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The Committee of the Whole of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 2:00 PM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following items:
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.
A
B
B
This
probably
meeting
and
hearing
of
the
council,
the
Board
of
Education
and
the
mayor
all
for
the
purpose
of
coordinating
our
activities
for
the
improvement
and
the
benefit
of
public
education
in
Philadelphia,
as
we
acquire
by
section
12,
209
of
the
Home
Rule
Charter
and
council
resolution
181,
oh
one
for
mr.
Christmas.
Can
you
please
read
the
title
of
the
resolution
calling
for
the
council
committee
of.
C
B
B
Gaya
I'm
sorry
mr.
Christmas
gave
me
a
briefing
prior
to
and
I
still
figured
out
a
way
to
screw
that
up,
I'm
sorry
Valerie
fix
Lopez,
leha,
Wayne,
Maria,
macalmon,
Chris,
McKinley
and
Angela
McIver.
I
would
like
to
welcome
you
all
here
today
for
our
partnership
meeting
and
the
public
hearing.
Today's
agenda
will
goes
as
follows.
First,
mayor
Kenney
will
be
recognized
for
remarks.
Then
the
board
president
Joyce
wall
Kirsten
will
be
recognized
for
the
purpose
of
introducing
board
members
and
the
superintendent.
B
B
Well,
then,
have
questions
and
comment
from
the
council
members
followed
by
public
testimony
and
adjournment.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
participation.
This
continues
to
be
a
good
day
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
its
ability
to
have
local
control
over
his
school
district,
so
I'm
gonna.
Thank
everybody
who
participated
in
in
a
very
significant
process.
I'm
particularly
want
to
thank
my
good
friend,
Councilwoman
Janie
Blackwell,
who
pushed
that
way
way
back
when
nobody
thought
it
was
possible.
Thank,
You,
Councilwoman.
Okay,
at
this
point,
I
would
like
to
recognize
our
Mayor
James
Kinney.
E
Thank
you
very
much
good
afternoon.
Everyone
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
council,
president
Clark
and
members
of
City
Council
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today
alongside
members
of
our
board
of
education
and
leadership
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
and
at
this
biannual
meeting,
supported
by
the
education
supplement
of
the
home
of
the
Home
Rule
Charter.
This
meeting
is
a
reminder
of
how
many
people
already
and
willing
to
come
together
to
create
a
better
education
system
for
all
of
our
kids.
We
know
that
their
success
and
and
our
city
success
depend
on
it.
E
It's
up
to
us
the
adults
in
the
room
to
put
our
minds
and
resources
together
to
ensure
that
our
kids
have
the
quality
education
that
they
deserve.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
here
today
for
their
commitment
to
this
shared
cause.
Over
the
last
several
years,
we
have
made
great
progress
in
establishing
stability
for
the
district
and
setting
the
stage
for
progress.
Our
administration,
with
the
support
of
City
Council,
allocated
1.2
billion
dollars
in
general
fund
contributions
to
the
school
district
over
five
years.
This
is
over
700
million
dollars
in
new
contributions.
E
Because
of
the
commitment
we
all
made
last
year,
this
funding
has
helped
our
schools
to
build
upon
the
progress
they've
made
under
the
leadership
of
superintendent,
dr.
William
hight
and
his
team
school
district
has
doubled
the
number
high-performing
schools
in
Philadelphia
since
2014
and
in
September
the
US
Department
of
Education,
recognized
to
Philadelphia
public
schools
among
this
year's
national
Blue
Ribbon
Schools,
a
distinction
that
goes
to
less
than
1%
of
schools
nationwide.
E
With
the
additional
funding
from
the
city.
The
district's
financial
outlook
is
stronger
to
enabling
the
board
to
vote
last
month
to
authorize
borrowing,
500
million
dollars
for
more
capital
improvements
to
our
school
buildings.
The
well-being
of
our
students
and
staff
is
a
priority
that
we
all
share
and
we'll
continue
to
work
with
the
district
as
they
reinvest
in
our
facilities
to
bring
them
into
the
21st
century
after
decades
of
disinvestment
sand
devastating
cuts.
In
addition
to
new
funding
and
stable
finances,
our
partnerships
are
stronger
than
ever.
E
We
began
the
progress
process
of
returning
schools
to
local
control
two
years
ago.
One
of
the
many
benefits
we
anticipated
was
a
stronger
collaborative
relationship
between
the
city
and
the
school
district
and
better
alignment
of
services
to
our
city's
children.
I'm
pleased
that
the
work
we
do
together
has
generated
so
many
opportunities
for
children
and
families.
For
example,
earlier
this
year,
DHHS
put
out
a
23
million
dollar
RFP
for
out-of-school
time
programs
that
align
with
the
district's
goals
thanks
to
the
unified
vision
behind
the
funding
opportunity.
E
Today
there
are
quality,
OST
programs
in
schools
and
community
sites
that
had
tremendous
value
to
our
children's
academic
experiences
and
contribute
to
their
personal
growth.
In
addition,
the
city's
phl
pre-k
program
has
helped
over
6,000
children
prepare
for
kindergarten
and
benefit
from
the
district's
targeted
investments
in
early
literacy.
