►
Description
From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, April 26, 2018:
Councilman Allan Domb (At Large) speaks on the Work-Study Model at Philadelphia's Christo Rey School.
More info: https://www.cristoreyphiladelphia.org/page.cfm?p=523
A
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
I,
want
to
talk
about
today,
something
that's
very
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
which
is
Cristo
Rey
and
I
was
in
Councilwoman
Bass's
district,
Cristo,
Rey
and
Councilman
John.
How
coordinates
with
while
you
were
speaking
about
earlier
now
in
our
public
school
system.
Ninety-One
percent
of
our
children
have
one
parent.
Eighty
nine
percent
are
in
poverty.
A
Cristo
Rey
is
a
Roman
Catholic
High
School
in
Philadelphia
started
in
2012,
it's
up
on
North
Broad
Street,
but
it's
moving
I
believe
to
17th
and
Allegheny
new
headquarters.
It's
a
Roman
Catholic
High
School,
but
here's
the
differentiator
of
how
the
Cristo
Rey
method
can
dramatically
change
poverty
in
our
city,
Cristo
Rey
applicants
are
from
families
of
four
with
less
than
$35,000
of
income.
Last
year
they
graduated
eighty
six
students
all
seniors
and
all
went
to
college
in
the
public
school
system.
It's
about
66
percent,
Cristo
Rey
was
close
to
a
hundred
percent.
A
All
went
to
college.
These
are
from
families
of
very
low
income
and
a
lot
of
hard
times,
but
here's
the
big
factor
of
this,
the
Cristo
Rey
method,
which
isn't
just
for
Philadelphia,
but
this
should
be
nationwide.
Every
Cristo
Rey
student
has
to
work
one
day
a
week
from
9th
to
12th
grade
in
a
job
I
have
for
Cristo
Rey
students
in
my
office,
real
estate
office
I
have
for
Cristo
Rey
students
in
City
Council.
The
experiences
for
these
four
kids
is
amazing.
A
I've
had
some
Cristo
Rey
children
say
to
me:
I've
never
been
in
an
elevator
or
have
never
been
in
a
restaurant.
I've
never
been
exposed
to
people
working
like
this,
and
yet
the
inclusion
of
students
with
business
and
connectivity
is
the
lesson
not
just
for
Philadelphia
but
for
the
country,
because
Cristo
Rey
has
the
right
method.
The
fact
that
all
seniors
are
going
to
college
going
to
college,
all
of
them
from
homes
of
low
income
and
where
half
the
parents
may
not
even
be
there
is
just
an
amazing
fact
than
we
in
the
business
community.
A
We
in
government
and
all
the
Philippines
need
to
adopt
this
model
in
the
public
school
system.
I'm
saying
this
now,
because
we're
looking
at
making
a
very
large
investment
in
the
public
schools,
which
is
great
but
I'd
like
to
see
some
of
these
measures
that
Cristo
Rey
has
adopted
adopted
in
the
public
school
system.
We
should
have
our
public
school
high
school
students
working
one
day
a
week
and
a
job
going
to
work
one
day
a
week
in
many
cases,
is
more
valuable
than
sitting
in
a
classroom
and
learning
those
skills.