to discuss various topics relating to technology in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
In this episode, host Ebony Pugh sits down with Chief Operations Officer Mike McNamara to discuss various topics relating to the start of the 2022-23 school year.