Together,
we've
also
established
17
community
schools
serving
nearly
10,000
children
and
their
families.
E
These
schools
address
barriers
to
attendance
and
promote
strong
family
and
community
engagement
through
expanded
services,
including
OST,
adult
education,
arts
and
culture
events,
and
more
and
a
partnership
between
the
Department
of
Behavioral,
Health
and
intellectual
disability
services.
Drexel
University
and
the
school
district
has
brought
the
step
support
program
into
22
schools.
Each
receiving
a
licensed
social
worker
and
three
behavioral
health
specialists
to
support
children
and
connect
to
appropriate
services.
The
district
and
DBH
are
now
working
together
to
restructure
behavioral
health
services
in
all
our
schools.
E
As
soon
as
the
next
school
year,
the
city's
office
of
Workforce,
Development
and
District
High
School
Office
are
also
partnering
to
create
a
robust
career
connected
learning
system.
The
system
will
support
the
district's
plan
to
ensure
that
all
high
school
students
can
engage
in
real-world
experiences
that
expose,
prepare
and
connect
them
to
in-demand
careers,
city
and
district
jointly
released
an
RFP
to
inform
the
design
of
a
system
that
will
make
it
easier
for
students
to
connect
to
the
jobs
and
for
employers
to
connect
to
the
schools.
E
We've
often
continue
to
build
civic
engagement
and
public
support
for
our
schools.
Through
the
Philadelphia
reading
coaches
program,
hundreds
of
residents
have
volunteered
their
time
to
read
one-on-one
with
young
students
and
develop
their
confidence
and
enjoyment,
as
readers
and
this
year
mark
the
fun
for
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia.
Second
annual
dress-down
Philly
public
schools,
fundraising
event,
as
well
as
the
inaugural
Philly
homecoming
weekend
for
district
alumni.
Looking
ahead,
we
are
going
to
double
down
on
our
progress
through
new
initiatives
and
greater
greater
collaboration
amongst
the
city,
the
school
district
and
the
post-secondary
partners.
E
E
Similarly,
I
want
to
thank
our
partners,
including
pft,
SEIU,
32bj
and
Casas,
for
their
leadership
on
behalf
of
students
and
staff.
The
same
goes
for
our
school
board
members,
including
President,
Joyce,
Wilkerson,
more
dedicated
to
strength,
our
entire
system
of
public
schools,
including
district
run
and
district
charter
schools.
We
are
also
fortunate
to
have
a
local
legislative
delegation
and
a
governor
who
are
committed
to
improving
our
education
system.
E
As
I've
said
many
times,
our
children
deserve
every
opportunity
to
reach
their
god-given
potential
and
I
believe
our
combined
efforts
will
continue
the
meaningful
progress
we've
made
over
the
last
few
years.
Last
week,
I
met
our
two
new
school
board
student,
reps
Doha
Ibrahim
from
Abraham
Lincoln,
High,
School
and
Amir
Williams
from
boys
Latin,
the
Philadelphia
charter,
school
I
was
blown
away
by
how
bright
and
how
passionate
they
are
about
serving
their
fellow
students.
While
this
may
not
seem
like
a
big
deal,
it
is
in
the
context
of
where
we
were
just
two
years
ago.
E
This
week,
when
the
SRC
voted
to
disband.
Now
we
have
a
more
robust
and
diverse
board
with
student
voices
at
the
table.
Everything
that
we
are
working
to
achieve
is
for
our
students
and
I'm,
proud
that
they
are
part
of
the
important
decisions
being
made
around
their
education.
They
deserve
all
of
our
all
the
resources
that
supports
that
we
can
provide,
and
then
some
more
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
work
alongside
members
of
City
Council,
the
school
district
and
the
board,
who
are
equally
committed
to
our
students.
E
E
Our
kids
are
perfect,
they're,
smart
and
they're
talented,
and
they
deserve
all
the
resources
and
supports
that
we
can
provide
to
them
so
I'm
very
proud
to
work
along
with
members
of
City
Council,
the
school
district
and
the
board,
who
are
equally
committed
to
our
students.
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
all
of
you
to
excel
or
accelerate
our
progress
and
ensure
we
have
quality
public
schools
in
every
neighborhood
and
I
sincerely
want
to
thank
all
involve
city
council,
the
Board
of
Education,
dr.
E
Hyatt,
his
staff,
a
council
president,
our
Philadelphia
delegation
and
Governor
wolf
for
all
the
attention
and
help
they
are
bringing
to
this
very,
very
important,
important
task.
We
still
are
a
very
poor
city
and
the
only
way
out
of
poverty
is
education
and
I
think
we
all
understand
that
agree
to
that
and
we
need
to
support
and
fund
our
education
in
order
to
make
it
educational
system
in
order
to
make
it
effective.
So
thank
you,
mr.
president,
for
allowing
me
to
be
here
day.
Thank.
B
C
Good
afternoon
Thank
You
council,
president
Street
and
members
of
City
Council
for
hosting
us
here
today
and
for
your
ongoing
support
and
unprecedented
financial
support
mayor
Kenney.
