How the Board is involved in the F.U. Plan

The PPS Board (Board of Directors for Pittsburgh Public Schools district) used $250,000 in taxpayer funds to hire a consultant, ERS (Education Resource Strategies), a private company in Boston, to propose a “facilities utilization plan.”

Find your Board Member

SEARCH BY SCHOOL to see the potential impact of this plan on your child’s school or neighborhood schools, and it will show you which Board Member you should contact.

PPS Superintendent

Dr. Wayne Walters
Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools
wwalters1@pghschools.org

Laura Getty
PPS Board of Education Administrative Assistant
lgetty1@pghschools.org

Note: Send an email to Ms. Getty if you want it to be sent to all Board Members. However, if you want a response to your email, it’s best to send it to individual Board Members.

PPS Board of Education

There are 9 Board Members, also called Board Directors. Each one represents a region in Pittsburgh, and are assigned to represent particular schools in the district.

*Gene Walker
Board President
District 9
gwalker1@pghschools.org

*Sylvia Wilson
District 1
swilson1@pghschools.org

Devon Taliaferro
District 2
dtaliaferro1@pghschools.org

*Sala Udin
District 3
sudin1@pghschools.org

Yael Silk
District 4
ysilk1@pghschools.org

*Tracey Reed
District 5
treed1@pghschools.org

Emma Yourd
District 6
eyourd1@pghschools.org

*Jamie Piotrowski
District 7
jpiotrowski1@pghschools.org

Dwayne Barker
District 8
dbarker1@pghschools.org

Source: PPS Board of Directors page

* Board Members with upcoming elections

We elect our Board Members to serve a 4-year term. Elections are held for half of the Board every 2 years. 

The primary election for Board Members in the odd-number districts (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9) will be held on May 20, 2025.

The current Board Members typically announce their plans to run for reelection in January or February of the election year. Board Directors in even number districts (2, 4, 6, and 8) may run for reelection in 2027. 

Connect with us

If you receive a response or are able to meet with a Board Member, please share with us what you hear and learn. Email us at operations@412justice.org.