H Carnegie Elementary was recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a Title I High Progress School . The accolades came on the heels of the school successfully closing the achievement gap in mathematics and reading based on 2016-2017 PSSA test results .

Teachers Nathan Milsom and Gerald Pepe stacked the boxes of Chromebooks in the Cougar Collaboration Center as students carried them inside .

As a high progress school , an award was presented to Principal Lauren Baughman at the Improving School Performance Conference held in Pittsburgh . The elementary school is also eligible to become a National Title 1 Distinguished School as established by the Division of Federal Programs .

Title I is designed to help students served by the program to achieve proficiency on challenging academic achievement standards . The federal program provides funding to address the needs of students who struggle with math and / or reading .

Likewise , Carnegie Elementary efforts received the attention of the Education Partnership Adopt-A-School program . In January , all students in the school received “ Power Tool Homework Kits ” filled with school and hygienic supplies . An inspirational assembly offered the chance for students to interact in a number of ways . Some were selected to come to the front of the auditorium to hoist placards that read : “ work hard , be kind , try something new , and don ’ t be afraid to fail .” Carnegie-Collier and Crafton-Ingram rotaries , the businesses of Amcom and Hefren-Tillotson , and McKnight Elementary in the North Allegheny School District collaborated with the Education Partnership as generous sponsors . Former Carnegie Principal Carla Hudson attended the assembly . She is now assistant principal of McKnight Elementary .

H A conventional fire drill at the high school on an early December morning took students outside as usual . Unexpectedly , the sound of sirens halted students from re-entering the building as police chiefs of Robinson Township , Carnegie , and Crafton Boroughs arrived in patrol cars . Majorette Ashlea Haigh followed , twirling a fire baton in step with the performing drum line . A district dump truck shadowed the procession . In the back of the truck was teacher Ryan Gevaudan , wearing a Santa hat and tossing candy to students . This routine fire drill was suddenly unconventional .

As the dump truck came to a halt , Principal Michael Loughren climbed aboard and shared a pleasant surprise . The truck was filled with 187 Chromebooks , a donation from Digital Promise and Google . As the laptops were unloaded , students eagerly volunteered to carry the cargo to the Cougar Collaboration Center , a multi-media classroom used for classroom lectures and STEAM activities .

Carlynton Junior-Senior High School is one of 50 schools nationwide selected for the Dynamic Learning Project , piloted and supported by Digital Promise , EdTechTeam , and Google . The project aims to improve equity in education by empowering teachers to leverage technology in more powerful ways . Ryan Gevaudan , after receiving extensive training last summer , serves as the coaching fellow for the program .

Carnegie Elementary first graders Emmett Spitzer and Ali Al Masri and fourth graders Damien Holloway and Ariyanna Smith lifted signs for all to see during a motivational assembly .