Thank
you
for
your
continuous
support
and
for
being
here
with
us
this
afternoon.
I
will
be
recognizing
the
council
members
as
they
make
their
presentations
and
will
be
taking
it
out
of
order
I'm,
sorry
Boardman.
What
did
I
say,
board
members
and
nothing
personal
and
taking
it
out
of
sequence
board.
C
Members
are
volunteers
and
they
have
day
jobs
that
they
have
to
go
to
and
and
so
we'll
be
doing,
our
student
achievement
presentations
first,
so
they
can
get
back
to
their
jobs.
I
also
want
to
express
gratitude
to
all
of
you
for
your
support.
We
know
what
a
strong
public
educational
system
requires:
the
commitment
of
the
entire
Philadelphia
community
and
could
not
be
possible
without
the
leadership
and
support
from
every
person
in
this
room.
We
want
to
thank
everyone
here
for
your
tremendous
support
from
Philadelphia
schools
today.
C
We,
as
the
board,
will
take
a
few
minutes
to
share
about
the
work
we've
done
over
the
last
year
and
to
focus
on
our
time
ahead.
Well,
then,
turn
it
over
to
our
superintendent,
dr.
Hyde,
to
provide
key
updates
on
the
work
of
the
school
district
and
I'm
going
to
jump
ahead
to
the
student
achievement
committee.
C
The
board
has
four
committees:
the
policy
committee,
a
public
participation
committee
of
finance
and
Facilities
Committee,
and
they
student
achievement
committee
and
the
student
achievement
committee
is
chaired
by
doctors,
Angela,
macgyver
and
Chris
McKinley,
and
so
I'll
turn
it
over
to
them.
Thank.
A
You
I
think
it
is.
The
student
achievement
committee
is
always
driven
by
looking
at
how
well
we're
doing
to
serve
the
children
of
the
city
and
since
September
2018,
the
student
achievement
and
Support
Committee
has
held
18
hours
of
public
meetings
and
has
discussed
in
depth
27
topics,
including
early
literacy,
teacher
recruitment
and
retention,
the
curriculum
engine
and
instructional
core
the
comprehensive
district-wide
plan.
A
The
every
student
succeeds
act,
recommendations
for
the
nineteen
twenty
school
year
in
the
2021
school
year,
calendar
multicultural
programs
and
curriculum,
comprehensive
school
improvement
and
additional
targeted
supports
improvements
and
the
planning
process.
We've
also
looked
examined.
Special
education
programs
and
initiatives,
and
the
student
achievement
committee
in
the
remaining
months
of
this
year
is
focusing
on
the
impact
of
our
athletic
programs,
our
extracurricular
activities
and
out-of-school
partnership.
A
In
addition
to
focusing
on
the
traditional
public
schools,
we
spend
a
great
deal
of
time
dealing
with
or
working
with,
the
authorization
of
charter
schools,
and
that
is
a
quite
a
time-consuming
process
before
the
board
takes
action
on
major
expenditures.
The
student
achievement
committee
reviews
the
intent
and
purpose
of
the
proposed
expenditures
before
the
item
is
forwarded
to
the
full
board
for
consideration.
F
F
We
have
invested
a
significant
amount
of
time
and
energy
into
this,
and
in
this
role,
we've
held
61
public
meetings
for
committees,
developed
for
committees,
launched
social
media
campaigns
to
provide
more
accessibility
and
transparency
and
introduced
a
new
board
management
system,
and
a
big
piece
is
the
new
community
advisory
council.
We
believe
that
our
work
depends
on
building
public
trust
and
we
are
working
very
hard
to
earn
this.
C
F
All
right,
as
the
mayor
spoke
earlier,
we
have
for
the
first
time,
have
students
on
our
board
and
we
are
incredibly
proud
of
the
work
our
student
board
representatives
have
performed
for
the
board.
Last
year,
a
student
board
representatives,
Julia
Frank
and
Africa,
protect
practicode
committed
to
going
to
where
the
students
were
there
attended
school
visits,
choosing
schools
and
variety
of
different
neighborhoods
across
the
city
and,
in
fact,
in
some
of
my
most
contentious
votes
that
we
had
to
take.
F
They
were
one
who
went
out
there
to
talk
with
the
students
to
find
out
what
was
their
opinion
on
what
was
what,
particularly
as
it
related
to
how
they
come
in
and
our
security
mechanism.
This
year's
students,
the
whole
Ibrahim
and
Amir
Williams
were
not
only
continuing
this
work
but
hope
to
expand
upon
it
to
include
such
things
as
increasing
voter
registration,
and
we
have
a
great
emphasis
on
the
civic
responsibilities
of
our
students.
F
Harding,
with
the
district
count
only
the
work
they
are
doing
around
the
establishing
of
mentorship
programs
and
safe
spaces
for
students
and
ensuring
all
students
have
access
to
library
cards,
the
name
of
you.
It
is
commitment
of
the
Board
of
Education
to
give
our
student
representative
the
space
and
place
to
use
their
voices
that
they
believe
most
important.
