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From YouTube: Committee of the Whole 11-27-2018 (Part 1)
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The Committee of the Whole of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 to hear testimony on the following item:
181014 Resolution calling for the Council Committee of the Whole to convene public meetings and public hearings pursuant to the Educational Supplement of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to review the administration, management, operations and finances of the School District and adopt plans to coordinate the activities of the Board of Education, the Mayor and the City Council for the improvement and benefit of public education in Philadelphia.
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A
So
this
is,
to
a
large
degree
a
momentous
day.
I
know
a
lot
of
people
have
been
waiting
for
this
day
in
a
very
public
way.
I
know
there
was
a
number
of
things
that
were
done.
They
led
us
to
this
point
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
before
I
get
into
my
official
scrip.
You
know:
I've
got
to
read
the
script
but
I'd
like
to
thank
this
lady
over
here,
Councilwoman
Janie
Blackwell,
because
I
can
recall
when
she
was
banging
the
drum
for
a
local
control
a
long
long
time
ago.
A
A
And
obviously,
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone
else
who
has
been
a
part
of
the
process
that
led
us
to
this
point.
It's
really
really
appreciated
all
that
work
that
people
have
done
their
commitment,
all
the
things
that
got
us
to
this
point,
but
saying
all
of
that.
The
simple
reality
is
that
we
have
a
whole
lot
of
work
to
do
so.
I'll
get
into
the
script
right,
so
the
hearing
is
call
to
order
recognize
the
presence
of
council
members
of
the
Board
of
Education
and
the
mayor.
A
This
public
meeting
and
hearing
of
the
council,
the
Board
of
Education
and
the
mayor
are
for
the
purpose
of
coordinating
our
activities
for
the
improvement
and
benefit
of
public
education
in
Philadelphia,
as
required
by
section
12
209
of
the
Home
Rule
Charter
in
the
council
resolution
181,
oh
one
for
mr.
Christmas,
please
read
the
title
of
the
resolution
resolution.
A
You
mr.
Christmas
and
sitting
here
with
me
today,
our
Mayor
James
Kenny
Board
of
Education
president
george
walker
s'en
board.
Vice
president
Wayne
Walker
School
Superintendent,
dr.
William,
hight,
board
members,
Julia,
Danzig
Leticia
hinted
I'm,
gonna,
say
Hinton
on
I,
don't
want
to
butcher
your
middle
name
now:
Mallory
fix
Lopez,
leha
Wayne,
dr.
Maria,
McColgan,
dr.
Christy,
McKinley
and
DAC,
dr.
Angela,
McIver
and
student
board
representatives
and
welcome.
Welcome.
A
We
really
appreciate
your
commitment,
the
Julia,
Frank
and
Alfredo
practical
I
would
like
to
welcome
all
of
you
here
today
for
the
beginning
of
what
I
am
sure
will
be
a
productive
partnership
for
the
bid
fit
of
public
education
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
I
believe
that
working
together
we
will
set
a
standard
that
will
far
surpass
anything
that
we've
ever
done
in
the
past.
So
I
real
briefly
I'll
go
over
today's
agenda.
I'll
first
recognize
mayor
Kenney
for
remarks
and
then
board.
A
President
george
walker
sun
will
then
introduce
board
members
and
discuss
the
board's
hopes
for
building
on
a
collaborative
relationship
with
city
council
and
the
mayor,
and
the
board's
partnership
committee
and
the
student
board
representatives
will
make
a
presentation
on
what
the
board
has
achieved
to
date.
Dr.
heit
will
then
make
a
presentation
on
school
opening
key
district
initiatives,
other
issues
followed
by
a
questions
and
conversation
period
depending
on
of
the
flow
we
will
determine
where
we
get
the
public
comment
in.
A
D
We
also
believe
that
all
students
deserve
the
opportunities
and
supports
they
need
to
succeed
in
the
workforce
and
be
engaged
leaders
in
their
communities.
I'm
thankful,
the
City
Council
voted
this
june
to
approve
a
significant
increase
in
local
funding
to
the
school
district.
With
the
additional
five
hundred
forty
seven
million
dollars
that
will
go
to
schools
over
the
next
five
years,
we
will
be
able
to
protect
the
hard-won
academic
gains
made
in
recent
years.
We
can
also
continue
to
invest
in
the
strategies
that
have
proven
effective
around
early
literacy
and
college
and
career
readiness.
D
Just
over
a
year
ago.
In
fact,
increased
investment
should
be
matched
with
increased
accountability
to
the
public.
Local
control
accomplishes
just
that,
and
today
our
schools
are
governed
by
a
diverse
local
school
board
of
Philadelphians.
I
am
proud
of
this
new
board
and
grateful
to
the
members
for
their
willingness
to
serve
and
the
dedication
they
have
shown
in
just
the
last
nine
months
of
service.
D
I
am
proud
that
the
school
that
board
has
been
very
intentional
in
their
effort
to
be
more
transparent
and
accessible
in
their
decision
making
highlighted
by
their
new
committee
structure
and
more
regular
public
interaction.
For
example,
this
Thursday's
meeting
of
the
committee
for
district
partnerships
and
community
engagement
will
be
held
at
Martin,
Luther
King
recreation
center.
The
board
has
committed
to
providing
food
and
childcare.
For
this
event,
in
order
to
ensure
strong
turnout
and
diverse
participation,
improving
our
schools
requires
bold
and
collaborative
leadership
from
all
of
us
when
our
schools
are
were
under
state
control.
D
It
was
easy
to
point
fingers
and
lay
blame
elsewhere
and
harder
harder
to
align
our
efforts
now
our
city's
futures
in
our
own
hands
right
where
we
want
it
to
be
together,
we
can
ensure
that
there
are
quality
schools
in
every
Philadelphia
neighborhood.
We
are
grateful
for
the
leadership
of
dr.
heit
and
for
our
important
partners
in
this
effort,
including
the
PFT
SEIU,
32bj
and
Casa.
D
Our
teachers,
counselors
nurses,
school
staff
and
administrators
are
indispensable
to
our
schools
and
to
our
city
and
in
Harrisburg
we
are
fortunate
to
have
a
local
legislative
delegation
and
a
governor
committed
to
equitably
funded
schools
throughout
the
Commonwealth
in
recent
years.
The
hard
work
of
our
delegation,
the
common
through
the
hard
work
of
our
delegation,
the
Commonwealth,
has
provided
additional
funding
for
critical
needs
in
Philadelphia,
such
as
school-based
health,
connectors,
LED
stabilization
and
early
childhood
education.
While
our
schools
have
returned
to
local
control,
the
Commonwealth
remains
a
vital
and
valued
partner
in
the
efforts
ahead.
D
Local
control
also
invites
partnerships
from
our
city's
residents,
whether
they
are
public
school
parents,
graduates,
students
or
neighbors
I
was
impressed
by
the
hundreds
of
applications
we
received.
Last
winner,
from
Philadelphians
willing
to
serve
on
the
school
board,
as
well
as
the
additional
over
100
applications
recently
submitted
for
the
board's
new
community
and
Parent
Advisory
Council
I
encourage
residents
to
attend
or
to
into
the
boards
committee
meetings
and
action
meetings
and
seek
ways
to
support
our
schools.
We
need
everyone's
ideas
and
support
together.
We
face
complex
and
deep-rooted
challenges.
D
The
problems
facing
our
school
were
years
in
the
making
and
they
won't
be
solved
overnight,
but
we
can't
let
that
stop
us
from
pursuing
our
shared
goals
together.
I
believe
we
can
make
significant
progress
in
the
years
ahead.
We
can
continue
to
increase
the
tendency,
early
literacy,
college
and
career
readiness
and
graduation
rates.
Each
of
these
strategies
will
feel
would
feed
right
into
the
next.
We
will
continue
to
create
community
schools
that
expand
programs
and
services
for
students
and
community
members.
D
We
will
continue
to
bring
phl
pre-k
to
more
neighborhoods,
so
more
students
are
kindergarten
ready.
We
will
continue
to
work
with
the
district
operations
to
create
stronger
systems
and
great
alignment
and
greater
alignment
with
the
city.
When
all
of
our
students
succeed,
Philadelphia
will
succeed,
neighborhoods
will
flourish
around
a
growing
number
of
successful
schools.
We
will
attract
and
support
new
families
and
businesses
and
with
time
that
will
be
easier
to
sustain
a
system
of
quality
schools.
D
The
investments
and
personal
commitments
that
we've
made
in
the
past
year
reflect
the
kind
of
future
that
we
dare
to
dream
for
this
city
and
for
its
children,
but
it's
not
enough
to
dream
now.
The
real
work
begins
as
we
look
for
more
opportunities
for
the
city
and
the
district
to
work
together
on
our
shared
strategic
priorities
and,
of
course,
to
advocate
together
for
adequate
and
sustainable
funding
in
the
long
term,
members
of
City,
Council
and
members
of
the
board
I
am
proud
to
work
alongside
you.
Thank
you
again
for
your
dedication
to
our
students.
D
D
A
city
can
do
to
ensure
its
future
to
ensure
that
the
things
that
we
struggle
with,
like
addiction
and
crime
and
other
things
will
continue,
will
drop
as
we
increase
the
capability
of
our
students
and
make
them
ready
to
meet
their
potential,
to
have
jobs
that
can
pay
for
buying
a
home
and
raising
families
and
paying
taxes,
which
is
very
important
and
I.
Just
I
think
this
board
is
that
the
time
is
right.
This
board
is
the
perfect
board.
D
D
A
C
Thank
You
council
president
Clark,
want
to
thank
everyone
for
having
the
entire
board
here.
The
entire
Board
of
the
Board
of
Education
is
represented
today.
For
us,
it's
it's
a
really
important
and
symbolic
of
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
the
the
administration
and
City
Council
normally
when
we
come
we're
here
at
a
hearing
and
we're
sitting
right
over
there
being
grilled
on
a
lot
of
issues.
But
we
celebrate
this
opportunity
to
have
more
of
a
conversation
and
a
meeting
to
discuss
the
challenges
that
we
all
face
with
public
education.
C
It's
actually
just
a
year
ago
this
month
that
the
school
reform
commission,
dr.
McGinley
and
the
other
SRC
members
voted
to
disband
that
the
SRC
we're
now
under
local
control
and
proud
to
serve
as
the
city's
first
mayor
appointed
Board
of
Education.
In
nearly
two
decades,
a
quality
public
education
requires
sustained
and
citywide.
E
Think
I
have
to
be
loud
enough,
though
first
of
all
I
want
to
say
that
we,
the
board
members.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity,
and
indeed
we
have
been
busy
and
worked.
Nine
I
think
exceptional
board
members
who
were
honoured
to
be
able
to
be
appointed
to
this
board.
We
started
out
in
a
intensive
listening
session.
E
We
started
out,
we
started
out
with
an
intense
listening
session
across
the
city,
hoping
to
hear
and
looking
to
hear
from
all
of
our
constituents
to
hear
what
were
their
aspirations,
what
were
their
concerns
for
us
and
for
our
school
district
as
a
result
of
that,
we
then
moved
into
transforming
our
board,
because
what
we
heard
was
transparency,
accessibility,
equity.
As
a
result
of
that,
we
then
began
to
one
reform
at
how
we
conduct
our
business.
E
We
establish
committees
so
that
those
committees
could
be
able
to
discuss
prior
to
our
monthly
board
meeting
all
of
the
actions
that
were
to
take
place
so
that
every
citizen
would
have
the
opportunity
to
have
input
in
those
decisions.
Secondly,
we
construct
reconstructed
our
living
quarters
there.
You
might
say
so
that
we
could
have
the
public
in
so
that
they
can
be
full
participants
in
all
that
we
did.
We
also
redesigned
our
way.
F
We
are
so
honored
to
be
here
today,
I'm
to
be
able
to
talk
to
you
all
and
we're
just
really
honored
and
humbled
to
be
able
to
serve
in
this
position.
So,
as
student
representatives,
we
have
a
couple
goals:
the
first
one
we
want
to
hear
from
students
about
the
ways
in
which
we
can
best
serve
them.
Alfredo
and
I
both
feel
really
adamantly
that
our
job
isn't
to
present
our
own
opinions.
F
It's
to
facilities,
facilitate
discussions
with
students
across
the
city
about
what's
working
and
what
can
be
improved
and
then
to
present
that
to
the
board.
Additionally,
we
want
to
bridge
the
gap
between
the
Board
of
Education
and
students
by
both
advocating
for
students
and
communicating
board
decisions,
while
we
do
want
to
be
a
voice
for
students
and
that's
a
big
part
of
our
job,
we
also
want
to
see
students
more
aware
with
some
of
the
goals
of
the
board
and
to
see
them
more
aware
of
some
of
the
things
that
the
board
is
talking
about.
F
F
And
listeners
to
discussions
we're
going
to
be
visiting
schools
around
the
city,
including
our
upcoming
one
next
week
at
Thomas,
Edison
High
School.
And
we
will
be
releasing
a
list
of
more
schools
that
we'll
be
visiting
in
the
weeks
to
come,
which
will
be
posted
on
the
board's
website
and
we're
working
to
schedule.
Meetings
with
different
student-led
advocacy
group
advocacy
groups
around
the
city
and
the
district
to
facilitate
a
healthy
partnership
and
collaborative
partnership
between
them
and
we're
really
thrilled
for
this
opportunity.
And
we
hope
that
the
students.
F
G
So
we've
heard
the
commitment
of
the
school
district
and
under
dr.
heit
for
the
last
several
years
have
seen
that
commitment.
We've
heard
the
commitment
from
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
now
we're
here
today
to
discuss
our
commitment
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia
as
the
Board
of
Education
and
we're
gonna
start
by
going
through
in
just
a
little
bit
more
detail
the
committees
that
julia
has
already
referenced.
G
C
C
And
dr.
McCall
can
brings
the
particular
expertise
in
in
child
abuse
she's.
She
was
a
school
teacher
in
the
public
school
system
in
Philadelphia.
She
then
went
on
to
get
her
medical
degree
and
her
areas,
specialization
as
I
said,
has
been
in
child
abuse.
She
worked
extensively
at
st.
Christopher's
and
is
now
running
a
project
and
in
southern
Jersey
and
we're
trying
to
steal
her
back
to
the
Philadelphia
side
of
the
river
happy
to
be
back.
F
C
Dr.
MacGyver
has
a
PhD
in
math
education
and
has
has
been
extensively
involved
in
in
some
of
the
charter
school
founding
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
She,
her
passion,
though,
is
math
education
and
she's
not
going
to
rest
until
she
sees
us
mounting
new
initiatives
and
having
improved
results
in
the
area
of
math
education
and.
E
H
F
Good
morning
yes
can
hear
me
I'm
with
the
CIA
I
know
letti.
As
most
people
know
me,
I
have
over
32
33
years
experience
and
with
city
government
and
have
worked
in
the
nonprofit
world
as
well.
