Weekly Newsletter
October 19-23 2020
Preparing for Hybrid and Full Remote Learning
All Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS), including Pittsburgh CAPA, will be opening on Monday, November 9, to welcome students and staff back in school buildings under a hybrid model of in-school instruction and learning remotely. The hybrid model of AA/BB is an in-school model where students spend two days in school and three days remotely. Students remaining in full-time remote learning will be placed in Cohort C.

Families should expect a mailing this week from CAPA with important information for your artist's assigned cohort. Families may return to full-time remote learning at any time during the school year by contacting the school. The request to switch back to the hybrid model is not permitted until the second semester at the end of January 2021. The window for communicating your preference will be open in mid-January 2021.

Each week, we will be providing updates for families with specific details for hybrid instruction at CAPA. Read HERE for our first week's listing of updates and important information.
Your Feedback Matters
Thank you to all of our families for attending our first virtual Parent Teacher Conference Day on October 16th.

This was a new platform for us and your feedback matters. Please take a moment to complete this short survey about your experiences with this year's conferences.

Dates to Remember

October 28, 2020 - Half Day
November 2, 2020 - Last Day of the First Quarter
November 9, 2020 - First Day of In-Person Learning
Independent Student Learning Days




November 3, 2020
November 30, 2020
January 25&26, 2021
May 18, 2021




These are required school days for students to work asynchronously in Schoology, catch up on assignments, and complete long term assignments or projects. Students need to only sign-in to homeroom and complete assignments posted by teachers.
Taking the Advanced Placement exams is an important part of all AP courses. Pittsburgh CAPA wishes that all students take AP exams for the AP classes that they have taken. Advanced Placement exams that occur May 3-14, 2021. Pittsburgh CAPA will utilize Total Registration to collect fees and register for AP tests.

For the 2021 AP exams, students at Pittsburgh CAPA will be registering online for the AP test. This registration will take a few minutes and can be completed from any computer with Internet access.
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The CAPA National Honor Society is raising money for the KDKA Turkey Fund in order to help lower income families ensure that they will have a Thanksgiving dinner when the time comes.
The 50th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert, titled “Celebrating Dr. Nathan Davis and Geri Allen,” will be held on Nov. 2nd through Nov 7th. We are encouraging people to post their recollections, memories and photos from past Pitt Jazz events and of Nathan and Geri on social media with the hashtag #50PittJazz, now till Nov. 7th. 
 
Founded by the late Nathan Davis, the event was the first academic jazz seminar and remains the longest-running of its kind in the country — featuring international artists connecting with aspiring musicians, students, and the general public in free on-campus seminars; performing individually at local schools and community venues; then performing together as an ensemble at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. All events are free!
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Spring Future Music Moguls program is FREE of charge and for groups traditionally underrepresented in the music industry. It is designed to introduce a select group of talented high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to all aspects of the contemporary music business and for students who may not have access to other programs and who would qualify for financial aid at NYU. 

For spring 2021, the program will be offered online and there will be no in-person meetings and/or classes. It is open to high school students based anywhere in the continental U.S. with priority given to students in the New York tri-state area and requires a 14-week commitment on Saturdays from February 6 to May 15.

Class meetings will be held synchronously (time TBA) and are taught by faculty from the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. You must agree to be available on those dates for the entire duration of the program.
During the first nine weeks of virtual instruction, combined breakfast and lunch Grab'N Go meals will be available for parents and/or students to pick up at the designated schools between the hours of:
7:00am - 9:00am 
and 
10:30am - 1:00pm 


Pittsburgh Public Schools and Paragon Foods to Add Meat and Dairy Products to Produce Box for Families

Pittsburgh Public Schools will continue their food distribution partnership with Paragon Foods. For the month of October, Paragon Foods will distribute boxes of fresh vegetables, meat, and dairy products every weekday in the parking lots at the following schools: 
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We are excited to announce that middle school fall sports will occur during the month of November. This fall we will offer Coed Cross Country and Coed Flag football for our 6th-8th grade students. At this time, we ask that interested athletes please let email the coach with your name and contact information:
Cross Country- Brent Watson bwatson1@pghschools.org
Flag Football- Jeff Zlatos jzlatos1@pghschools.org
FREE FINANCIAL AID PRESENTATION
An open event for CAPA families is scheduled for Monday, November 16th at 6 p.m. which will cover financial aid and the FAFSA process in detail.

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