Not
only
has
it
been
an
honor
to
serve
with
these
young
people,
we
have
also
been
proud
to
learn
that
Philadelphia
is
a
leader
and
having
students
serving
with
the
board.
F
C
A
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
A
core
priority
of
the
board
is
transparency
to
increase
the
transparency
and
enhance
access
to
our
work.
We
established
four
board
committees
that
meet
in
public,
so
hot
topics
and
critical
decisions
can
be
presented
and
discussed
in
public
before
we
take
action
on
them
at
our
regular
action
meetings.
Committee
meetings
have
also
given
us
a
chance
to
have
increased
dialogue
with
those
who
attend.
Unlike
at
action
meetings,
committee
meetings
can
be
a
more
informal
space
where
speakers
questions
can
be
answered
and
discussed
on
the
spot.
A
We
also
started
our
time
together,
listening
and
learning
from
the
community
and
a
board
listening
tour
from
these
meetings
for
clear
priorities
became
clear,
which
are
now
the
four
priorities
that
have
guided
our
work
to
date,
and
these
are
student,
achievement,
transparency
and
accessibility,
one
system
of
quality
schools
and
financial
stability.
These
priorities
guided
our
work
last
year
and
allowed
us
to
focus
our
energy.
C
G
I'm
one
of
the
co-chairs
of
the
finance
and
Facilities
Committee
in
the
end,
none
of
our
goals
will
be
possible
without
maintaining
our
financial
stability.
We
have
to
find
new
ways
to
invest
in
schools
and
make
sure
we're
using
money
wisely.
Our
fourth
and
final
priority
is
maintaining
that
financial
stability.
We
have
used
our
finance
and
Facilities
Committee
as
an
opportunity
to
educate
the
pop
educate,
the
public
on
various
topics
which
include
facilities,
maintenance,
the
five-year
budget
as
well
as
charter
financing.
G
We
have
done
things
like
write,
op-eds
and
go
on
radio
shows
to
reach
a
wider
audience
on
the
board's
business.
Related
to
district
finances
and
encourage
parents,
but
particularly
in
family
members,
to
have
an
active
role
in
the
budget
process
which
they
have
had,
and
hopefully
this
year,
we'll
continue
to
do
the
same.
C
H
So
we're
gonna
do
a
comprehension
check
first,
because
we're
gonna
jump
back
to
the
beginning
and
do
a
quick
overview.
What
we
talked
about
and
then
I'll
go
for
works.
That
sounds
like
a
teacher
right:
okay,
so
I'm
Mallory
fix
Lopez
co-chair
of
the
district
partnership
engagement
committee
and
before
we
go
forward,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
all
aware
of
what
we
have
accomplished
in
2018-19
and
then
we'll
take
a
look
forward.
H
So
we
brought
student
voice
directly
to
the
Board
of
Education
this
year
and
last
year
we
ran
a
citywide
application
process
to
select
two
student
board
members
representatives
which
you've
already
heard
about
and
from
that
you've
already
heard
about
our
four
committees,
the
one
committee,
as
president
Wilkerson
said
that
we
haven't
heard
about
yet
is
the
policy
committee.
So
since
my
script
has
changed
completely,
let
me
find
it
okay,
I'm,
so
priority
number
three
is
dr.:
Nicole
Caen
is
the
chair
of
this
committee,
which
is
policy.
H
So
one
thing
we
have
heard
again
and
again
is
that
parents,
teachers
and
community
members
don't
care
about
the
differences
between
district
schools
and
charter
schools.
They
just
want
their
children
to
have
equitable
access
to
good
schools,
even
though
our
role
as
a
governing
body
is
different
between
charter
and
district
schools.
We
have
to
see
this
as
one
system
of
schools
and
make
choices
that
allow
every
child
to
have
access
to
quality
schools
that
requires
a
focus
on
quality
access
and
funding.
H
So
through
the
policy
committee,
we
are
working
to
adopt
policies
that
create
one
unified
system
of
quality
education.
Our
policy
committee
has
reviewed
49
policies
to
be
recommended
to
the
full
board
for
adoption,
and
this
committee
is
committed
to
reviewing
each
of
the
existing
policies
to
assure
that
all
board
policies
are
current,
streamlined
and
readily
available,
and
we
have
quarterly
meetings
to
review
the
board
policy
manual
and
provide
recommendations
to
the
whole
board
before
adopting
any
recommend
and
before
adopting
any
recommended
policies.
H
The
board
had
the
opportunity
to
hear
from
stakeholders
at
least
three
times
at
the
committee
meeting,
when
the
policy
was
on
the
agenda
for
its
first
reading
and
when
the
policy
was
on
the
agenda
for
its
second
reading.
Through
the
process,
we
heard
a
variety
of
stakeholders
whose
input
and
feedback
was
an
injury,
our
review
and
looking
ahead.
H
This
committee
will
continue
to
review
board
policy
manual
and
receive
periodic
updates
on
the
implementation
of
policies
to
ensure
we
are
using
the
four
board
priorities
to
drive
our
work
and
so
looking
forward,
one
of
the
looking
at
the
key
priorities
for
2019
2020,
which
is
what
we're
spending
a
lot
of
our
time
on.