For
many
many
years
my
passion
has
always
been
working
with
populations
that
most
people
found
most
difficult
to
work
with.
F
So
homelessness
was
my
was
my
kind
of
thing
in
social
services
I'm
presently
a
grandma
which
I'm
enjoying
and
I'm
also
a
board
member,
that's
on
the
finance
and
Facilities
Committee,
and
we
you
know
we
just
are
very
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this
process
and
hope
that
we'll
be
continued
to
work
in
partnership
with
everyone
good
morning,
council
members,
mr.
mayor,
my
name
is
lee:
quong
honored
to
serve
on
the
school
board.
Letty
and
I
are
honored
to
be
your
co-chairs
for
the
finance
and
Facilities
Committee.
F
J
Morning,
I'm
Chris
McKinley
I'm
a
professor
at
Temple
University,
but
my
career
includes
18
years
with
the
School
District
as
a
special
education
teacher
principal
a
regional
superintendent
working
in
central
office
and
then
a
stint
in
the
suburbs
as
superintendent
Cheltenham
and
Lower
Merion
and
I
co-chair.
The
student
achievement
committee
with
dr.
McIver.
G
Ok,
so
back
to
the
recommitment,
so
you
know
I'm
very
encouraged
by
the
recommitment
of
not
only
the
district
but
the
city,
and
now
the
new
Board
of
Education
to
education
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
as
Julia
had
already
mentioned.
As
Miss
Danski
has
mentioned,
that
we've
started
four
different
committees.
First
and
foremost,
the
student
achievement
committee,
dr.
G
That
says
the
interests
of
our
students
come
first,
and
that
is
what
we
go
back
for
every
decision
and
and
consider
that
before
making
any
decision
looking
at
transparency
and
accessibility,
this
was
a
key
theme
that
we
heard
through
listening
sessions
and
also
a
testimony
that
we
have
heard
him
at
action.
Meetings
and
committee
meetings
is
the
need
for
transparency.
I,
wouldn't
say
it
was
just
a
minor
thing
that
we
heard
it
was.
It
was
definitely
the
key
theme.
It
was
essentially
an
outcry
of
the
need
for
transparency.
G
Establishing
our
committees
has
been
one
driver
of
that
transparency
in
education.
We
have
a
strategy
that
we
call
think
aloud.
I
use
this
a
lot
as
a
reading
teacher,
where
we
not
only
try
to
get
students
to
the
final
answer,
but
we
have
them.
We
think
allow
to
help
them
understand
the
process
and
the
critical
thinking
to
get
to
that
final
answer
or
the
solution.
G
And
so
what
we
have
committed
to
do
is
to
work
in
the
public
so
that
we're
not
just
giving
a
decision
but
we're
having
we're
working
with
the
public
jointly
to
come
together
in
that
process
of
decision
making
going
on
to
oh
I'm,
sorry,
and
a
little
bit
more
with
transparency
and
accessibility
is
gaining
shared,
meaning
around
those
two
very
big
terms.
What
does
transparency
mean?
G
What
does
accessibility
mean
and
how
are
we
engaging
diverse
communities
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
in
diverse
ZIP
codes,
going
to
diverse
groups
of
schools,
including
district
and
charter,
which
takes
us
to
the
idea
of
one
system
of
schools
and
I?
Just
realize
we're
not
talking
about
the
committee's
right.
Now
we're
actually
talking
about
word
priority,
so
sorry
for
the
confusion,
so
the
one
system
of
schools,
we
have
talked
a
lot
about
the
desire
for
equitable
access
to
good
schools.
G
So
our
role
as
a
governing
body
is
different
between
charter
and
district
schools,
but
we
must
see
one
system
to
make
informed
decisions,
and
this
will
help
to
allow
all
Philadelphians
to
have
access
to
good
schools
in
their
neighborhoods
and
with
that
we're
focusing
on
quality
access
and
funding
throughout
this
one
system,
and
then
lastly,
we,
a
priority
of
ours,
is
financial
stability.
So
none
of
these
goals
will
be
possible
without
maintaining
financial
stability
and
we're
focused
on
looking
for
new
funding
and
also
making
sure
we're
spending
wisely
and
equitably
the
existing
funds.
G
So
that
now
brings
me
to
the
committees.
So
the
committee's
is
what
helps
what
helps
us
drive
that
transparent
helps
the
public
to
be
engaged
in
this
thinking
allow
process
to
making
joint
decisions.
So
the
committee
structure
has
been
critical
for
us
and
again
pointing
out
that
has
been
in
the
public
with
the
committee's
I'm,
just
gonna
ask
co-chairs
to
just
give
a
give
a
hello'
to
highlight
so
for
finance
and
Facilities
Committee.
We
have
Leticia
Hinton
and
leave
Wong
on
that
side.
G
I
think
we're
kind
of
divided
up
by
committees
a
little
bit
district
partnerships
and
community
engagement,
miss
tansy
and
myself
and
she's
gonna
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
some
of
our
current,
where
our
upcoming
work
with
that
committee
for
student
achievement
and
support.
We
have
dr.
McKinley
and
dr.
McIver
and
then
lastly,
for
policy
committee,
the
chairperson
is
mr.
Walker.
G
So
again
as
I
mentioned,
this
committee
structure
has
allowed
us
to
invite
the
public
in
the
decision-making
process.
It's
important
to
point
out
that
these
committee
meetings
happen
before
action
meetings,
which
is
a
very
different
structure
than
the
SRC
operated
under
so
several
weeks
prior
to
any
decisions
being
formalized.
We're
meeting
with
public
with
the
public
they
can
come
in
and
give
testimony
and
the
testimony
turns
more
into
a
dialogue.
G
E
But
if
you
participate
in
our
meetings
you
will,
but
when
we
ask,
when
you
come
to
our
meetings,
to
come
with
your
issue
and
come
with
some
suggestions
to
help
us
to
know
how
we
might
have
better
address
those
issues,
because
it's
a
partnership,
that's
why
this
committees
named
partnership-
it's
a
partnership.
We
cannot
do
it
alone.
You
can
either
do
it
alone
there.
You
will
see
the
listings
of
our
meetings.
Please
make
note
of
them.
Please
plan
to
attend
them.
E
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
again
to
reiterate,
as
the
mayor
said,
on
the
29th,
which
is
this
Thursday
tonight
on
this
Thursday,
we
will
be
meeting
at
MLK
rec
center,
where
we
will
be
listening
to
a
community
and
what
we'll
be
talking
about
engagement,
partnerships
and
engagement
and
how
we
can
better
be
a
part
of
that.
You
can
also
ask
access
any
of
our
information
over
our
website.
Philadelphia
dot,
org
at
slash
school
boards.
E
C
K
K
Do
think
that
this
is
a
unique
opportunity
and,
quite
frankly,
the
promise
of
local
control
and,
as
we
think
about
how
do
we
align
resources
and
services
to
best
serve
all
of
the
children
in
this
city
with
respect
to
a
public
education,
I
think
is,
as
the
mayor
just
indicated,
the
most
important
thing
that
we
can
do
and
I
do
think.
As
we
think
about
this
work.
K
It
is
really
important
to
ensure
that
all
of
200,000
plus
children
in
public
schools
have
a
quality
education,
and
that
is
what
our
work
is
and
I'm
gonna
walk
through.
Just
a
brief
presentation
and
I
know,
members
of
council
have
that
presentation
already
so
I'm
not
going
to
go
over
every
slide,
but
there
are
some
slides
in
which
I
want
to
highlight
because
it
defines
our
work
and
it
defines
the
work
that
we
are
trying
to
do
so.
K
Essentially,
what
we
are
charged
to
do
is
to
provide
an
education
of
the
more
than
200,000
children
in
public
schools,
and
it
is
to
shape,
manage
and
improve
an
organization
that
provides
a
high
quality
education
for
our
young
people.
This
work,
and
in
particular
my
work,
is
guided
by
in
shaped
by
my
experiences
and
beliefs
about
the
capabilities
of
our
children
and,
as
you
just
heard,
from
two
very
talented
board
members
who
are
students,
as
children
are
capable
of
doing
magnificent
things
when
given
access
and
and
understanding
that
we
will
achieve
equity.
K
Only
when
all
students
have
the
resources
needed
to
graduate
ready
to
succeed
as
fully
engaged
citizens
of
Philadelphia,
of
Pennsylvania
and
of
this
world.
So
essentially,
in
the
simplest
terms,
our
goal
as
an
organization
is
to
make
sure
every
child
in
the
city
has
a
great
school
close
to
where
they
live.
We
are
already
good
at
providing
great
schools
in
certain
parts
of
the
city,
as
you
can
see
from
this
slide,
we
also
good
at
providing
great
schools
for
families
and
students
to
choose
if
they
have
the
ability
to
access
choice.
K
What
we
need
to
do
is
to
make
sure
that
every
child
in
every
part
of
the
city
can
get
a
great
education
and
have
a
great
school
close
to
where
they
live.
This
is
how
we
define
our
equity
agenda
and
it's
explicitly
intended
to
ensure
that
every
child
in
the
city
can
be
a
great
part
or
part
of
the
great
economic
and
cultural
progress.
K
Watch
reinforce
highest
here
is
model
one
of
the
things
that
we
are
seeing
over
the
past
three
years,
that
we
are
having
more
children
in
a
reinforced
in
model
categories
of
schools
than
in
our
intervene
and
watch
categories,
and
we
have
fewer
children
in
schools
that
are
intervene,
and
that
is
both
from
the
program
development.
The
hard
work
of
all
of
our
staff
members,
who
are
at
those
schools
and
the
work
that
we
have
done
to
focus
our
efforts
on
some
of
the
schools
that
are
lowest
performing.
K
It's
really
important
to
also
acknowledge
when
we
have
received
recognition
from
others
outside
of
Pennsylvania,
and
it
is
I'm
also
pleased
to
remind
everyone
that
we
had
two
national
Blue
Ribbon
Schools
from
Philadelphia
in
the
most
recent
acknowledgement
of
high-performing
schools
across
the
country
and
as
a
matter
of
fact,
the
two
schools
in
Philadelphia
were
the
only
public
schools
in
Philadelphia
to
be
named
at
only
13.
Only
two
of
13
that
was
named
that
were
named
across
Pennsylvania.
K
Those
schools
are
Albert
Greenfield
and
we
emeritus
and
we're
proud
of
those
two
schools
and
the
staffs
and
the
leadership
and
the
communities
there.
We're
also
one
also
wanted
to
highlight
some
as
that
board
member
fix.
Lopez
talked
about
I
wanted
to
highlight
some
of
our
continued
academic
progress,
and
this
is
important,
and
while
we
have
a
lot
of
work
still
to
do,
we
have
seen
our
PSSA
and
Keystone
results
so
that
our
students
are
continuing
to
make
academic
progress
on
the
PSSA.
Is
a
significant
number
of
student
moved
out
of
the
below
basic
category?
K
K
We
often
refer
to
an
action
plan,
that's
a
strategic
plan
and
that
plan
is
a
working
document
and
that
plan
is
the
working
document
that
details
all
of
our
actions,
our
aspirations
and
the
goals
and
our
statement
of
beliefs.
We
use
it
as
a
god
to
God
our
work
and
we
are
very
consistent,
consistently
focused
on
a
few
key
initiatives
in
doing
what
we
know
that
works
really
well.
That
plan
has
a
set
of
anchor
goals
and
many
individuals
have
seen
and
heard
about
these
anchor
goals.
K
They
are
set
at
a
hundred
percent
and
that's
intentional
and
it's
intentional
represent
every
single
child
in
this
city
and
we're
focused
on
four
things,
because
we
believe
as
an
organization.
If
we
accomplish
these
four
things,
then
we
will
have
children
in
great
schools
receiving
a
great
education.
It's
also
really
important
to
have
these
four
things,
because
there
are
a
million
of
programs,
initiatives
and
actions
that
we
could
be
distracted
by
literally
every
day,
and
so
it's
really
important
to
focus
and
be
intentional
around
this
work.
K
K
It
is
it
details,
clear,
annual
calendar
and
financial
decisions,
and
you
can
see
here
their
schedules.
We
have
quarterly
reports
that
we
do
for
this
council
and
we
have
easy
to
access
website
with
current
and
historical
financial
information
at
the
school
level
and
at
the
district
level
and
in
we've
just
released
a
quarter.
One
report
and
that
report
continues
to
project
a
narrow
operating
surplus
for
f119
and
a
positive
year
in
fund
balance
for
this
fiscal
year,
the
federal
government
and
while
they
reduced
but
did
not
eliminate
title
2
funding
for
f119.
K
We
that
has
allowed
us
to
release
another
ten
million
dollars
that
we
had
formerly
held
in
reserves
for
federal
cuts
and
the
current
year
expenditure
and
projection
for
those.
For
that,
for
the
ten
million
dollars
is
to
do
and
complete
workaround
paint
stabilization
and
for
increased
special
education
services.
K
The
other
slides
that
I
want
to
draw
your
attention
to
some
work
around
the
buildings
and,
in
particular,
the
work
that
we've
done
to
improve
school
buildings,
and
so,
in
addition
to
all
of
the
other
areas,
one
area
that
we
will
continue
to
focus
on
is
our
school
building.
Our
operations
and
facilities
management
teams.
They
updated
cleaning
standards
to
ensure
all
buildings
are
clean
to
assent
to
the
same
standard.
These
guidelines
clearly
spell
out
the
types
of
daily
cleaning
that
must
be
completed
in
order
to
ensure
safe,
healthy
environments
for
students
and
staffs.
K
In
addition
to
that,
we
had
projects
that
happened
over
the
summer.
These
projects
are
continuing
throughout
the
year.
One
project
which
received
a
lot
of
attention
in
the
spring
was
the
lead,
paint,
stabilization
and
plaster
repair
project.
This
is
this.
Work
will
include
a
completed
assessment
of
all
at
all
40
locations
identified
for
lead,
paint,
stabilization
or
plaster
repair,
we're
pleased
with
the
additional
monies
that
we
receive
from
the
governor,
and
we
are
also
pleased
to
work
with
advocacy
groups
and
advisory
groups
to
finalize
a
methodology
to
select
future
work
locations.
K
K
In
addition
to
that,
we
had
designed
construction
and
renovation
projects
that
included
59
projects
of
saand
to
a
design,
professional
40,
active
construction
projects,
valued
at
almost
172
million
dollars
and
over
3600
pre-k
through
third
grade
students
being
served
in
modernized
classrooms
that
happened
in
across
160
classrooms
across
11
schools,
and
that
brings
a
two
year
total
to
about
two
hundred
and
forty
classrooms
across
18
schools,
helping
to
improve
the
conditions
for
almost
8,000
young
people.
In
addition,
we
have
environmental
remediation
projects
and,
since
September
district
staff
has
responded
to
35
indoor
environmental
quality.
K
Events
and
district
staff
have
also
attended
meetings
to
discuss
the
IEQ
event
and
answer
questions
with
school
communities.
