Here¹s a link to the Alexander School Catchment Area form a Real Estate site:
http://philadelphiarealestatehub.com/blog/catchment/ On 4/5/08 3:31 AM, "Dave Axler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> The existance of Penn Alexander is causing its catchment area to undergo >>> gentrification, and that would be increased if UC High became "Penn-Assisted >>> High". > > If so, then what explains the gentrification of the areas outside the > catchment area, such as the North side of the 4400 block of Sansom, my own > 4400 block of Chestnut, and similar parts of UC? It can't be the school, since > the residents don't benefit from it. At best, Penn Alexander is one of many > causes of gentrification within its catchment area. > > Also, high-school students living in Penn Alexander's catchment area would > probably* be in the catchment area of West Philadelphia HS, not University > City HS. According to the School District's website, West Philadelphia HS and > Penn Alexander are both in the "South" region, while UCHS is in the > "Restructured/EMO Region". (Curiously, the site also lists a "University of > Penn HS", but without any address. Dunno what that means...) > > *I searched the PSD site to no avail for catchment maps. If anyone knows where > to find 'em, or can otherwise confirm or disprove my supposition, go for it! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: KAREN ALLEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: SH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:29 pm > Subject: RE: [UC] Penn schools > >> > Don't you think that Penn is mainly interested in getting free schooling >> for their professors and well paid staff in the neighborhood who normally >> would send their children to private school? >> > Sharon > > Yes. > > And also to make Penn's graduate education program more competitive by > offering its own student teachers internships in a highly acclaimed "urban" > elementary school [Penn Alexander], populated by a well-behaved, highly > motivated, upper middle class student body. If UC High becomes a Penn > partnership school, then Penn can offer its grad students teaching > opportunities in a similar "urban" high school, and Penn Alexander grads will > have a top-notch neighborhood high school. > > http://www.gse.upenn.edu/cms/cms.php?id=171 > http://www.upenn.edu/campus/westphilly/pas.html#PAS4 > > > Although Penn's website mentions working with Philadelphia public schools > other than Penn Alexander, having what amounts to its own elementary and high > school gives Penn's Graduate School of Education (GSE) its own "lab". This > arrangement accomplishes two goals simultaneously: both the GSE student > teachers and the Penn Alexander students receive a stellar education. And the > GSE has the advantage of not having to waste precious educational time dealing > with the social ills that other public schools have do deal with. > > The existance of Penn Alexander is causing its catchment area to undergo > gentrification, and that would be increased if UC High became "Penn-Assisted > High". Penn employees and young people with children will want to send their > children to a top-notch public school, and will move to the catchment areas, > in turn creating a more upscale neighborhood, in turn reversing the public > perception of the neighborhood being dangerous, in turn making it easier for > Penn to market the University. Rising property values would eventually force > those deemed undesirable out of the area. > > While Penn is saying that 70% of a new UC High's students would come from the > neighborhood, the gentrification that Penn-Assisted High would very likely > cause would mean that the "neighborhood" would probably not consist of the > same people who live there now. > > Having top-notch public schools is the obvious ideal, and if Penn Alexander > and possibly UC High are such schools, that is wonderful. But these schools > have to exist across the board, not just in select neighborhoods for select > demographics. The key is creating Penn Alexanders in all of the city > neighborhoods. > > Motivated, advantaged kids are going to do well in any event, because their > parents have the ability and resources to see that they do. The really hard > job is in creating strategies that will reach disadvantaged kids and their > families and in doing whatever it takes to make sure that those kids can also > take full advantage of the opportunities those schools present. THAT would be > world-changing! Penn, are you up to THAT job? > > > > > = > > > Get the MapQuest Toolbar > <http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003> , Maps, Traffic, > Directions More! >