It
really
excited
about.
As
we
look
at
the
head
of
year
to
come,
we
are
focusing
on
building
on
all
that.
H
We
have
learned
and
done
we're
proud
of
the
work
that
we
have
accomplished
in
our
first
year
in
these
roles,
but
I
know.
We
believe
that
we
can
all
do
more,
and
so
this
upcoming
year
we
will
be
working
to
narrow
our
goals
and
elevate
conversations
about
student
achievement.
At
the
same
time,
you
can
expect
to
hear
us
getting
louder
as
advocates
for
a
revised
charter,
school
law
that
focuses
on
supporting
quality
charter
schools,
and
we
will
be
out,
we
will
be
out
widening
our
reach
through
the
work
of
our
parent
and
community
advisory
council.
H
This
council
is
new
one
of
the
things
we
did
this
year.
We
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
thinking
about
how
we're
going
to
use
that
council
for
a
wider
reach.
An
example
would
be
you
know
we
we
had
a
meeting
last
week
with
our
council,
they
brought
feedback
from
the
community
and
it
happened
to
be
that
we
were
also
visiting
the
school
that
week,
so
it
was
kind
of
a
nice
collective
process.
H
Upcoming
will
be
going
out
with
the
council
more
to
talk
about
policy
and
get
feedback
on
policy
from
the
community
as
well
as
once
we
have
goals
going
out
to
the
community,
get
feedback
as
well
with
our
council
members
and
finally-
and
this
will
be
the
topic
of
dr.
Hyde's
testimony-
we
have
been
deeply
concerned
by
the
unexpected,
unacceptable
environmental
challenges
facing
our
facilities.
Dr.
A
Schools,
former
educators,
teachers,
community
advisors
this
year,
these
council
members
have
been
out
in
their
communities
sharing
information
about
matters
that
come
before
the
board
and
they
bring
key
information
back
to
board
members.
We
are
grateful
for
the
dedication
of
these
individuals
and
look
forward
to
continuing
to
grow
their
work.
C
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
good
afternoon,
mayor,
Kenney,
council,
president
o'clock,
council
members
for
president
Wilkinson
and
all
of
the
other
board
members.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
I
think
it
goes
without
saying
that
and
I
talked
about
it
already,
but
the
commitment
and
this
group
of
individuals
has
made
as
board
members
greatly
appreciated
and
an
example
of
individuals
who
have
surveying
a
pretty
significant
and
very
important
Civic
role,
so
I.
J
Thank
you
for
all
of
the
time
and
energy
that
you
put
in
to
helping
us
address
all
of
the
issues
and
challenges
that
face
us.
Thank
you
again
for
the
opportunity
to
talk
about
the
school
district
and
importantly
about
the
conditions
of
our
schools.
We've
made
some
progress.
The
challenges
were
facing
and
what
we
can
and
will
do
better
and
differently
is
what
I
plan
to
talk
today.
I'm
also
gonna,
add
where
we
need
everyone's
help.
So
to
begin
we're.
In
the
midst
of
the
transformation.
J
Seven
years
we
transform
from
a
state
of
financial
crisis,
school
closings,
massive
layoffs
and
key
areas,
including
operations,
minimal
capital
investments
to
buildings.
We
know
are,
on
average,
more
than
70
years
old
and
in
dire
need
of
repair.
We
transform
from
that
set
of
circumstances
to
a
district
that
is
making
steady
progress.
Academic
achievement
is
increasing
double
the
number
of
highest
performing
schools
and
cut
in
half
the
number
of
schools
performing
at
the
lowest
quartile.
J
Schools
are
being
recognized
as
national
leaders
had
seven
blue
ribbon
schools
in
that
time
period,
Hill,
Friedman,
Penn,
Alexander,
Meredith,
McCall,
Greenville,
Carver
and
greenberg.
We've
earned
an
investment
grade
financial
rating
for
the
first
time
since
1977,
and
we
have
made
strategic
investments
to
begin
restoring
critical
staff
levels,
staffing
levels
in
some
of
the
most
important
areas:
we've
added
1,700
teachers,
counselors
behavioral
health
staff,
nurses.
J
We
have
also
made
steady
progress
to
improve
conditions
in
their
schools.
We've
invested
nearly
400
million
to
renovate
classrooms
and
modernized
basic
building
infrastructure.
Since
2014
completed
a
number
of
major
construction
projects,
including
a
39
million
dollar
renovation
at
Dobbins,
high
school,
a
new
livestock
Center
at
Saul,
high
school
and
continued
renovations
at
Salah,
Schoen
and
Wilson
schools
spent
23
million
over
the
last
five
years
to
complete
asbestos-related
projects
in
schools,
including
over
1400
in
the
last
16
months
alone.
J
We've
added
112
new
cleaning
positions
and
implemented
more
rigorous
cleaning
standards
and
with
local
dollars,
and
we
thank
Council
for
that
and
additional
funding
from
the
state.