The
next
law
details
some
photos
of
the
lead
paint
projects
that
will
that
have
started
and
have
been
completed
in
some
cases,
but
will
be
going
on
until
the
forty
schools
are
all
address,
and
you
can
see
some
of
the
examples
here
with
the
work
across
the
top
of
the
slide
that
is
occurring
in
schools.
And
then
you
can
see
the
finished
products
at
the
bottom
of
the
slot.
K
As
the
largest
single
provider
of
quality
pre-k
in
Pennsylvania,
the
school
district
knows
firsthand
the
benefits
of
quality
pre-k
to
our
young
children.
We
are
thrilled
with
mayor
Kenney
and
when
he
announced
that
the
city
would
be
expanding
pre-k
to
thousands
more
students
and
we
work
hand-in-hand
with
the
mayor's
office
of
education
to
work
towards
a
future
where
there
are
sufficient
and
affordable
high
quality
pre-k
seats
in
every
neighborhood
across
the
city.
K
K
In
addition,
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
around
special
education
to
improve
the
services
and
address
challenges,
and
we've
done
work
to
ilan
the
individual
educational
plans
or
IEP
s
to
standards-based
instruction
and
showing
that
those
children
with
IEP
s
receive
standards-based
instruction.
We've
looked
at
protocols
and
processes
and
systems
for
instructional
collaboration.
We
anticipate
a
Lea
intervention
and
prevention
programs
and
develop
research
based
models
for
effective
programming,
and
you
can
see
there's
an
acronym
up.
Building
strong
systems
of
Mt
SS,
really
important.
K
That
means
multi-tiered
system
of
support,
and
so
one
of
the
finish
with
how
I
started
and
I
do
think
that
it's
also
important
to
acknowledge
that
this
is
giving
Tuesday,
and
we
like
to
take
advantage
of
these
opportunities
to
ask
for
contributions
for
schools
for
specific
things.
This
year
we
have
a
citywide
investment
in
an
undeniable
promise
of
music,
education
and
I'm,
happy
to
say
that
we
now
have
music
in
all
of
our
k-8
schools
and
that
program
is
now
available
to
all
of
those
students.
K
Think
when
given
access
to
opportunity,
then
our
young
people
have
shown
us
over
and
over
again
that
they
can
do
great
things
and
I
think
it's
our
collective
responsibility
to
make
good
on
this
statement
that
the
future
of
our
students
is
limitless.
So
with
that,
it's
the
council,
president
I
conclude
my
remarks.
A
A
A
L
You
very
much
council
president
Thank
You,
chair,
Wilkerson
superintendent
item
members
of
the
Board
of
Education.
This
has
been
one
of
the
main
reasons
why
it's
it's
been
such
a
great
opportunity
to
have
this
long
journey
towards
local
control
and
have
this
dialogue.
I
know
one
of
the
most
important
things
about
the
Board
of
Education
and
City
Council
is
that
both
of
us
are
functioning
as
oversight
bodies
for
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
and
we
have
had
a
chance
to
sit
down
with
both
superintendent
height
Ori
Monson.
L
L
I
do
want
to
just
make
one
quick
note
about
one
of
your
areas
of
four
priorities:
I
really
support
all
of
them,
including
ensuring
quality
schools,
but
I
would
like
to
suggest,
rather
than
one
system
of
quality
schools,
that
we
talk
about
an
equitable
system
of
quality
schools.
We
know
we
can
build
quality
schools,
especially
with
a
city
in
which
we
have
enormous
neighborhood
and
housing
segregation
race,
segregation.
L
You
know
we
don't
want
quality
schools
to
be
predetermined
by
factors
of
wealth,
race,
class,
etc,
that
have
long
tracked,
quality
and
education
I
think
our
striving
is
towards
equity
and
whether
all
schools
can
become
equitable,
representative
and
quality
school
institutions
for
everybody,
but
I
want
to
talk
primarily
about
staffing
within
the
district.
I.
Think
staffing
is
one
of
our
core
concerns.
L
L
You
know
we
have
a
lot
of
concerns
about
vacancies
in
core
areas
in
which
a
school
or
a
child
will
not
fulfill
a
state
mandate.
A
mandated
curriculum
requirement,
for
example,
West
Philadelphia
High
School,
which,
as
my
understanding
does
not
have
any
foreign
language
being
offered
currently
or
did
not
as
of
earlier
this
year.
L
There
are
a
number
of
special
education
vacancies
that
you're.
Aware
of
so
you
know.
Among
these
questions
are:
how
are
we
measuring
success
in
recruitment
and
retention
around
school
staffing,
and
do
you
feel
as
a
board
that
we're
meeting
our
standards
around
that
and
are
the
strategic?
You
know
the
consultants
and
folks
that
you're
using?
L
Are
they
actually
helping
us
get
to
a
place
where
we
are
more
effectively
bolstering
the
teaching
force,
addressing
vacancies
that
are
happening
and
what
are
we
doing
about
children
who
are
not
receiving
their
state,
mandated
curriculum
requirements
or
schools
that
are
not
fulfilling
state,
mandated
curriculum
garments
and
are
also?
Are
you
talking
those.
C
K
K
The
one
of
the
things
I
think
is
important
is
that
this
continues
to
be
an
area
where
we
are
focusing
a
lot
of
efforts,
because
that's
one
of
our
goals
to
ensure
that
a
hundred
percent
of
schools
have
great
principals
teachers
and
support
staff
members,
and
it
is
also
important
to
indicate
that
we
made
great
progress
in
this
area
over
the
past
four
to
five
years,
where,
when
we
begin
the
year,
we
have
99%
of
all
teacher
vacancies
filled
with
almost
10,000
teachers.
That
is
a
pretty
substantial
set
of
it's
a
pretty
substantial
goal.
K
That
work
continues
to
be
without
the
active
recruitment
and
retention
of
individuals
in
schools.
With
that
number
of
fools
who
work
in
schools,
naturally
through
attrition
through
retirements
through
individuals
who
relocated
their
mid-year
moves
that
occur,
and
we
have
to
address
those
mid-year
moves.
But
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
important
to
address,
as
you
just
talked
about
this-
is
that
so
this
year
we
hire
21
new
principals,
771
new
teachers,
47
new
assistant
principals,
4,
new
assistant,
superintendents
and
we've
also
started
a
teacher
residency
program
with
49
new
teacher
residents.
K
Almost
40%
of
them
are
teachers
of
color.
We
did
start
this
year
with
a
99
percent
teacher
fill
rate.
It's
important
to
carry
that
rate
throughout
the
school
year,
because
the
later
in
the
year
that
these
openings
occur,
the
harder
it
is
to
fill
that
position
with
a
with
the
candidate,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
is
continue
to
recruit
year-round
for
these
types
of
positions
and
recruit
into
teachers
of
color
into
these
roles
as
well.
We
do
have
a
system
that
is
a
dashboard.
K
It's
a
performance
dashboard
that
looks
at
the
hiring
the
vacancies,
and
we
do
that
on
a
weekly
basis,
so
that
we
are
well
aware
of
where
those
vacancies
occur
so
that
we
can
get
individuals
to
those
places
and
I'll.
Let
then
the
board
president
talked
about
the
accountability.
From
the
board's
perspective,
I
think.
C
It's
what
it's
one
of
those
issues
that
we're
tracking
through
our
student
achievement
committee-
it
is
the
way
we
operate
is
use
the
the
committee
meetings
as
a
way
of
getting
a
background
in
what's
going
on.
We
both
both
in
order
to
support
decisions
that
we
have
to
make
in
our
action
meetings,
but
also
it
helps
to
shape
our
priorities
before
too
long
we'll
be
going
over
the
budget
trying
to
figure
out
where
we
need
to
be
spending
more
and
that
impacts
directly
the
kind
of
talent
we
can
attract
to
the
district.
C
We
also
use
it
when
it
comes
time
to
set
set
goals
for
the
superintendent
and
evaluate
the
superintendent.
These
are
issues
that
we're
aware
of.
We
understand
we
have
these
vacancies.
It
comes
up
in
the
leveling
context,
so
there
are
issues
that
we
grapple
with.
We
don't
have
specific
goals
yet
I
think
it's
something
that
will
likely
evolve
in
the
coming
years.
I
don't
know
if
either
of
the.
F
This
is
absolutely
has
been
on
our
radar
and
it's
probably
one
of
the
most
critical
issues
around
education
here,
but
I.
Think
one
of
the
bigger
issues
of
concern
is
the
number
of
teacher
education
candidates
coming
out
of
schools
now
and
that
we
need
to
figure
out
how
to
recruit
teachers
to
Philadelphia
instead
of
Lower,
Merion
and
Bucks
County,
and
these
other
places,
because
the
numbers
that
every
school
district
is
dealing
with
have
dropped.
L
I
think
addressing
climate
I
mean
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
what
we're
seeing
and
you
know
a
major
issue
that
I
have
is
that
look?
It's
always
going
to
be
a
struggle,
and
since
the
Corbett
era,
you
know
of
deep
disinvestment
around
schools.
We
seen
a
real
drop-off
around.
You
know,
teaching
being
a
valued
professional.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
though,
like
in
New
York
City,
there's
one
and
ten
for
every
ten
for
every
position
opened
in
New,
York
City,
there's
something
like
ten
applicants
in
Chicago.
L
It's
seven
applicants
for
every
position
and
Philadelphia
it's
something
like
two.
So
we
do
have
an
issue
that
that
I,
you
know
it
is
bigger
than
anyone
person,
but
I
will
also
say
that
as
much
as
I
fought
with
Arlene
Ackerman
over
issues
within
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
she
did
prioritize
the
staffing
of
her
schools.
She
made
sure
that
schools
opened
with
a
teacher
in
front
of
every
child
classrooms
were
filled.
It
became
a
number-one
obsession
and
goal
for
her
and
and
I
respect
her
tremendously.
L
For
that,
and
so
I
think
that
that's
you
know,
one
of
the
areas
that
I'm
concerned
about
is
how
we
get
into
a
situation
in
which,
like
Hill
Friedman,
doesn't
have
a
science
teacher
in
which
math
is
missing
from
a
number
of
different
schools
like
southern.
So
it
is
a
climate
as
well
as
like
a
academic
and
curriculum
issue
as
well
and
I.
You
know,
like
I,
think
we
should
continue
the
conversation
about
how
the
student
achievement
committee
is
working
on
it,
but
I'd
like
to
see
us
think
about
what
that
looks.
Like.
A
K
You
just
just
see
things
I,
think
it's
important
to
respond
to
one
Councilwoman
is
that
so
the
we
do
have
a
number
of
emergency
certifications
and
those
that
emergency
certification
is
a
running
total
over
years
of
time.
So
so
one
example
is
that
72
of
those
emergency,
certifications
or
school
nurses,
who
also
need
the
state
certification
to
be
a
school
nurse
in
Pennsylvania,
and
we
a
number
of
emergency
certifications,
are
about
five
hundred,
not
one
thousand.
K
The
second
thing,
though,
I
think
is
equally
important,
is
making
sure
that
when
we
attract
individuals
to
the
profession
that
we
keep
them
here
and
we
keep
them
here
through
having
systems
and
supports
and
structures
that
are
supportive
to
them
and
will
attract
them
and
will
encourage
them
that
remain.
Thank.
M
You
thank
you
very
much.
Mr.
president,
good
morning
the
protocols
haven't
been
establish.
I'm
gonna
jump
right
into
my
questions.
Bravo
for
music
in
all
schools,
K
through
8,
that's
a
big
deal
and
we
come
in
might
a
long
mighty
long
way.
So
that
should
not
be
that
should
be
underscored
in
all
of
your
slides.
I
saw
nothing
around
and
nothing
doesn't
mean
it
doesn't
exist.
I
just
need
to
hear
about
it.
Mbe
WBE,
where
that
is
infused
in
all
of
those
committees
that
the
board
has
established.
I
C
C
The
board's
goal
is
to
have
the
new
policy
in
place
for
the
start
of
the
school
year.
Okay,
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
opportunities.
We
want
to
take
advantage
of
like
making
sure
that
our
students
have
opportunities
coming
out
of
all
the
contracting
work
that
we
do
and
I
that's
something
that
dr.
Hyde
has
been
working
on,
and
so
you
may
want
to
speak
specifically
about
about
some
of
that
work.
But
we,
you
know
our
program
is
not
the
program
that
we
want
and
we
intend
to
move
aggressively
to
have
something
in
place.
M
K
K
Moving
directly
into
fleet
management
positions
out
of
high
school,
in
addition
to
the
good
work
that's
happening
around
projects
like
Penn
assists.
We
also
have
an
apprenticeship
program
for
our
district
carpenters,
electricians,
steamfitters,
and
it's
one
more
and
plumbers,
and
those
are
young
people
who
are
starting
upon
graduation
from
high
school
that
have
graduated
from
one
of
the
CTE
programs,
and
those
individuals
are
then
employed
by
us
as
they
train
as.
I
K
With
one
of
those
professionals,
and
then
those
individuals
then
receive
their
certification
and
then
do
that
full
apprenticeship
for
two
years
and
then
we
will
employ
them
as
a
district
employee
in
one
of
those
areas,
and
so
it
started
with
five
young
men,
and
now
we've
had
over
a
hundred
applications
for
more
children.
So
the
second
year
that
we
now
have
17
additional
individuals
who
are
doing
that
and
many
of
them
are
females
as
well.
K
So
these
are
young
people
who
have
been,
who
were
students
who
are
now
working
as
a
part
of
working
with
our
professional
staff
and
will
then
become
employees?
And
we
are
looking
for
ways
to
move
that
to
the
high
school
experience
so
that
their
actual
12th
graders,
who
have
been
paid
as
a
part
of
their
learning,
and
then
they
become
employees
or
could
become
employees.
M
Knowing
that
you
now
have
a
committee
devoted
to
of
facilities
and
with
the
emerging
work
of
this
committee,
I'm
interested
in
and
what
any
connectedness
with
we
built
on
the
city
side,
as
relates
to
the
school
buildings
of
where
you've
shown
us
in
the
side
and
the
slides
where
the,
where
there's
been
work
already
and
around
libraries,
any
connectedness
between
the
city's
libraries
and
schools
that
need
facility
upgrades
and
the
like.
So
I
guess,
I'm
speaking
to
partnerships
as
it
relates
to
what
makes
sense
when
it
comes
to
school
facilities.
Yes,.
K
Yes
and
thank
you
for
the
question-
and
we
actually
so
I'm
gonna
allow
the
Facilities
Committee
to
respond
to
some
of
this.
But
it
is
important
to
also
update
council
that
we've
been
meeting
actively
with
the
city
and
we
have
a
meeting
where
many
of
the
divisions
and
departments
are
coming
together
to
look
at
solutions
to
these
types
of
challenges
at
historical
challenges
and
so
how?
Who
has
responsibility
and
just
kind
of
working
out
some
of
the
things
that
have
always
been
a
challenge
with
that?
