Letters to the Editor
PIP a valued program
Jun 5, 2008 12:03 PM
To the Editor:
Thank you for the editorial, “Off with their heads” [May 22]. The heart and soul of the UFT’s Peer Intervention Program is its staff that is made up of hard-working, talented professionals dedicated to New York City’s school children.
The Department of Education’s changing PIP’s funding and freezing its budget is short-sighted and destructive. For the last 20 years, PIP has ensured a quality education for thousands of students by providing pedagogical support, counseling assistance, and alternative career services to teachers and guidance counselors. Last year, 63 percent of the participants received satisfactory ratings, which included 55 percent of the U-rated applicants.
It is my hope that the DOE refocuses its priorities by providing funding that will maintain all positions.
Lynne Ann Kilroy, PIP coordinator