We've
fully
stabilized
lead,
paint
and
32
elementary
schools
certified
another
13
as
ledge
safe
and
will
certify
another
26
schools
by
the
end
of
the
year
and
begin
the
full
painting
and
stabilization
and
five
additional
schools
during
the
holiday
break.
While
I
acknowledge
the
improvements
we
have
made.
I
want
to
be
very
clear
that
what
we
have
done
to
date
is
not
enough.
J
We
have
made
some
major
mistakes,
have
fallen
short
on
my
expectations
in
key
areas
and
have
not
fully
confronted
many
of
the
challenges
we
have
faced
as
students
as
staffs
of
families
and
our
Philadelphia
community
deserved
better,
and
we
can
and
will
do
better
going
forward.
A
challenges
are
not
excuses,
but
rather
they
are
a
context
in
which
we
all
must
work
to
create
better
conditions.
J
Some
of
our
largest
challenges
include
old
buildings,
the
average
age
of
the
school
districts,
300
buildings
is
70
years
old
and
we
have
not
invested
the
money
needed
for
preventative
Mate
maintenance
over
the
last
15
plus
years
to
keep
them
in
good
working
order.
We
have
4.5
billion
and
divert
mainly
maintenance
costs,
tight,
labor
and
contractor
markets.
J
The
mistakes
we
have
made
have
exacerbated
a
challenges
and
led
to
a
loss
of
trust
in
our
ability
to
provide
clean,
safe
and
welcoming
buildings.
We
have
not
filled
existing
vacancies
with
urgency
and
focus,
leaving
us
even
more
lagging
in
capacity.
We
have
been
reactive
and
not
proactive
on
strategic
and
responding
to
issues
on
strategy
and
responding
to
issues
too
often
waiting
for
multiple
complaints
before
confirming
prioritizing
and
doing
needed
work.
Our
communications
to
school
leaders,
staff
families
in
the
public
has
been
inconsistent,
incomplete,
slow
and
is
not
included
input
from
the
community.
J
We
have
not
consistently
completed
work
with
a
high
degree
of
attention
to
detail
or
quality
assurance,
and
we've
been
slow
to
develop
contingency
plans
for
situations
where
there
could
be
potential
disruptions.
I
know
the
challenges
and
mistakes
have
made
many
question
a
commitment
and
our
ability
to
do
what's
needed
to
make
all
schools
clean,
safe
and
welcoming.
But
I
am
here
to
make
that
commitment
to
leader
of
this
district
and
explain
our
plan
to.
J
And
communications,
a
goal
is
to
make
sure
every
school
is
clean,
safe
and
welcoming.
As
initial
actions
toward
our
goal.
We
have
begun
implementing
the
following:
we've:
increased
executive
management
of
operations
function
functional
areas
by
dividing
the
operations
department
into
two
functional
areas,
so
that
each
get
the
attention
it
needs.
J
We've
engaged
the
district
management
group,
an
organization
that
helps
school
districts,
implement
proven
management
techniques
to
create
measurable,
sustainable
improvement,
including
interim
recommendations
regarding
organizational
structure
and
span
of
control,
significantly
expanded
resources
to
manage
asbestos
related
issues
with
the
goal
of
eliminating
the
current
backlog
of
asbestos
related
work,
orders
by
the
start
of
the
2020
2021
and
responding
more
quickly
to
new
work
order
requests.
We
have
we
plan
to
hire
additional
district
abatement
staff
response,
coordinators,
compliance
director,
project
managers
and
communications
support,
hire
additional
certified
asbestos
abatement
companies
and
testing
firms.
J
We
have
planned
to
create
and
support
a
hotline
to
enable
staff
to
immediately
report
any
environmental
concerns.
We
will
evaluate
any
report
of
suspected
of
bestest
material
within
24
hours
and
provide
a
report
to
the
building
principal
and
person
reporting
the
concern
trying
to
have
our
facility
area
coordinators.
This
is
happening
right
now
and
building
engineers
and
principals
complete
refresher
programs
on
asbestos
risk
identification
and
reporting
processes
through
January.
J
In
the
communication
space,
we
want
to
engage
internationally
recognized
asbestos
expert,
dr.
Arthur
Frank,
to
help
educate
staff
and
community
with
facts
about
asbestos,
develop
and
follow
a
discipline
process
to
more
proactively,
communicate
with
any
school,
where
design,
construction
and
or
any
environmental
initiatives
a
plan
and
make
all
school-based
environmental
test
results
beyond
the
current
adhira
related
reports
available
on
the
district's
website
and
include
user-friendly
guides
on
how
to
read
the
reports
and
the
results
we
want
to
proactively
engage
school
communities
in
the
process
of
identifying
and
vetting
relocation
sites.
J
Whenever
an
issue
requires
school
relocation.
The
environmental
safety
improvement
plan
is
supported
by
the
recent
borrow
of
five
hundred
million
dollars
for
capital
work.
The
funds
will
support
more
than
200
capital
improvement
projects
across
141
schools,
the
construction
of
three
new
school
buildings,
cassadee
TPMS,
and
a
new
k-8
school
on
Ryan
Avenue
and
asbestos.
Remediation
and
Rapid
Response
supports
for
these
capital
projects
as
I'll
wrap
up
our
facilities.
