Friday, September 21, 2012
No replacement announced by the School District of Philadelphia.
School Reform Commissioner Lorene Cary will take a leave from the School District of Philadelphia's organizing body due to health reasons. The district released a statement Thursday announcing her leave without mention of a timetable. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that her illness "was temporarily debilitating but not life-threatening." SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos said in a news release: We (the School Reform Commission Members) have the highest respect and affection for Lorene. Lorene dedicates her all, demonstrating her compassion for our city’s children. As the founding chairperson of the Safety and Engagement Committee, she marshaled the resources and input of parents, students, teachers, principals and civic leaders. Under her …
Friday, May 25, 2012
School Reform Commission receives earful from people at Girls High info session.
Charter schools were on the minds of parents, teachers and students who attended a School Reform Commission info session Thursday night. Those who spoke to school district members at the Philadelphia High School for Girls firmly opposed plans to encourage more seats in charter schools. Through signs, cheers and speeches the overwhelming message the crowd delivered was: "Don't blow up our schools." "The SRC says it is committed to the best schools for children—what was missing from that is the word 'public,'" said teacher Diane Payne from Mayfair Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia. "Don't pretend the hodgepodge of choices is real reform." SRC Commissioners Lorene Cary and Feather Houstoun with Chief Academic Officer Penny Nixon …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church hosted the School Reform Commission and other officials for a series of speeches and discussions.
School District of Philadelphia officials Tuesday fielded a series of prepared questions that focused on low student attendance, deficits and youth violence at an organized town hall meeting meant to address the district's budget situation. “One of the biggest concerns parents have are that the schools are not safe,” School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos said at the crowded meeting at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church. “Nothing is causing the school district to lose more students than safety.” The school district has about 50,000 fewer students than it did 12 years ago, and Ramos, in his speech, cited a Pew study that said Philadelphia parents rank safety as a top concern and give poor ratings to the schools’ performance in this area…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The district could close 40 schools by the end of next year.
News broke Tuesday that the School District of Philadelphia is planning to start doing business in a much different way than it used to. Chief Recovery Officer Thomas Knudsen said, according to Philly.com, that 40 schools would be slated to close by the end of the 2013 school year and that the district's headquarters would be broken up and decentralized. You can read more about that here. (We want your input. Is this plan necessary? Or is it totally misguided? Let us know in the comments.) Mayor Michael Nutter praised the plan, saying it was necessary to get the financially unstable district back on track. But others disagreed. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan said students will suffer because of it. “This is a …
Friday, March 30, 2012
School Reform Commission discloses lump sum budget.
On the same night it closed eight schools and relocated another, the School Reform Commission shared the current status of the 2013 budget—a $185.9 million projected deficit. "We identified what we believe to be the budget gap... It will be a painful and challenging process," Commissioner Feather Houstoun said Thursday night. In a presentation to the SRC, Chief Recovery Officer Tom Knudsen, the acting superintendent, laid out where the district fiscally stands and previewed the action needed before a finalization budget is approved in May. "The lump sum doesn't have to be balanced and will indicate the corrective actions that we'll need to pursue over the next 12 weeks," Knudsen said. The district anticipates costs will run $2.5 billion, …
AMY Northwest Middle School will relocate to Roxborough facility.
It's official—Levering Elementary School will close its doors in June, making way for a middle school and dispersing its students throughout the area. Citing the excessive cost to maintain schools throughout the city, the School Reform Commission unanimously voted Thursday night to close Roxborough's Levering School, along with six other city schools. "We want to create an efficient use of school facilities to allow programs and resources to align that most benefit students," Chief Academic Officer Penny Nixon said. Starting in the fall, students from the school will be dispersed to Cook-Wissahickon, Dobson, and Mifflin schools. The district will keep the facility, and Mt. Airy's AMY Northwest Middle School will move in. One Parent Speaks…
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
The school's students will be dispersed among a variety of other neighborhood schools next year.
William Levering Elementary School will close after this school year. The School District of Philadelphia's School Reform Commission (SRC) voted 5-0 to close the school at 6000 Ridge Ave. It will be replaced there by AMY Northwest, which will move there from Mt. Airy. "We have more infrastructure than what is needed, and the cost to maintain it is a cost to the classroom," SRC Commissioner Pedro Ramos said. The school's current students, meanwhile, will be sent to other elementary and middle schools in the area. We'll have a full story on the vote Friday morning.
Watch live to see the status of Levering Elementary and AMY Northwest.
Starting at 5:30 p.m., the School Reform Commission will begin its final meeting on school closings and mergers throughout the School District of Philadelphia. In 2011, the district announced that Levering Elementary in Roxborugh would close, with its students spread among other schools in Manayunk, Roxborough and East Falls. AMY Northwest Middle School in Mt. Airy would move into the Ridge Avenue facility and bus its students in. Seventy-one speakers have signed up for public comment prior to the final decision from the SRC. Parents from all schools involved have protested to keep the status quo. Julie Melnick, who has publicy opposed the move, is scheduled to speak regarding Levering. Also from Northwest Philadelphia, Laverne Bess will…
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It will vote on whether Levering Elementary in Roxborough will close and whether AMY Northwest will move to its building.
The School District of Philadelphia's School Reform Commission (SRC) will make its final decisions on school closures on Thursday. District officials have been to a variety of community meetings to gauge feedback on their Facilities Master Plan, which recommends that the Levering School in Roxborough be closed and that AMY Northwest in Mt. Airy be moved there next school year. They've entertained a plan to keep Levering open along with AMY Northwest in its current building, and they've heard from AMY parents who are upset their children will need to travel across the Wissahickon every day. The final decision now rests with the SRC. It will meet at 5:30 p.m. at district offices at 440 N. Broad St. to make its final decisions on the …
Monday, March 5, 2012
The School Reform Commission heard speeches against the shutdown of an elementary school that opened in the 1800s.
Parents and faculty implored the School Reform Commission on Saturday to reconsider the proposed shutdown of William Levering Elementary School due to low enrollment. The School District of Philadelphia recommended SRC vote to close Levering in 2011 and send most of the students to James Dobson and Cook-Wissahickon elementary schools, among other options. A few speakers voiced their concern over this measure to a sparse audience at school district headquarters on 440 North Broad St. 'Little Engine That Could' State Rep. Pam DeLissio (D-194) spoke to the board and likened Levering to the "Little Engine That Could," acknowledging its determination during poor performance and leadership troubles. The school has had nine principals since 1989…
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