You¹re welcome. Traditionally, High Schools don¹t have catchment areas per se.
That¹s why I included Drew and Powel school maps since they are in the immediate vicinity of UC High School. You can also see Martha Washington, and McMichael¹s areas which are due north and West of Powel and Drew. West Philadelphia HS School¹s area would be included in the H. C. Lea School¹s catchment area. On 4/5/08 12:25 PM, "Dave Axler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Wilma. I have a reasonable idea of Penn Alexander's catchment area -- > at least enough to know that, though I'm 3.5 blocks from the school, my house > is not in that area. What I'm hoping someone can provide -- though Tony's > earlier post offered some verbal insight -- is a map showing the catchment > areas for West Philadelpha HS and UCHS. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wilma de Soto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Dave Axler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; UnivCity listserv > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 11:40 am > Subject: Re: [UC] Penn schools > > 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! >> > > > > Get the MapQuest Toolbar > <http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003> , Maps, Traffic, > Directions More! >