Challenges
cannot
be
quickly
or
easily
solved
and
we
cannot
solve
them
alone.
J
We
need
your
continued
support
of
the
district
to
implement
this
plan
for
the
benefit
of
the
children,
families
and
staff.
We
all
serve
I'm
committed
to
have
regular,
ongoing
conversations
with
you,
the
public
and
the
public,
about
our
progress
on
this
plan.
So
with
that.
That
concludes
my
remarks
and
turn
it
back
over
to
council
president.
B
D
Thank
You,
mr.
president
and
members
of
the
school
board,
and
thank
you
for
your
dedication.
I
think
the
salary
is
a
little
high
for
school
board
members,
but
we'll
we'll
deal
with
that
during
the
budget.
I
guess
I'll
start
with
where
we
are
on
abatement
of
some
of
the
environmental
issues.
Since
you
end
it
with
that,
I
asked
this
question:
offline
am
I
asking
online.
Will
the
new
effort
to
abate
some
of
the
hazards
within
the
school
district
impede
upon
the
regular
capital
improvement
plan
that
you
have?
J
I
know
the
regular
capital
programs
must
move
forward.
These
abatement
efforts
are
in
addition
to
those
things
and
where
we
can
do
those
things
as
part
of
the
regular
capital
program
is
important,
but
it's
not
either/or.
We
we
have
to
do
both
and
the
asbestos
work
is
in
addition
to
and
in
some
cases
as
part
of
those
current
projects,
and
so
the
current
projects
will
still
move
and
in
addition,
we
have
to
do
these
critically
important
in
Bateman
abatement
efforts
both
for
asbestos
and
live
so.
D
J
Absolutely
okay,
absolutely
and
we
are,
and
to
just
to
expand
on
that.
We,
a
part
of
our
new
process,
includes
making
sure
that
we
are
planning
and
analyzing
for
any
type
of
hazardous
materials
as
a
part
of
any
new
project,
and
so
that
becomes
a
normal
part
of
the
process
moving
forward.
And
so
yes,
it
doesn't
stop
important
capital
plans
that
we
already
have
in
place.
That's.
D
D
Segue
in
a
little
bit
and
asking
this
question,
if
I
heard
your
testimony,
I,
listen,
I,
listen
with
my
good
ear,
often
if
I
turn
my
hear
other
way,
I'm
not
listening,
but
what
I
heard
you
say
was
that
the
addition
of
social
workers
and
those
staffers
that
we
did
not
have
for
a
period
of
time
of
crisis
we
are
now
hiring.
Has
that
improved
climate
within
our
schools,
yeah.
J
It
actually
has
I
mean,
and
we
are
then
we
also
recognizing
that
a
couple
of
points
I
think
that
are
really
important,
I
mean
and
we
used
to
have
the
distinction
unfortunate
distinction
in
Philadelphia
of
having
more
persistently
dangerous
schools
than
any
in
the
Commonwealth
so
much
so
that
I
think
that
was
the
office
of
Safe
Schools.
That
was
actually
stationed
in
the
school
district
headquarters,
we're
in
the
fifth
year
in
the
row
where
we
have
no
persistently
dangerous
schools
now,
but
our
efforts
have
turned
more
to
how
do
we
it?
J
I
will
also
add
that
we
we
just
also
added
an
individual
and
so
former
Deputy
Commissioner
and
it's
Kevin
Bethel,
who
is
now
over
our
school
safety
operations,
and
he
is
one
his
his
work
since
he
left
the
force
essentially
left
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department
has
really
been
on
focusing
on
how
we
actually
disrupt
the
school
to
Prison
Pipeline
and
how
we
think
about
other
ways
to
engage
with
young
people,
and
he
is
starting
that
work
in
the
district
right
now.
He's.
D
One
of
our
co-chairs
on
a
special
committee
for
criminal
justice
reform,
so
you
should
have
led
with
that
because
that's
like
saying
we
just
got
teo
and
he's
gonna
be
on
our
Eagles
team.
That's
how
impactful
I
think
he's
will
be
finally
and
I'll
end
with
this
I'm
excited
about
a
newly
council
person
elect
Kathryn
Gilmore,
because
she's
talked
about
in
her
campaign,
literature
and
dialogues.
D
J
J
But
we
needed
to
start
with
people
able
to
recognize
when
children
have
been
have
had
a
traumatic
experience,
so
that
we're
not
so
that
we're
not
providing
discipline
for
something
where
we
should
be
providing
support
and
making
sure
that
individuals
are
equipped
with
the
tools.
In
order
to
do
that
and
positive
I
mean
in
conflict
resolution
is
one
of
those
tools.
J
It's
also
something
that
Kevin
Bethel
is
helping
with
and
he's
training
around
he's
training,
retraining,
all
of
our
school
police
and
really
thinking
about
how
those
individuals
become
additional
individuals
in
schools
that
can
help
manage
conflict
and
and
to
help
teach
children
how
to
manage
conflict.
There's.
