The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
300 East Swissvale Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
(800) 624-3323 V/TTY
Parent Staff Organization
WPSD recognizes the tremendous responsibility inherent in raising a child, and we want to give parents every support necessary in their quest to provide the best education for their children. Parents are essential members of the educational team at WPSD. They are their child's first "teachers" during the growth and development of their infancy and toddler years often introducing the experiences essential to learning. When the child begins school parents provide the environment in which students apply classroom information and reinforce the concepts that children learn at school. Their values influence student manners, behavior and motivation. The Parent Staff Organization, PSO, was formed to provide parents and staff with current information about education at WPSD, to cooperatively plan activities that benefit students, and to be involved with some of the fund raising activities that directly benefit the students.
Membership is comprised of parents and grandparents of students currently enrolled in the school and WPSD staff. Officers consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Meetings are held four times a year and are teleconferenced to The Central PA Outreach Office in Camp Hill and to other locations when appropriate.
| PSO Officers | |
| President - John Irwin | Treasurer - Tim Harris |
| Vice President - Alan Majocha | Secretary – Jessica Wells |
| 2007 - 2008 PSO Schedule (All meetings 6:30 PM) | |
| October 9, 2007 | April 15, 2008 |
| December 11, 2007 | June 3, 2008 |