Our
next
meeting
is
tomorrow.
M
Finally,
the
stars
are
aligned
where
you
have
leadership
at
the
school
district
and
leadership
on
council
and
leadership
at
the
school
board,
at
the
board
level
and
in
the
mayor's
office
where,
where,
where
all
of
us
believe
philosophically
and
makes
sense
to
see
how
we
can
reduce
costs
and
operate
in
the
way
that
you
just
defined
fifteen
years
ago,
we
didn't
have
that,
and
while
we
had
small
conversations
and
Huddle's,
there
was
no
intention
to
have
a
broader
conversation
at
this
level
to
ensure
the
goal
you've
just
articulated.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
councilman
it
Councilwoman.
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
I,
actually
just
talking
to
dr.
heit
earlier
and
I've
got
to
give
you
guys
credit.
You
did
a
great
job
on
duck,
curry
school,
where
the
city
forwarded
the
money
of
capital
of
dollars,
and
lo
and
behold,
I'm
riding
down
15th,
Street
and
I
see
this
awesome
playground
at
duck
curry
school
and
kept
the
promise
to
those
young
people
over
there,
and
so
it
can
work
in
that
simple
reality.
A
As
in
years
past,
there
was
always
this
issue
about
the
SRC
state
control
versus
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
even
though
we
got
in
a
legal
opinion
that
we
still
could
coal
mingle
dollars
as
it
relates
to
capital
improvement.
Now
it
should
be
official.
There
should
be
a
no-brainer
that
we
can
in
fact
do
that
so
councilman.
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
up
and
the
further
conversations
around
the
coley-cole
location.
All
the
other
things
that
I
know.
Council
in
the
sanchez
was
talking
about
Thank
You
doc.
Chair
recognizes
councilman,
Jones,
Thank,.
B
You,
mr.
president,
and
welcome
to
City
Council
I
want
to
first
say
that
I
see
the
moon
being
positive
for
this
local
ctrl
skey's.
My
I
was
yelling
for
the
Sixers
in
the
Eagles,
so
my
voice
was
a
casualty,
but
I
see
the
needle
moving
in
the
right
direction.
Based
on
your
quantifying
some
of
the
that
over
the
years
we've
been
moving
towards,
I
have
two
questions
and
the
first
one
is
dealing
with
the
school
to
pipeline
Prison
Pipeline.
B
As
a
member
of
the
junior
justice
Coordinating
Committee,
it
is
of
concern
to
me
that
there
are
certain
a
segments
of
the
student
population
that
are
at
risk
and
that
have
a
higher
potential
for
poor
outcomes.
There's
20%
of
focal
point
of
college
campuses,
no
matter
what
we
do.
That's
going
on
there
going
there's
another
group
of
that
are
and
I
want
to
focus
on.
No
one.
B
No
kid
is
it's:
it's
not
predestined
that
a
youth
has
to
wind
up
in
this
category,
but
it
seems
that
there
are
two
groups
that
are
of
particular
in
danger.
One
of
them
are
the
kids
in
foster
care.
There
was
a
recent
article,
I
believe
my
colleague,
Helen
Ginn
was
site
again
about
that
concern
and
about
how
exponentially
greater
danger
they
are
in
that
regard.
B
So
I
want
to
hear
not,
and
this
is
a
static
that
kills
me
sometimes
out
of
the
48
zip
codes
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
11
of
them
populate
ninety
percent
of
the
people
in
our
county
prison
out
of
the
48
zip
codes.
They
are
leather
and
if
you
were
to
draw
a
map
over
those
11
zip
codes,
those
how
some
of
our
most
challenging
schools
so
is
there
a
subcommittee?
Is
there
a
subgroup,
lady
that
is
focused
on
that
particular
group?
And
what
is
the
strategy.
K
So
we
can
so
one
of
the
things
I
think
is
important
and
we're
just
talking
about
what
Committee,
because
several
things
fall
across
multiple
committees
and
it
could
be
the
it
could
be
the
engagement
committee
or
the
achievement
committee
or
some
so
separate.
These
things
fall
across
and
we're
still
working
out
just
kind
of
how
to
in
end
they
could
fall
into
the
policy
committee.
K
We
now
reduce
by
about
six
hundred
percent
the
number
of
children
who
arrested
in
schools
for
things
that,
in
many
cases,
didn't
start
as
criminal
behavior
and
that's
through
the
rest
of
version.
Because
then
what
is
happening
and
I
think
we
did
a.
We
did
a
presentation
on
that
several
years
ago,
a
year
ago,
what's
happening
instead
of
we
are
actually
not
processing
those
children
through
a
normal
intake
structure,
but
instead
matching
those
young
people
with
counseling
and
to
address
the
real
problems
that
are
existing
there.
K
In
addition,
we
have
been
revamped
our
Code
of
Student
Conduct,
if
you
will,
and
that
code
of
conduct
is
a
policy
around
who
can
be
suspended,
what
things
they
can
be
suspended
for,
and
we've
actually
continued
to.
Look
at
that,
and
it's
been
informed
by
students
and
staff
members
and
community
members
and
the
public
on
ensuring
that
there
are
specific
things
on
which
individuals
can
make
decisions
about
putting
children
out
of,
and
there
are
specific
things
on
which
they
can.
K
So
you,
you
can't
just
have
general
disruptive
behavior
and
that
used
to
be
something
in
the
code,
the
conduct
code
that
individuals
could
be
suspended
for
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
are
focused
on
is
working
in
collaboration
with
behavior
health
working
with
DHS,
looking
at
the
policies
that
the
board
governs
around
student
discipline.
In
addition,
the
work
that
we've
done
to
implement
positive
behavior
intervention,
restorative
practices
in
schools,
conflict
resolution
and
we've
trained
a
large
number
of
our
staff
members
or
in
trauma
and
recognizing
trauma.
K
B
That's
a
good
start
in
the
right
direction,
as
a
former
counselor
at
the
house
of
mojo
I,
clearly
understand
if
you
don't
get
on
top
of
this
in
the
juvenile
and
you'll
see
them
again
in
the
adult
end,
and
so
intervention
is
important.
Both
in
truancy
truancy
is
a
red
flag
for
juvenile
justice
interaction.
If
a
kid
isn't
in
school
he's
doing
something
that
he
shouldn't
do
nine
times
out
of
ten.
So
if
we
look
at
that,
I
think
that's
important.
In
light
of
recently.
B
Issues
with
Glen
Mills
in
light
of
recent
issues
with
wordsworth
is
the
board
going
to
take
a
look
at
schools,
expanding
the
role
of
schools
for
troubled
youth,
but
also
overnight,
schools,
the
possibility
of
expanding
net
in
some
of
the
bacon
facilities
we
currently
have
particularly
directed
at
parents
that
are
overwhelmed
because
there's
single
parent
head
of
households.
So
if
you
look
at
some
of
these
stats
and
draw
for
lesions
the
art
it
puts,
are
you
further
at
risk?
B
K
If
individuals
need
to
go
to
school
at
night,
because
they're
working
during
the
day
or
they
have
other
things
or
if
individuals
want
to
come
back
to
school,
so
we've
expanded
programs
for
youth
who
are
system
involved.
We've
also
expanded
night
courses
for
students
into
parts
of
the
city
that
weren't
that
did
not
have
those
programs,
those
types
of
programs
before
and
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.
Until
we
can
say
we
are
serving
all
vulnerable
youth
well
and.
F
F
It's
you
know,
this
is
I
would
say,
is
not
a
committee
specific
issue,
certainly
something
that
we
probably
want
to
pay
attention
to.
We've
already
heard
dr.
heit
really
talk
about
from
his
perspective,
how
we're
looking
at
children
within
the
context
of
the
school
district
themselves
and
what
we
can
do
to
prevent
them
from
getting
caught
up
in
that
system.
E
Indeed,
our
children
are
in
a
state
of
crisis,
we've
been
visiting
some
schools
and
our
teachers
and
our
principals
of
their
social
workers
they're.
Basically
because
the
kids
come
in
traumatized
children
in
Kensington
who
walking
past
seems
that
are
overwhelming
for
them
well
coming
up
homes
that
are
overwhelming
from
them
and
I
forced
the
kids.
The
the
issue
is
we.
We
are
good
like
this,
but
like
this,
we
have
begun
to
go
down
the
road
of
good
collaboration
between
our
city
services
and
the
school
district.
E
Clearly,
we
need
to
sit
down
as
a
group
and
a
task
force
almost
and
determine
how
do
we
do
it?
We
need
to
move
out
of
offices
and
into
where
our
children
are.
It
is
we've
been
trying
for
years
to
get
DHHS
to
be
join
the
community
working
there?
Our
kids
need
immediately
involvement,
not
a
referral
and
then
we'll
get
to
you,
and
so
those
are
some
of
the
things
we
have
to
do.
E
We
certainly
are
aware
of
the
issue
you
talked
about
in
terms
of
kids,
who
are
coming
and
out
of
some
of
the
schools
and
where
they
were
participant
area
purposes,
or
they
were
there
for
placement.
They
come
in
and
they're
behind,
because
the
educational
track
wasn't
the
same,
and
that
is
something
that
it
has
to
be:
a
collaboration
between
DHS
and
the
Board
of
Ed
school
district.
E
You
know
we
talk
about
intervention,
but
we
have
to
have
prevention
to
stop
the
pipeline
going
up
to
the
bigger
pipeline
because
it
doesn't
work
as
that
old
adage
goes
about
when
you're
up
at
the
top
and
you're
grabbing
the
ones
who
are
trying
to
track.
You
know
dominate
the
bottom
and
you're
grabbing
them
out
of
the
water,
go
up
there
and
fire
while
you're
getting
in
the
water
and
that's
something
we
have
to
do.
B
B
B
J
J
How
they're
used
is
the
question
and
our
student
achievement
committee
is
going
to
have
much
more
conversation
about
this
at
an
upcoming
meeting,
because
we
just
met
yesterday
with
the
state
around
the
changes
in
the
in
the
state's
position
around
the
exams
and
the
new
model
for
school
accountability.
Okay,.
B
Doctor
hi,
you
mentioned
fleet
management
and
we
had
a
minority
company
come
to
us
recently.
In
fact,
it's
Africa
now
who's
interested
in
trying
to
apply
said,
there's
something
like
34
contracts
or
something
like
that
as
their
availability
for
other
people
to
apply
for
for
contracts
to
drive,
kids,
kids
on
school
buses.
K
Well,
there
are
always
opportunities
for
individuals
to
apply
and
we
release
those.
We
do
release
those
contracts
when
I
was
talking
about.
Fleet
management.
I
was
talking
about
young
people
who
are
finishing
our
automotive
programs,
who
are
then
working
for
the
city
in
the
city's
fleet
management
department
and
in
their
several
schools
that
provide
a
significant
number
of
those
young
people,
Randolph
being
one
Swensen.
K
B
And
I
wanted
to
know
how
you
all
feel
you
know.
I
am
so
glad
to
have
a
new
board,
because
the
Charter
versus
public
school
has
been
a
nightmare
forever
and-
and
you
know
most
of
us
love
vote
and
most
of
us
have
been
very
frustrated
with
the
fight
and
that
we
couldn't
get.
You
know
that
it
just
wasn't
working
out
and
I
just
wondered
how
you
all
see
the
issue
and
us
moving
I.
C
Think
the
one
thing
well
I
know
that
the
board
agrees
that
our
focus
has
to
be
on
quality
education
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
it's
in
a
traditional
public
school
or
a
charter
school
we're.
We
are
for
quality
education,
experiences
for
our
kids
and
so
we're
not
fighting
the
charter
versus
traditional
public
school
fight.
We
do
have
concerns
around
the
way
the
charter
program
operates
in
Pennsylvania.
C
We
have
what
everyone
recognizes
as
one
of
the
the
worst
charter
school
laws
in
the
country,
and
it
makes
it
difficult
kids
migrate
back
and
forth
between
charter
schools
and
public
schools.
You
know
teachers
are
migrating.
Schools
are
moving
into
neighborhoods.
You
know
it
is
not
a
coherent
system.
So
when
we
talk
about
one
of
the
board's
priorities,
it's
trying
to
work
towards
shaping
it
into
a
system
that
services
all
kids
that
supports
education
within
neighborhoods
and
we're
not
there
yet.
But
the
fight
for
us
is
not
charter
versus
public.
C
It's
trying
to
drive
quality
seats
into
all
neighborhoods
for
all
kids,
and
so
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
the
state's
going
to
be
considering
legislation
around
charter
schools
in
the
coming
months
and
I
think
we'll
speak
with
a
much
stronger
voice
if
folk
in
Philadelphia
go
together,
you
know
with
a
position
around
quality
seats
for
all
kids
in
the
city
and
we're
not
there
right
now,
but
I
agree
with
you.
It's
because
it
has
been
a
destructive
force
rather
than
the
kind
of
constructive
collaboration
that
it
needs
to
be
for
the
kids
and.
J
C
J
That
our
parents
see
schools
as
whether
they're
charter
or
district
operated
schools,
they
see
them
as
schools
and
they
make
choices
for
their
children,
and
many
families
have
have
children
in
both
kinds
of
schools.
So
they
people
the
market
is,
is
open
in
terms
of
of
opportunities
for
families
to
go
to
traditional,
neighborhood
schools
or
tour
to
charter
schools.
We,
the
district,
needs
to
catch
up
in
terms
of
having
that
same
view
that
our
families
already
have
the
lack
of
structure
in
the
state
law.
J
The
lack
of
oversight
in
the
state
law
makes
our
charter
school
office
kind
of
the
local
bad
guy.
When
it
comes
to
the
charter
schools,
because
there
is
there's
no
teeth
in
anything
that
the
state
does,
there's
no
oversight
other
than
what
we
do
in
the
in
the
school
district.
So
the
charter
school
office
has
a
role
and
they
need
to
be
thorough
and
they
need
to
be
fair
and
they
need
to
ensure
that
they're
collecting
data,
but
not
intruding
into
the
autonomy
of
the
charter
schools,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
work
on
that.
J
But
we
also,
under
the
new
regulations
from
the
state,
have
a
new
obligation
under
the
SL
law
that
ESS
a
legislation.
We
have
a
new
obligation
to
support
charter
schools
that
are
not
doing
well
in
the
same
way
that
we
have
an
obligation
to
support
the
traditional
schools
and
that's
new
work
for
the
school
district
and
new
work
for
the
school
board
to
figure
out
yeah.
B
I
look
forward
to
that
so
that,
because
you
all
know
that
the
negative
part
of
it
they're
taking
the
traditional
school's
money
and
so
people
hate
them,
sometimes
call
us
and
asked
us
for
charter
schools.
Some
parents
call
us
and
just
say:
can
you
recommend
this
school,
not
my
neighborhood
school,
because
that's
not
good.
