Pittsburgh Gifted Center
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Pittsburgh Gifted Center (PGC) is a special school that provides gifted education, to students in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Gifted Center | |
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Location | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
Principal | Dr. Jerry Minsinger |
Grades | 1–8 |
Number of students | 1600–1900 Varies throughout year |
Information | 412-338-3820 |
Representative | Floyd McCrea |
Website | Pittsburgh Gifted Center |
Designated | 2002[1] |
Until May 2006, the Pittsburgh Gifted Center was located at the McKelvy building in the Pittsburgh Hill District.
In September 2006, the Pittsburgh Gifted Center was made part of a school in Pittsburgh's West End called Greenway. The move to Greenway was made with the understanding that it was only a one-year shift of location. The location for 2007-08 was cancelled and instead moving to 2016.
The early draft of the Rightsizing Plan of Superintendent Mark Roosevelt called for the Pittsburgh Gifted Center to move to Pittsburgh's North Side on Ridge Avenue. That plan was nixed as the facility was not well suited to accommodate the programs. A shift to Greenway was accomplished after some political wrangling by school officials.[citation needed]
The Ridge Avenue facility owned by the Pittsburgh Public Schools was put up for sale from 2006 until 2008.