School start, end times may shift following a tentative agreement between Pittsburgh Public and the teacher’s union
by TyLisa C, Johnson, PublicSource
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As part of an announcement about a new collective bargaining agreement with the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, the Pittsburgh Public Schools district noted that a shift in school start and end times may be on the horizon.
Multi-tiered scheduling of school start and end times could be enacted to address an ongoing school bus driver shortage and a gap in seat availability for students. The district said staggered transportation scheduling could increase the number of routes completed by bus drivers and, therefore, extend transportation to more students who need it.
The district said it has plans to share more information with parents and families about proposed adjustments to schools’ start and end times in the coming days. In a Wednesday release, Superintendent Anthony Hamlet said he was thankful to reach a tentative agreement with the union that represents the 2,400 district teachers and professional employees.
The tentative agreement comes more than a year after the former contract expired in June 2020 and awaits approval by federation membership and the district’s board of directors.
TyLisa C. Johnson covers education for PublicSource. She can be reached at tylisa@publicsource.org or on Twitter at @tylisawrites.
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