B
We're
trying
to
help
I
have
all
these
institutions
in
my
district
and
we
are
trying
and
we
were
blessed
to
get
an
award
from
Capp
last
time,
but
we
are
really
committed
to
helping
our
young
people
get
jobs
and
get
training
and
we've
been
very
serious
with
Penn
and
about
training
young
people
from
schools
in
their
area.
We
think
all
the
institutions
should
do
that
and
we're
happy
to
be
a
part
of
that
with
schools
that
we
won't
always
try
to
use
my
district
as
a
pilot.
B
B
That's
just
you
know
nothing
when
we
come
siddur
all
our
numbers,
so
we
would
like
to
work
with
you
collectively
all
of
you
on
training
young
people
in
these
major
institutions
who
have
all
the
resources
and
the
wherewithal
to
make
it
happen,
so
that
we
can
help
our
young
people
get
to
the
next
step
and
get
jobs
as
as
they
graduate
and
I
make
myself
available
and
I'm
I'll
reach
out
to
you
and
and
look
forward
to
us
working
in
that
regard.
Okay,
yeah.
C
We
look
forward
to
that.
That's
one
of
the
things
that
the
partnership
committee
really
ought
to
focus
on
Penn
assist
is
a
real
model
for
what
what
can
happen
with
kids-
and
you
know,
I-
think
it's
worthwhile
for
us
to
spend
time
looking
at
how
it
came
about
what
the
what
each
party
seems
as
ceases
the
upside
for
the
program,
because
Penn
and.
C
And
who
should
I
reach
out
to
reach
out
to
Mallory
and
and
Julia
they're?
The
public
engagement
partnership
committee
is
focused
on
those
kinds
of
issues,
but
I
think
that's
that's
a
wonderful
model
that
that
the
bodies
become
more
engaged
around
all.
I
Thank
You
council
president
I,
want
to
thank
school
board
president
Wilkerson
and
an
entire
member
of
the
new
school
board,
as
well
as
superintendent
height,
dr.
high
and
all
of
your
staff
being
here,
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity,
a
new
collaborative
model
going
forward,
I'm
glad
that
we
are
using
the
Charter
in
this
way
to
have
an
opportunity,
have
the
executive
branch
legislative
branch
as
well
as
as
well
as
all
the
principal's
responsible,
education
and
safe
it
up
here
together
to
work
collaboratively
dr.
I
Hyde,
looking
at
your
PowerPoint
presentation,
I
just
want
to
raise
a
few
questions
based
on
PowerPoint
on
page
17.
You
make
reference
to
the
fact
that
the
school
district
has
a
now
narrow
operating
surplus
for
FY
19
and
the
pot
of
un
projects
up
out
of
the
year
and
fund
balance.
Can
you
give
those
numbers.
I
And
as
Horry
is
walking
to
make
presentation,
I
wanted
to
also
talk
about
what
we're
doing
in
reference
to
Harrisburg
her
earlier
I
mentioned
meeting
with
Harrisburg.
Now
that
Governor
wolf
has
been
elected
and
be
sworn
in
in
January,
as
well
as
additional
members
of
the
House
and
Senate.
That
I
believe
will
be
a
little
more
favorable
to
our
perspective.
I
There
are
scenes
being
an
opportunity,
and
it's
been
some
discussions,
I've
heard
about
about
looking
at
the
funding
formula
for
next
year.
So
I'm
curious,
if
there's
been
a
conversation
in
that
regard,
special
conversations
from
the
cities
of
Philadelphia
collectively,
whereas
we
have
the
administration,
our
legislative
branch
as
well
as
school
district,
coming
collectively
to
Harrisburg
to
talk
both
with
the
governor
and
all
the
caucuses
in
Harrisburg
about
what
changes
will
be
occurring
in
represent
funding
formula
and
hopefully,
we'll
have
some
type
of
indication
from
our
third
branch
of
government.
H
Thank
You
councilman
Cory
Monson
CFO
for
the
school
district.
In
the
quarterly
report
which
we
released
about
two
weeks
ago,
we
revised
our
projection
to
be
a
operating
surplus
for
the
current
year
of
a
little
over
18
million
dollars
and
that's
on
a
3.1
billion
dollar
budget
and
now
projecting
to
end
the
year
with
a
positive
fund.
Balance
of
a
little
below
180
million
dollars
would
last
one
time
a
little
below
a
hundred
and
eighty
million
dollars
a
year
in
fund
balance
and.
I
We
can
start
talking
about
how
we're
going
to
approach.
Harrisburg
heads
are
starting
to
address
concepts
and
reps
to
a
funding
formula
that
I
think
that's
something
that
was
pulling
the
back
table
because
of
election
year
as
we
go
into
the
first
year
of
governor
Wolf's
new
term
as
well.
To
other
this
new
leadership
in
Harrisburg.
That's
something
that
we
should
be
trying
to
address.
I
think
we
should
use
this
opportunity
to
talk
about
that.
Another
question
I
have
is
on
pages
19
through
20
of
your
handout
and
talked
about
some
of
the
work.
I
H
H
I
H
I,
don't
want
to
presuppose
what
Moody's
will
do.
Modi's
Moody's
it
announced
and
we're
very
pleased
to
announce
a
week
ago
that
they
are
have
selected
us
to
review
us
for
a
possible
upgrade
which
will
be
actually
speaking
with
them
later
this
week
and
hope
to
know
something
in
next
few
weeks.
Obviously,
if
we
get
that
upgrade,
what
that
could
do
for
interest
rates-
and
you
know
the
cost
of
borrowing-
can
it's
something
we
always
look
at
when
we
consider
either
the
timing
moving
up?
H
Possibly
a
borrowing
or
it
might
allow
us
to
borrow
additional
principle
while
paying
the
same
at
a
debt
service,
doesn't
impact
our
debt
service
and
had
an
operating,
but
we
might
be
able
to
move
from
a
two
hundred:
seventy
five
million
dollar
borrowing
to
a
300
or
325,
so
it
it
gives
us
more
flexibility.
If
our
borrowing
costs
are
lower
a.
H
Just
a
it
depends
on
the
interest
rate
impact
I've
said
I
want
to
personally
know.
What's
in
the
budget
is
about
275?
What
I'm
saying
is
we
tend
to
look
at
so,
for
example,
in
March
we
had
originally
talked
about
a
2
to
250
and
we
ended
up
doing
275.
So
we
were
costly
looking
at
what
the
market
gives
us,
what
the
interest
rates
are
while
staying
within
the
our
goal
of
being
our
total
debt
service
annually
is
below
10%
of
our
annual
operating
cuz.
I
I
raised
that
that
question
cuz
I
know
you
know
that
recently
introduced
legislation,
November
15th,
regarding
the
special
certificate
of
inspection
following
know,
a
number
of
issues
at
our
schools
regarding
both
asbestos
and
mold
and
I
know.
My
colleague
consequence
was
also
introduced.
Similar
legislation
regarding
lead
paint
look
forward
to
having
future
conversations
with
the
district
and
regarding
and
getting
some
type
of
financial
perspective
on
the
cost
and
financial
impact
of
that
legislation.
I
But
you
know
trying
to
have
a
better
physical
environment,
for
our
schools
are
very
important
because
now,
under
the
impact,
our
teachers
that
work
in
our
school,
as
well
as
the
employees
at
work
there
or
non
educational
staff,
but
also
our
children,
which
is
very
important
and
I,
think
trying
to
come
up
with
a
plan.
That's
part
of
what
the
legislation
tries
to
do
is
to
try
to
address
that
on
a
regular
basis
and
the
fact
that,
when
a
better
financial
perspective
allows
us
to
borrow
additional
dollars
to
really
make
some
more
capital
investments.
I
Moving
on
to
page
22,
you
made
reference
to
special
education
and
I'm
curious
in
reference
to
some
of
the
ideas
you
have
regarding
special
education
in
particular,
as
you
talked
about
better
collaboration
with
IES
and
trying
to
incorporate
that
into
state
education,
and
that's
naritai,
focus
on
very
strenuously,
based
on
my
own
background,
with
a
child
on
the
autism
spectrum,
but
I'm
curious
in
reference
to
how
you
decided
how
you're
gonna
implement
that
going
forward.
Thank.
K
You
councilman
and
then
I'm
gonna
have
dr.
Malika,
Savoy
Brooks
come
up
and
answer
the
second
question.
I
want
to
go
back
to
one
of
the
ones
you
asked
previously
about
Harrisburg
and
how
we're
thinking
about
that
work
and
the
board
president
and
I
and
other
members
of
the
board
that
are
in
constant
contact
with
the
governor's
office
and
and
other
groups
from
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Who
are
there
advocating?
K
And
it's
been
our
approach
since
they
do
have
now
a
a
funding
formula,
but
it's
only
on
new
money
money
to
actually
run
more
money
through
get
more
money
into
basic
education
funding,
because
that
those
new
monies
will
run
through
a
formula
right,
and
that
is
while
Philadelphia
gets
the
largest
percentage
of
that.
It
also
is
not
isolated
in
Philadelphia,
which
people
in
Harrisburg
react
to
differently,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
we've
been
advocated
and
will
continue
to
advocate
for
is
to
more
money
into
the
basic
education.
And
you
heard
dr.
K
McKinley
talk
about
a
meeting
we
had
with
the
state
yesterday,
but
even
thinking
about
that
new
future
ready
index.
They
also
talked
about
how
to
run
how
to
direct
monies
to
school
districts
with
schools
that
are
designated
for
one
thing
or
the
other.
Now
we
have
to
see
what
the
implications
of
that
will
be,
but
that's
also,
those
are
also
conversations
we're
having
both
with
the
administration
and
the
legislature
and.
I
It's
a
falcon
that
I
think
the
it
was
easier
to
get
that
concept
done,
Harrisburg,
that
was
new
money,
but
I
think
now
that
we're
going
to
a
new
administration.
The
whole
issue
of
funding
for
schools
is
something
that
people
we've
only
talked
about
in
their
first
year
of
a
two-year
or
four-year
term
and
I.
Think
in
past
periods,
we've
had
not
the
same
message
or
well
misstep
effect.
I
The
message
and
messengers
may
have
been
different
coming
from
the
city
where
we
may
have
had
school
district
administration
council,
but
I
think
you
the
fact
that
we
now
have
this
opportunity
where
we're
having
a
conversation
with
all
of
the
principals
involved.
The
executive
branch,
legislative
branch
and
also
the
leadership
of
our
schools
that
we
should
use,
is
opportunity
coming
out
of
this
meeting.
I
Let's
talk
about
how
we're
going
to
go
to
Harrisburg
collectively
going
forward
with
the
possibility
that
there
may
be
a
new
funding
formula
in
a
broader
way
as
well
as
there
may
be
some
additional
resource
that
may
become
based
on
what
our
States
Supreme
Court
may
do,
and
that
starts
to
change
the
dynamic
of
shout.
The
city
is
perceived
from
a
education
perspective,
we're
now
coming
as
one
as
opposed
to
second
floor
for
floor
for
40,
right
and.
I
I
Cyber
charters,
which
may
often
be
located
in
urban
area
like
a
Philadelphia
or
Harvard
or
Pittsburgh,
and
to
knell
of
a
sudden
some
of
those
rural
school
district
legislators
who
were
not
as
attuned
to
why
this
is
an
issue
or
now
I
guess
they're
waking
up
to
the
concern.
I
think
that
also
has
the
opportunity
for
changing
in
the
funding
formula.
I.
J
Agree
with
you,
a
hundred
percent
in
terms
of
working
together
as
all
components
of
Philadelphia,
but
the
statewide
conversation
that
you
just
alluded
to
is
a
really
important
conversation.
I,
don't
think
it's
limited
to
the
charter
school
funding.
Although
the
charter
schools
funding
issue
is
an
active
conversation
of
Montgomery
County
and
active
conversation
in
Delaware,
County
and
so
they're,
our
allies
they're
special
education
funding
in
general
is
the
is
the
biggest
struggle
that
our
suburban
school
districts
are
facing
and
if
there
were
an
increase
in
special
education
funding
statewide.
That
would
benefit
us
tremendously.
J
So
that's
another
place
where
smaller
school
districts
are
really
struggling
to
maintain
programs
of
quality
and
and
larger
school
districts
would
benefit
from
that
funding.
So
I
do
think.
Charter
schools,
special
education
funding
and
also
school
security
in
terms
of
student
safety
and
security
are
three
areas
where
we
could
really
push
for
a
statewide
conversation
that
might
on
some
additional
dollars
from
Harrisburg
and.
K
I
K
M
M
Goal
for
this
year,
and
probably
the
next
three
years
will
be
ensuring
that
all
students
have
access
and
opportunities
for
mastery,
a
great
level
instruction,
which
means
students
with
IEP
s,
have
that
same
opportunity.
One
of
the
focus
is
the
one.
How
are
we
ensuring
that
special
education
teachers
of
regular
education
teachers,
collaborate
regarding
the
needs
of
the
student,
and
what
does
that
look
like
with
special
education
support?
What
does
it
look
like
when
the
student
is
in
the
regular
education
classroom.
M
Looking
at
and
I
heard,
you
say
something
about
autistic
support.
We
are
looking
at
technology
more
in
our
classrooms,
to
support
students
and,
specifically
in
autistic
support
classrooms
and
we're
still
looking
at
that
model.
We
have
introduced
one
computer-based
kind
of
robot
in
some
of
our
classes
to
support
with
expression
their
fillings
out
of
how
to
express
your
feelings
communicate
with
each
other,
and
that
seems
to
be
working
well.
I
Know
my
time
is
almost
up,
but
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
I'm
familiar
with
the
Milo
technology.
However,
there's
been
other
types
of
technology
that
have
been
developed
by
actual
former
filled
upper
school
district
teachers
that
have
had
some
challenges
and
bringing
that
type
of
technology
to
the
district.
Although
other
school
districts
have
been
using
that
technology
that
have
been
very
successful
in
helping
young
people
on
autism
spectrum
make
progress.
I
I
One
of
my
concerns
is
that
our
parents,
who
are
going
to
an
IEP
meeting,
getting
a
real
understanding
of
what
they
should
be
asking
for,
and
what
should
they
be
pushing
the
district
to
make
sure
that
their
child,
regardless
of
the
background,
regardless
of
that
child
learning
difference,
it's
getting
the
full
education
they
can
get
within
the
school
district
and
I'll
close
with
my
one
last
question,
and
it's
somewhat
of
a
follow
up
to
questions
from
Council,
Blondo,
wellness,
ground
and
reference
to
inclusion,
I,
think
war.
President
Wilkerson
made
some
comments
in
reference
to
policies.
I
I'm,
not
sure
those
apology
in
reference
to
procurement
city
has
recently
moved
forward
on
best
value
which
one
of
the
things
I
push
for
the
best
value
as
a
way
of
getting
more
local
and
businesses
of
color
into
the
procurement
pipeline.
I
know.
