Friendly reminder for the meeting tomorrow morning at WPHS! Here's WPL's article on the event and some of the issues to be discussed: http://www.westphillylocal.com/2012/09/27/your-input-is-needed-on-school-closures-the-abolition-of-middle-schools-and-school-assignments-during-meeting-saturday/
Amara On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Elizabeth Menasion <[email protected]>wrote: > I hope to see neighbors at the meeting at West Philly High on Saturday, > 10am to noon. Here is some information about how the first of these > meetings played out yesterday... > > > http://thenotebook.org/blog/125167/district-closings-could-mean-end-neighborhood-assignment-middle-schools > > On Tuesday, September 25, 2012, Amara Rockar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Powel Elementary has received a $215,000 grant from the Philadelphia > School Partnership (PSP) to study adding a 5th grade and creating a new > middle school, potentially in the old Drew Elementary building or campus, > in partnership with the Drexel University, Science Leadership Academy and > the Franklin Institute. This is the first grant of PSP to a district > school. The study intends to put a plan together to add 5th grade to Powel > next year and the middle school opening in 2014. > > Articles with more information: > > > http://www.westphillylocal.com/2012/09/25/grant-to-help-powelton-students-stay-in-their-neighborhood/ > > > http://thenotebook.org/blog/125165/psp-gives-grant-expansion-powel-school > > > http://articles.philly.com/2012-09-24/news/34063089_1_powel-elementary-middle-school-sla > > > > > And while I have your attention, I'd like to remind everyone of the > upcoming meeting to discuss priorities and preferences in regards to the > district's plan to propose up to 40 schools for closure next month. > > Facilities Master Plan Community Meeting: Saturday, September 29th from > 10:00 a.m. to Noon at West Philadelphia High School at 4901 Chestnut Street. > > I can understand there may be suspicion about this event and > won't pretend this isn't going to be a painful process but the best we can > do as a community is come out and express our preferences and share our > experience. Three of our neighborhood elementary schools (Locke, Powel and > Lea) have already been impacted by the closure of one school (Drew), one of > our "underenrolled" schools has been made more vulnerable by district grade > alignment from K-6 to K-5 (Wilson), and another has unresolved capacity > issues (PAS). It is important to attend this meeting and speak up. > > Amara Rockar > > West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools > > -- > > I foster with City Kitties: Rocco and Red > > > > -- > > WPCNS Website!: http://westphillyschools.org/ > > > > > > > > -- > Beth Menasion > Cell - (215)704-1647 > Home - (215)382-4049 > > > -- I foster with City Kitties: Rocco<http://citykitties.org/adopt/adoption-listings/?page=pet&id=4152313&PHPSESSID=c74b70a505f65d618c559709dff12a21> and Red<http://citykitties.org/adopt/adoption-listings/?page=pet&id=4811880>