Recently,
the
economy
League
has
been
moving
forward
with
their
anchor
procurement
initiative
with
some
are
large
institutions,
which
could
also
be
an
opportunity
for
the
school
district
as
well.
I
So
one
has
district,
looked
at
trying
to
change
and
upgrade
their
procurement
policies
looking
at
best
value
and
to
has
it
been
in
a
conversation
and
reference
to
some
of
the
anchor
procurement
initiatives
that
have
come
out
that
commonly
that
start
initially
in
the
controller's
office,
the
council,
when
President
Wilson,
spoke
about
diversity
policy,
it
does
include
procurement,
it
will
include
procurement
and
if
there
are
any
so
and
what's
the
timeline
for
making
is
positing,
I
think
the
board
president
said
2019
school
year.
Yes,
we
set
for
July,
first,
okay,
okay,.
F
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you
accounts,
president,
and
just
one
last
thing,
I'd
like
to
say,
I
would
like
to
thank
Michelle
Armstrong
from
your
staff
and
I've,
been
working
with
a
lot
different
labor
unions
and
we're
trying
to
pull
the
CTE
programs
and
labor
close
together
and
she's
doing
a
good
job
of
working
by
staff.
So
thank
you.
I
A
Cuz
we
still,
we
have
a
number
of
people
here.
Actually
we
have
a
number
of
people
now
we're
gonna
say
we
might
take
a
break
because
we
have
some
individuals
from
the
public
that
want
to
testify
all
right.
Okay,
so
we
can
kind
of
get
through
this
first
round
t
recognize
councilman,
Todd,
Nurnberger,
council.
N
President,
thank
you
very,
very,
very
much
appreciate
this.
I
would
have
to
say
something.
That's
come
to
my
attention
several
times
now
in
the
past
couple
days
is
that
Amazon
chose
not
to
come
here
to
Philadelphia.
One
of
the
reasons
was
that
they
could
not
count
on
a
stream
of
employees.
Other
words
I,
guess
a
pipeline
of
continuation
I'm
sure
they
would
get
them
on
the
first
round
when
they
were
opened
up,
but
in
continued
long
term
they
felt
the
this
is
my
understanding
that
they
could
not
make
it
I.
N
M
F
N
N
I
will
tell
you
the
source
actually
and
I
would
rather
do
it
privately,
but
it
comes
to
a
source
from
this
administration
that
we
deal
with
on
a
regular
basis.
It's
not
something
I
heard
on
the
street,
but
I
don't
want
to
I.
Don't
want
to
give
private
conversations
in
the
pub
realm.
I
just
want
to
say
just
doing
things
that
transparency
and
decency
in
order.
You
know
what
all
due
respect.
N
If
Amazon
that
was
part
of
their
reasoning,
it
should
be
made
public
because
I
haven't
come
across
an
information
that
said
that
our
school
district
don't
produce
on
students
their
to
be
future
workers
for
Amazon.
So
if
there
is
information
from
wherever
I
am
I,
should
it
should
be
provided
on
public?
N
So
noted,
but
and
I
glad
I
think
this
wall
come
forward
at
the
appropriate
time,
but
the
question
I
have
is
still
is
still
very
relevant.
A
welder
today
in
the
city
of
fell
off.
It
makes
between
seventy
five
thousand
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Yet
yet
companies
are
still
looking
for
welders.
I
know
the
school
district
has
a
good
program
on
on
welding,
but
obviously
it's
it's
not
enough.
N
If
you
call
for
a
plumber
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
no
one
asks
that
plumber.
How
much
will
this
cost
they
ask?
How
quickly
will
they
be
here?
So
my
point
or
my
question
to
to
to
dr.
heit
is
what's
being
done
to
address
that.
Is
there
a
standing
committee
on
businesses
and
and
and
the
school
board
working
together
on
curriculum
that
is
needed
to
feed
that
pipeline
to
jobs?
That's
my
real
question.
K
K
N
K
I,
don't
know
the
percentage.
I
know
the
price,
though
4.5
billion
and
I
would
say
the
yeah
I,
don't
know
the
percentage
you'd
have
to
get
that
to
you,
but
I
would
suspect
50%
of
our
buildings
over
70
years
old
and
when
you
think
about
the
number
of
buildings
that
don't
have
the
electrical
capacity
to
run
air
conditions
in
all
of
the
classroom,
right
that
those
are
all
buildings
that
need
attention
and
need
upgrading.
So
I
put
that
number
at
about
70%.
K
F
I
just
wanted
to
address
your
question
in
regard
to
career
technical
education,
etc.
One
of
the
reasons
that
we
created
the
community
engagement
and
district
partnership
committee
is
to
do
just
that
to
increase
opportunities
in
the
community,
for
businesses,
individuals,
parents,
etc
to
engage
in
the
district
and
to
find
creative
solutions
to
some
of
these
problems
and
to
help
dr.
heit
and
the
administration
find
interested
individuals,
businesses,
etc,
and
other
community
partners
to
engage
in
the
school
district
to
engage
in
education
in
creative
and
effective
ways.
F
Career
CTE
is
one
of
our
focus
areas,
and
we
recognized
that
this
is.
This
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
develop
students
I,
think
one
of
the
biggest
issues
in
CTE
across
the
board
is
changing
the
way
it
is
viewed
in
terms
of
students
making
decisions
to
go
into
these
programs.
I
mean
kids
are
coming
out
from
welding
programs.
E
E
N
I
could
just
quickly
comment
on
that
real,
really
fast,
Councilwoman,
Parker
and
myself
have
sponsored
a
resolution
studying
the
German
apprenticeship
program,
which
we
will
have
hearings
in
the
future.
Working
together
and
I
think
it
would
be
something
well
to
hear
from
from
early
from
everybody
as
well
and.
G
I
think
ultimately
comes
back
to
the
shared
meaning
we
discussed
around
partnership.
What's
the
partnership
mean
it's
two
directional,
and
so
how
does
partnership
look?
How
does
it
feel
how
to
use
the
sustained
partnership?
Is
it
a
relationship
with
industry
that
dissolves
after
one
individual
instructor,
leaves
that
school
or
is
it
a
relationship
with
the
district
and
it
consisting?
You
know
a
variety
of
individuals
in
and
out
of
schools?
N
Yeah
and
I
think
the
the
quicker
and
the
better
and
the
stronger
we
can
make
those
partnerships
work
the
better
off.
We
will
be
the
model
that
we're
studying
the
Councilwoman,
Parker
and
actually
happen.
Councilwoman
Jim
have
co-sponsored
with
me
is
a
study
is
a
program
that
is
over
100
years
old
in
Europe
in
Germany
in
particular,
and
it
is
one
that
has
been
most
successful.
N
So
I
would
be
very
I'd
love
to
be
the
spearhead
that
brings
that
all
here,
but
it
takes
a
lot
of
people
to
buy
into
the
program
and
council
president
I
am
finished.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
do
welcome
everyone
here,
the
school
board
and
and
also
president
Wilkerson.
Thank
you
for
attending
and
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
a
great
dialogue
for
betterment
of
their
schools.
Thank.
J
Thank
You
council
president
well
I
just
want
to
make
sure
you're
positive.
You
don't
want
to
eat
before
I
speak,
but
I
wanted
to
thank
you.
Council
president
Mayor
Kenny,
dr.
heit,
chairperson
Wilkerson,
and
the
school
board
and
the
other
school
board.
All
who
really
owe
a.
We
owe
you
a
debt
of
gratitude
and
we
were
thinking
about
doubling
your
salary
to
say
you
know
they
are
all
volunteers,
so
we
really
appreciate
that
volunteerism.
It's
great
and
I
just
want
to
say
the
presentation
of
the
financial
material
is
one
of
the
best
I've
seen.
J
So
thank
you
to
URI,
Munson
and
I
know
that
last
year,
I
believe
we
went
from
a
BA,
a
1
rating
to
an
a
2
on
Moody's,
which
is
phenomenal.
We
went
from
negative
to
stable
phenomenal
here.
We're
gonna
get
better
and
those
are
all
good
things.
I've
now
visited
over
61
schools
and
what
I
see
is
may
be
different
than
what
the
press
sees.
What
I
see
is
teachers,
teaching
I,
see
kids
learning,
I,
see
principals
doing
a
great
job,
maybe
not
perfect,
but
95%
of
the
time
I
see
a
school
system.
J
That's
operating
really:
well,
that's
what
I've
seen
I'm
taking
it
from
firsthand
experience,
and
so
my
comments
are
gonna,
be
based
around
that
I've.
Seen
a
lot
of
good
things
happening
in
our
school
system,
so
I
want
to
commend
all
of
you
and
I
hope
that
continues
and
your
priorities.
You
have
four
categories
of
priorities:
I'm
going
to
try
to
address,
make
questions
within
those
priorities.
J
So,
under
the
student
achievement,
I've
said
for
a
while
now
there's
four
goals
that
I
would
like
to
have
in
the
school
district,
and
that
is
personal,
financial
literacy
and
I've
talked
to
dr.
Hyde
about
that
teaching,
tech
and
coding,
teaching
entrepreneurship
and
Harold
Epps.
Our
commerce
director
has
drilled
it
into
my
head,
there's
two
ways
out
of
poverty,
education
and
entrepreneurship
and
then
job
internship
I
recently
went
to
Vaux
2,300
master.
J
The
better
Cristo
Rey,
which
I
love
that
school
has
a
92%
high
school
graduation
rate
from
kids
in
poverty
and
percent
of
the
kids
go
on
to
college.
They
work
one
day
a
week.
Some
of
these
kids
from
Cristo
Rey
come
to
my
office
have
never
been
in
an
elevator,
let
alone
ever
been
in
a
restaurant.
It's
that
experience.
That
is
invaluable.
So
that's
one
piece,
the
Entrepreneurship.
We
have
to
figure
out
how
we
can
teach
that
I'm,
not
sure
how
to
do
that.
J
But
that's
a
goal
on
the
tech
encoding
I'm
pleased
to
say
we
have
24
high
schools
with
cooperation
from
dr.
heit
and
the
school
district,
where
we're
teaching
to
Sylvester
Mobley
coded
by
kits,
we
have
15
kids
in
every
school.
We
have
360
kids,
now
learning
coding
in
the
different
high
schools.
We
have
now
trained
66
teachers
at
the
Federal
Reserve
on
financial
literacy,
public
school
teachers.
We
have
one
school
Hancock
Elementary,
where
they're
trained
from
K
through
five
every
grade,
so
it's
financial
literacy,
certified
I,
know
the
doctor.
I.
J
K
K
We're
gonna
work
with
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
on
on
their
suggested,
curriculum
and
begin
to
implement
that
as
a
part
of
our
work,
as
relates
to
grades
3
through
12
and
the
subjects
that
are
appropriate
for
that,
and
so
that's
exciting
news,
and
it
is
exciting
that
the
state
has
not,
I
think,
they've
always
had
it,
but
they
reinforced
sit
in
third
through
twelfth
grade
now.
So
it's
we're
looking
forward
to
doing
that
work
with
them.
Thank.
J
You
you
know,
I
want
to
share
another
fact
that
just
thought
of
the
center
city
district
did
a
report
recently.
That
said,
sixty
six
thousand
people
left
the
city
last
year,
eighty-one
percent,
who
left
did
not
have
children,
they
left
for
jobs
and
taxes.
Nineteen
percent
left
who
had
children.
So
when
we
keep
hearing
that
people
are
leaving
the
city
because
of
the
school
system,
I'm
not
so
sure
that's
accurate.
When
you
look
at
those
statistics,
that's
a
very
compelling
fact
last
year
that
only
19
percent
left
because
of
kids.
J
Let
me
speak
about,
I
don't
know
if
it,
I
didn't
see
it
in
your
priorities,
but
I'm
sure
it's
one
of
your
goals
and
that
is
the
high
school
graduation
rates
and
also
the
post-secondary
rates,
and
I'm
assuming
I
know
the
last
two
three
years
they've
been
increasing.
Do
we
have
goals
set
for
the
next
three
to
four
years
on
increasing
those?
Yes.
K
J
The
area
of
transparency,
you
know
I
was
looking
at
the
numbers
of
quality
schools
in
the
four
different
categories
that
you
indicated,
but
they
also
want
to
call
to
your
attention.
Last
year,
when
we
had
budget
hearings,
you
sent
us
information,
saying
that
at
that
time
could
have
changed.
We
had
four
schools
below
a
30%
capacity.
We
had
ten
schools
below
40%
capacity
and
we
had
29
schools
below
50%
capacity.
J
My
question
is-
and
I
don't
know
the
answer-
just
asking
the
question
of
those
29
schools
below
50%
capacity-
how
many
of
those
schools
are
in
that
intervention,
category
or
watch
category?
And
could
we
do
an
overlay
to
see
if
the
some
of
those
better
schools,
the
model,
schools
and
and
the
reinforcement
schools?
Could
we
move
some
of
those
schools
in
the
watch
and
intervention
into
the
other,
better
schools
where
we
might
have
some
capacity,
and
is
that
you
don't
have
to
give
me
an
answer
today?
J
K
And
and
in
fact
we
actually
have
had
some
experience
with
that
and
we've
done
that
now
in
several
places
and
we've
done
that
with
respect
to
Hill
Friedman,
we've
done
that
with
SLA,
and
we
have
a
current
project
in
place
to
look
at
the
capital
plant
of
Ben
Franklin.
That
could
also
house
a
school
that
is
now
in
a
leased
facility,
SLA,
Center
City,
and
so
we
are
looking
at
ways
to
do
that.
K
J
I
was
a
parent,
I
mean
I
am
a
parent,
but
if
I
was
a
parent
of
a
child
in
the
public
schools
and
my
child
was
in
one
of
the
watch
or
intervention
category,
and
you
said
to
me:
well
we're
gonna
move
your
child
to
the
model
school,
but
it's
10
or
15
blocks
longer
commute
I
would
say
no
problem,
I
want
them
in
the
model
school
so
that,
if
that's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
look
I
think
we
should
really
take
a
good
look
at
it
in
the
financial
area.
Am
I
okay
on
time?
J
Council
president?
Okay
in
the
financial
area,
I
was
just
curious
in
I.
Don't
know!
Where
is
your
we
still
here
still
here,
you
may
want
to
answer
this
question.
I
was
wondering
why
the
local
tax
revenue
in
the
in
the
numbers
was
down.
It
seemed
to
be
down
from
the
city's
projections
unless
I'm
reading
it
incorrectly
I
don't
know.
H
If
you're,
comparing
to
our
adopted
budget,
which
maybe
some
of
the
confusion-
and
we
do
have
some
comments
and
the
courtly
poor,
trying
to
explain
this,
because
this
is
going
to
be
an
issue-
the
budget
that
the
SRC
adopted
was
in
May
before
city
council
completed
the
final
city
budget.
At
the
time
we
that
a
budget
was
adopted
based
on
the
mayor's
proposal,
which
included
the
property
tax
increase.
So
when
you're
comparing
and
that's
actually
the
first
footnote
under
that
chart.
So
it's
current,
obviously
less
than
what
was
in
the
adopted
budget.
H
H
J
And
because
we
know
the
revenue
department
has
done
a
good
job
in
increasing
the
collections
which
helps
the
school
district
from
like
three
years
ago,
they're
at
89
today,
they're
close
to
96,
which
is
pretty
good
when
we
get
to
98,
but
they're,
also
using
that
this
council
approved
a
sequestration
that
should
help
your
collections,
where
we
go
after
delinquent
landlords.
Have
the
tenants
redirect
the
rent
to
us
on
the
area
of
the
debt?
If
I
read
this
correctly,
are
we
about
1.7
billion
of
debt
right
now.
H
J
Okay,
and
is
there
any
kind
of
goal
or
plan
from
the
school
board
to
figure
out
how
we
can
lower
that
monthly
obligation?
The
URIs
done
a
great
job
in
refinancing
and
lowering
rates,
but
as
far
as
do
we
have
schools
that
are
currently
closed,
that
we
could
sell
those
already
in
our
pipeline.
Ryan
Anderson.
H
It
relief
a
debt
I
mean
the
first
thing
we
have
to
do
is
defeat
any
debt
associated
with
the
building
sale,
which
we've
done
in
the
past,
and
that
obviously
that's
one
area
that
we're
constantly
here
is
making
sure
that
if
we
have
not
even
underutilized
but
non
utilized,
buildings
that
were
I
should
make
make
a
decision
on
what
to
do
with
them.
You.
C
C
F
Cavort
good
morning,
I'm
Daniel,
Floyd,
chief
operating
officer,
so
last
year
we
did
a
pilot
program
for
ESCO
at
three
locations.
We
just
released
our
RFP.
A
month
ago.
We
are
looking
to
pilot
to
do
another
ESCO
project
up
to
20
schools.
We
actually
have
a
MWBE
favor
this
Thursday,
because
we
are
looking
to
have
a
stronger
local
Philadelphia
presence
and
that
in
that
work
we're
modeling
our
ESCO
project
in
a
way
for
it
to
be
replicable.
G
F
G
F
A
J
J
Just
the
last
question
is
well:
it's
a
dis
round
the
way
I
look
at
the
vacancies
in
item
with
me.
Correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong
is
that
we
have
right
now,
I
guess
19,000
337
positions
of
which
18,000
210
are
filled,
so
we
have
about
6
percent
overall
vacancy.
But
when
you
look
at
the
teacher
category,
as
my
colleague
pointed
out,
we're
only
about
eight
tenths
of
1%
vacant
on
teachers
very
loved.
G
So
I
wanted
to
thank
you
for
your
for
bringing
light
to
this
idea
of
the
narrative
around
public
education.
I
think
it's
really
important.
You
know
as
a
resident
of
Philadelphia
with
a
young
child,
a
three-year-old
who
will
go
into
the
school
system,
I'm
hyper,
aware
of
and
hyper
involved
in
this
conversation
of,
should
I
stay
or
should
I
go,
whether
it's
on
the
playground
or
at
the
library
or
with
neighbors,
and
it
is
something
that
I
think
is
being
under
discussed
on
on
the
public
scene
and
I.
G
Think
part
of
it
is
this
false
narrative.
A
lot
of
it
is
making
decisions
based
on
fear
and
the
fear
of
something.
That's
not
a
reality.
I
agree
with
you
completely
that
there's
wonderful
things
happening
in
the
school
district,
oftentimes
behind
walls,
that
individuals
will
never
penetrate
right,
but
they
will
never
set
foot
in
that
local
neighborhood
school
or
the
charter
school
or
whatever
a
good
school.
It
is,
and
so
I
think
it's
critical.
G
What
you're
talking
about
is
the
narrative
of
what
drives
it,
because,
no
matter
how
much
the
numbers
improve,
and
it's
great
and
it's
you
know
on
this
upper
momentum
of
improvement,
but
no
matter
how
much
I
do
have
a
fear,
as
a
young
resin
here
in
Philadelphia
with
young
child,
that
the
narrative
is
gonna
Trump.
That.
M
You
I'm
gonna,
because
I
know
we're
trying
to
get
through
this
phone,
but
I
feel
the
historic
nature
of
this
meeting
requires
that
I
put
some
of
the
big
issue
policy
issues
on
the
table.
I
want
to
commend
the
new
board
and
and
dr.
heit
for
all
the
progress
that
we've
made
the
other
day
as
I
drove
my
son
for
his
ride
back
to
Penn
State.
M
He
was
telling
me
how
the
public
school
kids
they're
very
competitive
here,
but
when
they
get
on
a
Penn
State
campus,
how
they
rally
around
each
other
and
work
together
and
they've
taught
me
some
new
language.
You
know
his
his
mom
and
he's
challenged
me
on
public
education
around
historically
marginalized
communities
and
challenging
the
status
quo
and
really
being
all
in
I,
hope
that
this
historic
nature
of
the
new
board
council
and
the
administration
we
can
buy
into
this
all
in
right,
so
I'm
all
in
for
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
M
The
two
other
questions
that
that
I
think
we
need
to
talk
about
and
I
think
councilman
Dom
alluded
to
this.
You
know
we
built
buildings
in
different
neighborhoods
than
their
founding
neighborhood.
In
this
whole
catchment
area
of
Realignment
feeder
pattern
situation
I
know,
is
a
monster,
but
I
think
if
we're
really
going
to
have
a
conversation
about
a
good
school
in
every
neighborhood.
That
exercise
needs
to
take
place,
and
you
know
for
those
school
board
members
who
are
on
those
on
those
committees.
I
welcome
the
opportunity
for
us
to
really
get
there
right.
M
I
have
kids
who
live
across
the
street
from
one
school
but
go
to
another
school
because
of
these
patterns,
and
if
we're
gonna
make
schools
really
neighborhood
anchors,
then
we
need
to
be
prepared
to
take
that
realignment
approach
and
then,
lastly,
as
a
conversation,
I
have
all
the
time
around
really
buying
into
a
real
bilingual
education
program
with
Dual
Immersion,
where
we
stop
being
parochial
around
our
English
dominance
and
really
support
kids
in
their
native
language
and
in
their
acquisition
to
English
and
so
I.
Look
forward
to
that.
M
I
put
it
on
the
record
every
year,
because
I
think
that
if
you
know
having
a
language
requirement
without
really
fulfilling
the
the
goal
of
making
our
kids
and
preparing
them
for
the
global
world,
world
takes
more
than
just
a
an
agreement
that
that
is
the
necessity.
But
at
some
point
we
have
to
start
reflecting
it
in
our
budget
line
item.
So
thank
you.
A
O
To
each
of
you
is
it's
great
to
see
you
dr.,
heit
I
want
to
start
with
on
the
issue
that
I've
been
talking
about
since
I've
been
a
member
of
this
body
and
that's
on
page
14
of
your
presentation.
You
talked
about
key
recruitment
and
retention
strategies
and
I
appreciate
you
talking
about
the
hiring
of
teachers,
school
leaders
who
reflect
the
diversity,
and
you
give
us
some
percentages
relative
to
people
of
color
right.
O
If
you
have
that
information-
and
it
would
be
great
to
know-
but
if
not
you
forward
to
members
of
council
at
another
time,
just
an
overview,
a
very
detailed
overview
of
what
those
demographics
are.
There's
30
percent
of
new
teachers
are
people
of
color.
How
many
are
african-american?
How
many
are
in
spanic?
How
many
are
Asian,
because
that
too,
is
is,
is
very
important
for
us
to
know,
particularly
with
the
concern
that
I
hear
often
and
I
want
to
know
what
is
the?
O
What
is
the
tone
like
relative
to
the
recruitment
of
african-american
male
teachers
in
the
school
district
and
just
and
I
know
you
know?
Philadelphia
is
not
a
not
alone
here.
This
is
like
very
much
a
national
crisis,
and
particularly
in
urban
areas.
So
how
is
that?
Looking
with
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia.
K
We've
made
a
lot
of
progress
in
that
area,
about
establishing
partnerships
with
those
institutions
and
by
going
to
other
places
and
recruiting
their
african-american
males
to
come
to
Philadelphia
and
I.
Think
that
we've
done
some
work
with
other
entities
that
are
inclusive
of
other
educational
groups
in
the
city,
like
the
work
that
the
fellowship
is
doing
the
work
that
is
being
done
now
with
the
University
of
Pennsylvania,
who
is
going
to
be
looking
at
a
internship
program
for
teachers
of
color
for
male
teachers
of
color.
K
As
a
matter
of
fact,
the
but
I
do
think,
though,
that
councilman
Parker
we're
not
going
to
start
getting
at
this
issue
until
and
someone
said
it
earlier,
like
changing
the
changing
the
conversation
about
teaching
and
encouraging
young
people
to
be
teachers
at
early
ages
and
and
when
I
say
early
ages.
I'm
talking
about
even
its
elementary
school
students
and
I
mean
I'm
one.
Somebody
should
somebody
other
than
me
should
be
telling
my
eight-year-old
grandson,
that
he
could
be
a
good
teacher
one
day
and
I
think
we
have
to
start
rebuilding
a
a
brand.
K
If
you
will
for
teachers,
particularly
teachers
of
color,
particularly
male
teachers
of
color,
so
that
those
individuals
see
themselves
in
Metroland,
we
never
tell
them
that
we
tell
them
just
the
opposite
and
I
do
think
that
that
has
to
be
a
part.
The
second
thing
I
think
and
something
that
we're
working
on
right
now
is:
how
do
we
actually
then
make
commitments
to
our
graduates
from
Philadelphia
schools
to
help
support
them
through
college?
K
So
they
can
come
back
to
us
to
teach
and
we
actually
are
working
with
that
I
mean
working
to
design
that
working
with
Temple
and
the
Community
College
and
other
higher
education
entities
to
talk
about
how
we
can
make
that
a
part
of
what
our
young
people
go
to
college
for
in
order
to
come
back,
particularly
with
males
of
color.
Well.
O
O
How
many
are
from
the
continent
and
I
want
to
be
able
to
give
them
that
kind
of
detail.
The
next
page,
if
you
can
turn
to
page
18
and
I,
was
so
very
happy
to
hear
you
mention
in
your
testimony
that
50
percent
of
the
buildings
are
over
70
years
old
right,
so
the
buildings
in
the
school
dish
to
go
to
fill
it
up,
you're,
no
different
than
Philadelphia's
age
and
housing
stock
right,
mr.
O
president,
and
and
and
we've
been
working
very
hard
on
home
preservation
here
and
so
I'm
happy
to
hear
you
talk
about
health
safety,
clean
environments,
but
I
will
tell
you
why
our
building
engineers
and
the
maintenance
workers
are
trying
to
hold
those
aging
buildings
together
on
the
inside
on
the
outside.
While
we're
focused
on
neighborhood
economic
development,
the
community
begins
to
say
to
us
what
about
maintenance
of
the
outside
I'm
talking
about
literally
the
details,
things
that
seem
very
small.
O
But
but
you
know
the
difference
when
you
go
from
one
neighborhood
to
the
other
about
whether
or
not
the
weeds
are
wet
around
the
school,
whether
or
not
I
mean
I
want
to
just
talk,
but
generally
about
trash,
but
I'm.
Talking
about
that
level
of
detail.
I
would
because,
whenever
you
talk
about
that,
it
has
to
be
somebody's
job
right
and
so
we're
talking
about
the
budget,
so
I
mean
I
would
ask
members
of
the
board,
along
with
you,
dr.
heit,
and
your
team.
O
As
you
come
back
before
us,
and
we
go
through
this
budget
process.
Please
find
a
way
to
include
a
very
tangible
and
fiscal
connection
between
schools
and
their
impact
on
blight
and
neighborhoods,
and
how
we
can
you
can
help
to
develop
some
sort
of
opportunity
that
will
help
to
maintain,
though
those
buildings,
because
if
we're
working
on
home
preservation,
mr.
president
and
commercial
corridor
improvement,
and
then
we
get
around
the
corner
to
the
school
and
it's
not
maintained
residents
say
well
wait.
O
What
are
we
doing
here
so
and
we
just
don't
expect
it
to
happen
for
free,
dr.
heit.
So
that's
why
I
say
please
put
a
number
to
a
strategy
and
then
let
us
know
how
we
can
be
a
part
of
the
solution.
Finally,
dr.
hey
I
want
to
conclude
with
something
when
I'm
putting
you
on
the
spot
about
it,
but
I've
got
to
say
it
publicly.
I've
been
out
of
town
two
times
over
the
last
eight
months
on
conferences,
relative
to
middle
neighborhoods
and
each
time
I'm.
O
There
I
get
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
some
of
the
attendees
and
most
times
some
local
and
state
officials
and
each
time
our
superintendent,
and
they
know
we
have
a
new
board
local
control,
but
I
was
superintendent.
Dr.
heit
comes
up
in
conversations
about
how
great
he
is
and
I
constantly
have
to
say
to
them.
He
has
been
here
for
seven
years.
He
has
provided
consistent
leadership
to
help
us
bring
us.
You
know
some
fiscal
stability,
great
teaming,
URI.
O
K
M
I
keep
want
to
say
SRC,
but
I,
don't
want
to
say
it's
artsy,
but
I
just
had
to
have
it,
but
I
want
to
thank
everybody
on
the
new
board
and
the
leadership
for
all
of
the
work
that
you
all
are
doing
and
all
the
work
that
you're
going
to
continue
to
do,
and
also
my
council
College,
because
you
know
it
requires
all
of
us
to
be
able
to
fix
public
education
in
the
city.
There's
no
one
body,
the
school
board
by
itself
is
not
going
to
be
able
to
do
it.
Dr.
M
heit
or
you
know,
like
any
member
of
council
right.
None
of
us
can
do
this
alone.
We
all
have
to
be
all
hands
on
deck,
so
I
just
wanted
to
number
one
say.
Thank
you.
I
also
wanted
to
hear
a
little
bit
about
Community
Schools
and
what
you're
doing
around
Community
Schools
I
apologize.
If
your
answer
may
be
redundant,
I
had
to
step
out
for
another
meeting
on
a
very
important
subject.
M
It
really
does
center
around
social
services
dhhs
and
the
like,
so
I
wanted
to
see,
or
if
you
could
give
us
some
sort
of
a
inkling
as
to
how
robust
our
community
schools
program
is,
and
you
know
what's
happening.
What
can
we
expect
in
the
future?
If
you
could
give
us
some
some
information?
That
would
be
helpful.
Yes,.
K
Sure,
thanks
and
thanks
for
the
question
Councilwoman
VM,
so
with
respect
to
the
community
schools
I,
think
in
that
that
program
is
evolving
and
it
is
now
becoming
more
aligned
to
be
able
to
respond
directly
to
the
needs
of
children
and
families
in
those
school
communities
and
I'm.
Gonna
appreciate
the
work
that
the
mayor's
office
of
education
has
done
to
tighten
that
alignment
with
respect
to
and
Community
Schools
is
providing
a
vehicle
for
us
to
work
across
agencies
to
actually
help
address
and
respond
to
the
needs
of
families
and
communities.
K
Intellectual
disabilities,
with
cbh
IDs
and
we've
worked
in
collaboration
with
with
that
organization
to
focus
on
communities
that
have
high
behavioral
health
needs,
and
it's
not
just
high
school
behavioral
health
needs,
but
it's
also
high
behavior
health
needs
within
the
community,
and
we
have
as
a
result
of
that
now
we
have
22
social
workers
that
are
in
schools
that
are
funded
through
behavior
health.
That
then
provide
additional
supports
for
children
and
their
families
in
those
areas
and
the
reason
I
use.
K
Those
two
examples
is
because,
if
we're
able
to
more
tightly
align
the
work
like
that
around
the
Community
Schools,
then
that's
actually
the
program
we
were
looking
for
and
I
do
think
that
as
it
as
its
evolving
and
getting
better
we're
doing
a
lot
better
with
looking
at
data
across
all
the
agencies.
And
it
is
no
surprise
that
in
data
where
we
have
high
absenteeism,
there's
also
high
curfew
violations
and
so
we're
able
to
then
direct
services
to
those
locations
to
provide
or
to
better
respond
to
those
issues.
M
K
M
K
K
K
M
Because,
again
I,
when
you
said
there
were
22
I,
think
that
we
had
sort
of
expected
that
the
community
schools
would
have
certain
things:
social
workers,
the
DBH
is
component.
You
know
the
health
center
component
that
these
were
sort
of
like
some
of
the
standard
pieces
that
each
Community
School
was
going
to
have
and
I
kind
of
get
the
sense
that
that's
not
actually
the
case.
It's.
K
Not
currently
the
case
know
that
so
that
so
that
so
the
DBH
and
those
assignments
were
based
on
instant,
real
incidents
and
data
that
we
are
reacting
to
in
the
school
district
and
that
DBH
is
reacting
to
cbh
is
reacting
to
in,
and
so
that's
why
those
assignments
were
made.
It
was
a.
It
was
a
greater
conversation
around.
K
M
K
M
Yeah
I
think
that
you
may
decision
you
know.
Resources
are
always
limited,
you
know,
and
your
business
in
our
business
there's
never
enough,
and
so
you
know,
as
we
make
decisions
going
forward.
I
think
that
we
just
really
have
to
make
decisions
based
on
need.
We're
just
not
going
to
be
able
to.
You
know
geographically
put
things
in
neighborhoods
that
don't
necessarily
have
the
same
level
of
need
when
you
have
areas
that
are
completely
without
you
know
the
services
that
are
so
desperately
needed
for
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
city.
M
K
M
A
Thank
You
Councilwoman,
just
real
brief
follow-up
on
the
community
school
issue
and
I
know.
This
is
actually
a
program
that
was
initiated
by
the
city.
The
it
was
a
recent
conversation
I
had
with
administration
with
respect
this
Community
Schools
was
the
controversial
sugar
tax
that
members
voted
for
to
support
breakfast
and
libraries
in
pre-k.
A
So
we
will
be
not
trying
to
put
you
in
the
middle
of
anything,
but
but
I
guess
I
am
but
but
I
mean
I,
guess,
basically
what
I'm
saying
if
there
is
a
need?
You
need
to
tell
this
council,
because
that
then,
that
then
we
have
our
budget
hearings
and
we
talked
about
rebuild
all
the
things
associated
with
capital
needs
for
Community
Schools.
Also.
A
We
need
to
know
where
the
need
is
because
we're
going
to
continue
to
ask
for
those
as
support
to
be
put
in
in
this
community
school,
because
there,
the
end
of
the
day
your
budget
is
stretched
enough
to
trying
to
deal
with
school
condition.
So
frankly,
I
don't
know
why
we
will
require
you
to
spend
capital
dollars
from
the
school
district
when
you
have,
as
you've
mentioned
earlier,
all
these
schools
that
are
70
100
years
old
right.
So
we
have
additional
dollars
as
a
result
of
sugar
tax.
A
M
A
Thanks
councilman,
we
have
suppose
not
here
we
have
councilman
Johnson
and
then
we're
gonna
take
a
break.
A
N
So
good
evening,
good
afternoon,
everyone
I
just
wanted
to
get
straight
to
the
point
of
my
question
and
a
provides
around
I'm
school
climate.
The
district
plans
for
making
sure
our
classrooms
are
conducive
for
learning
for
our
students
and
I
had
a
couple
questions
if
the
district
still
working
with
the
office
of
safe
school
advocates
in
terms
of
a
partnership
in
terms
of
school
climate
because
number
we
had
a
hearing
down
in
the
corpus
from
some
time
ago
regarding
that
partnership
and
making
sure
that
our
young
people
are
safe
and.
N
What's
the
district's
plan
to
capitalize
on
the
60
million
that
governor
wolf
authorized
for
school
safety
through
act,
44
and
recently
in
Arcis?
If
you
can
just
give
me
some
feedback
on
those
two
things
and
one
one
last
component,
when
a
student,
when
a
parent
refuses
a
sac
referral
right,
which
is
a
Student
Assistance
Program
for
outside
services,
how
do
we
deal
with
that
like?
If
the
parent
says?
Listen,
we
don't
want
the
outside
service,
but
the
child
is
still
inside
the
classroom.
K
I'll
take
them
in
in
the
order,
so
the
first
question
that
we
still
working
to
save
schools
advocate.
Yes,
we
are
still
working
and
doing
some
work
most
recently
and
like
the
Kensington
neighborhoods
around
creating
safe
corridors
for
for
young
people.
All
of
the
reporting
things
are
still
in
place
as
well.
K
I
do
want
to
highlight
a
lot
of
work
that
has
been
led
by
Karen
Lynch
and
the
division
of
student
services
that
a
lot
of
the
training
that
has
happened
around
trauma
a
lot
of
the
training
that
has
happened
around
positive
behavior
and
restorative
practices.
It's
also
making
a
difference
with
respect
to
climates
in
schools.
K
The
I
will
also
add
that
we
are
also
focused
on
talking
about
mindsets
of
adults
who
are
working
with
children
and
making
sure
individuals
don't
see
the
circumstances
of
children
as
a
pre
determinant
of
what
they
are
capable
of
doing,
but
instead
have
a
growth
mindset
about
with
the
right
effort
and
abilities
and
supports,
and
children
can
really
succeed.
But
you
have
to
train
on
on
those
things.
I
want
to
acknowledge
my
colleague,
Jerry
Jordan,
who
is
here
as
a
part
of
the
new
contract
with
the
PFT.
K
It
also
requires
everyone
to
be
trained
on
in
restorative
practices
as
well.
We
would
be
one
of
the
first
districts
in
the
country
where
every
staff
member
would
be
trained
in
that
procedure
and
that
that's
all
about
making
sure
that
we
are
in
tune
with
how
children
are
feeling
and
giving
them
the
ability
to
express
those
feelings
in
classrooms.
The
mostest.
The
third
question
was
third.
K
K
K
We
actually
asked
for
six
million
and
we
asked
for
the
six
million
to
number
one
help
us
with
the
training
to
help
pay
for
the
training
of
all
of
the
staff
members
around
the
restorative
practices,
to
finish
all
of
the
camera
installations,
where
we
don't
have
cameras
or
need
camera
upgrades
in
schools,
and
so
that
in
that
pretty
much
spins
most
of
that
six
million
dollars.
So
we
asked
we
don't
know
how
much
we're
going
to
be
eligible
for,
but
we
we
did
ask
for
six
million
of
the
60
million,
which
is
the
10%
maximum.
K
Think
we've
done
I
think
we
have
we're
working
in
close
collaboration
with
all
of
the
agencies,
in
especially
the
Philadelphia,
Police
and
and
septa
on
these
issues.
The
DA's
office
we
work
very
closely
with
as
well
I,
think
we've
done
a
really
good
job
and
like
the
like,
the
reactionary
types
of
measures
like
so
you
see
something
online
we
can
get.
We
can
get
resources
and
assets
to
a
place
to
stop
that
thing
that
we
think
will
happen.
K
I
think
we
have
to
get
much
better
at
the
preventative
side
of
it
yeah
and
then
how
do
we
establish
the
same
types
of
conversations
we're
trying
to
establish
in
schools
in
communities
with
multiple
groups
of
young
people?
That
then
help
prevent
some
of
those
things
that
happen
or
help
young
people
self-regulate
around?
How
to
resolve
conflict
and
I.
Think
that
is
more
of
what
we
could
be
doing
and
have
to
do.
N
K
So
we
are
so
we
are
working
with
those
groups
in
order
to
do
those
things.
We're
setting
up
like
the
restorative
approaches
that
we're
trying
to
do
in
schools
were
also
trying
to
do
in
communities
we're
working
with
and
trying
to
work
with,
as
many
youth
agencies
as
possible
to
talk
through
these
types
of
things
has
been
through
those
those
youth
agencies
that
we
have
really
received
very
good
recommendations
for
ways
to
react
and
respond,
but
also
ways
to
prevent
types
of
things
from
how
to.
N
N
It's
no
secret
that
we
are
in
in
crisis,
I
lost
at
least
three
young
people
in
the
South
Philadelphia
at
the
age
of
15
and
at
some
point
in
time
and
again
it's
all
hands
on
deck
everybody
working
toward
the
common
goal
of
having
on
peace
in
our
streets,
peace
in
our
schools,
humble
council
president.
Maybe
we
need
to
look
at
all.
N
So
how
do
we
step
up
our
efforts
to
make
sure
that
while
we
work
in
working
in
partnership
with
the
school
district,
but
specifically
around
violence
prevention,
that
the
proper
of
outside
agencies
are
working
in
partnership
with
the
school
district,
so
they
can
take
that
Intel
of
what's
going
on
outside
over
the
weekend?
So
it
don't
spill
inside
the
schools,
but
also
vice
versa.
I
know:
we've
invested
a
significant
amount
of
monies
on
opioid
crisis,
which
is
definitely
needed,
but
also
I
always
not
be
shy
about
that
same
level.
N
Commitment
then,
making
sure
there's
more
violence,
prevention
standpoint
we're
putting
up
the
dollars
behind
effective
on
programming
right
that
will
specifically
target
preventing
the
escalation
of
violence
that
we're
seeing
rather
us
inside
the
school
or
it's
inside
the
neighborhoods,
and
so
I
will
follow
up
with
you
as
we
go
into
the
new
year
to
figure
out.
How
can
we
be
supportive
and.
K
We
did
have
a
councilman.
We
do
have
a
member
of
our
team
who
serves
on
the
balance
task
force
and
it's
my
understanding.
The
task
force
is
also
working
on
the
plan,
but
that
individual
is
Karen.
Lynch
yeah,
our
representative,
as
young
as
a
balanced
taskforce,
and
then
I
was
also
having
this
exact
same
conversation
with
dr.
Farley.
Yesterday,
in
a
meeting
that
we
had
to
talk
about
these
types
of
issues,
then.
N
We
did
say
Carroll
Lynch
up
to
out
stand.
I
would
give
her
kudos.
Why
she's?
Not
here
so
he's
here?
Oh
she's,
here,
give
her
her
props
because
and
it's
it's
been
an
ongoing
issue-
we're
trying
to
again
prevent
violence
inside
our
schools
by
going
out
into
communities
and
she's,
also
one
of
the
Greater
Fort
Worth
for
us
to
work
with
the
lifers.
So
we
could
try
to
find
ways
to
have
that
connection
from
those
who've
been
through
the
streets
to
be
a
positive
who
want
to
be
a
positive
influence
on
our
young
people.
N
We
want
our
children
to
go
to
schools,
that's
safe,
I'm
at
the
end
of
the
day
and
I'm,
sick
and
tired
of
being
sick
and
tired
of
being
called
that
call
to
speak
out
a
visual
for
a
young
person
who
haven't
even
had
a
chance
to
see
life
and
and
again
that's
the
issue
that
I
believe
we
have
to
work
aggressively
together,
not
just
one
individual.
All
of
us,
because
I've
done
that
I
did
ask
the
future
of
our
city
at
stake,
and
so.
N
Yet
there
was
one
last
good,
smart
question
that
I
did
ask
that
he
kept
me
on
track
on
when
parents
deny
the
services
provided
to
troubled
youth
for
outside
services.
How
do
we
deal
with
that,
because
that
child
will
still
be
inside
the
classroom
and
if
my
son
is
trying
to
pay
attention
and
this
young
man
well,
this
young
lady
is
disrupting
the
whole
class.
Then
my
son
don't
learn.
So
how
do
we
deal
with
that.
K
We
also
have
these
positions
for
individuals
to
work
directly
with
those
parents
for
for
family
members
who,
for
whatever
reason
they
distrust
may
not
may
have
had
a
bad
experience
but
to
work
with
those
parents,
because
the
important
point
is
to
get
the
child
connected
with
the
service,
and
that
is
also
a
position.
That
is
a
part
of
what
we
call
the
step
program.
It
includes
the
social
workers,
this
family
liaison
individual
to
help
navigate
that
process,
and
so
they
go
with
them
through
the
process.
K
K
So
if
it's
total
denial
then
we
have
to,
we
have
to
do
other
school-based
things
to
provide
services
to
young
person
and
those
those
school-based.
Things,
then,
are
things
that
are
associated
with
the
counselor,
who
is
at
the
school
or
other
climate
support
staff
who
are
at
the
school,
or
we
devise
a
plan
for
that
child
to
ensure
that
they
have
the
structure
and
the
supports
they
need
in
order
to
be
successful.
Thank
you,
doctor.
N
A
L
Thank
you
very
much
council
president
I
just
wanted
to
you
know
we
dealt
with
a
lot
of
heavy
issues,
but
wanted
to
end
on
this
very
positive
note
for
the
morning
about
a
young
woman
who's
here
in
the
audience
with
us.
He
certainly
speaks
to
the
testament
of
hope,
perseverance
resilience,
probably
all
that
it's
very
good
in
the
world
and
what
happens
when
a
city
and
public
institutions,
and
especially
our
school
district
lifts
up
all
young
people
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
amazing
Ania
more.
My
former
intern
is
behind
me
here.
L
L
And,
of
course,
you
know
it's
amazing
to
have
four
Road
scholars
from
one
school
district
in
five
years.
Of
course,
there
are
two
Shearer
Jordan
Connell
was
the
first
in
2015
and
2017
2018
2019,
that's
extraordinary,
but
if
you
haven't
had
a
chance
to
read
Aeneas
extraordinary
story,
please
take
a
moment
to
read
it
in
the
paper
she
was
on
Radio
Times
this
morning.
She
gives
all
of
God's
glory,
Grace
and
gratitude
to
her
late
parents
and
her
late,
grandparent
grandmother.