D
An
interesting
movie
blind
spotting
if
anybody
saw
it
on
Netflix
I,
encourage
you
to
watch
it
and
it
talks
about
stereotyping
and
then
conflict
resolution
as
a
result
of
how
we
see
each
other
and
how
we
deal
with
confrontation
and
I.
You
know,
if
you
are
an
insomniac
like
I,
am
blind
spotting
is
something
that
I
think
every
student
might
want
to
take
a
look
at
a
little
racy,
but
they
watch
it
anyway.
Thank
you.
Mr.
chairman.
Thank.
C
C
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
some
of
the
work
that
the
district
is
now
doing
around
you
know
Student
Conduct,
and
how
faculty
interacts
with
the
students
how
staff
interacts
with
the
students
comes
out
of
the
the
presentations
that
students
may
that
our
board
meetings?
We
heard
time
and
time
again,
you
know
in
a
conversation,
they
grew
out
of
the
metal
detectors
that
children
too
many
children
felt
like
they
were
part
of
the
school
to
Prison
Pipeline
and
dr.
B
B
B
B
Therefore
it
will
likely
be
union
participation
and,
as
you
know,
there's
been
this
challenge
with
respects
to
getting
the
appropriate
level,
with
the
exception
of
a
couple
of
unions,
high
levels
of
minority
participation.
So
we
want
to
know,
have
you
given
any
thought
about
how
we
achieve
relatively
recent
decent
numbers,
because
that
just
tell
you
firsthand
that
can
be
presented
challenges
in
terms
of
solutely,
particularly
in
your
case
where
you
actually
have
CTE
programs.
I,
know,
I.
J
So
do
we,
mr.
president,
and
and
it's
that's
an
important
that
could
actually
be
an
important
pathway
for
children
and
CTE
programs
and
actually
encourage
more
to
move
into
that
space.
We've
been,
we've
created
an
apprentice
program
within
the
school
district
around
some
of
our
facility
and
and
some
steamfitters
plumbers
electricians,
but
we
can
do
a
lot
more
with
that.
The
your
question
is
similar
to
the
question
that
we
get
on
a
regular
basis
from
the
board
president
and
as
a
as
a
result.
J
B
Then
people,
if
not
people
that
are
not
prepared
to
adopt
those
strategies.
You
could
just
put
a
big
sign
up,
need
not
apply
right
and
given
the
level
of
interest
in
these
significant
high-paying
jobs,
we
think
that
we
can
get
there.
So
just
gonna
recommend
we
put
some
very
aggressive
numbers
in
our
and
our
program
and
I'm
not
going
to
sit
here
and
say
it
was
easy
to
meet
those
numbers.
But
people
do
at
least
come
to
the
table
saying
that
we're
going
to
try
to
meet
those
goals.
B
J
Will
add
the
other?
The
other
thing,
that's
part
of
our
consideration
and
part
of
the
challenge
is
the
school
code.
That
then,
also
has
what
we
can
do
within
the
state
statute
and
what
we
can't-
and
so
that's
another
thing
that
we
are
trying
to
work
through,
but
we
want
to
get
to
a
lot
more
aggressive.
The.
B
B
K
And
I
want
to
acknowledge
and
thank
the
board
superintendent
height
for
your
comments
this
morning.
So
we
have
been
spending
a
lot
of
time
together
and
I
appreciate.
You
know
the
comments
that
were
made
this
morning
about
the
commitment
around
environmental
issues.
There's
lots
of
stuff
I
would
love
to
talk
about
today,
including
like
budgets
and
school
staffing,
stability,
the
Renaissance
Schools
program,
trauma
and
safety
supports
and
truancy,
but
I
do
think
that
the
most
important
thing
I
want
to
lead
with
is
the
facilities
issue,
because
it
is
something
that
is
constant.
K
It's
important
you
and
I
have
seen
families
and
communities
who
are
filled
with
passion
about
the
safety
of
their
children
and
certainty
that
things
have
to
change,
but
that
this
is
not
a
place
for
us
to
be
concerned.
You
know
like
fearful
of
or
not
leaning
into
parents.
Communities
are
biggest
advocates.
I
said
this
earlier.
It's
amazing
that
the
school
districts
population
has
stabilized
in
the
last
few
years.
It's
no
longer
declining
people
in
some
areas
of
the
city
are
increasing
our
school
populations
by
leaps
and
bounds.
K
Mayfair
elementary
school
has
2,200
kids,
which
is
as
big
as
a
college
campus.
You
know
in
some
areas,
though
there
are
points
of
opportunity
here
and
the
biggest
concern
that
I
hear
from
parents
and
school
communities
is
how
poor
communication
strains,
public
trust
and
the
ability
for
us
to
find
common
solutions
that
can
move
quickly
and
with
confidence.
K
The
struggle
has
been
that
there's
been
some
question
about
the
district
team
and
the
PFT
team
being
in
coordinated
alliance.
So
is
there
and
is
the
district
open
to
a
formal
or
some
type
of
written
policy
that
will
ensure
that
the
PFT
is
environmental
director
is
included
a
part
of
reviewing
construction
projects
that
are
underway
to
ensure
environmental
work
quality
and
to
protect.
You
know
the
health
and
safety
of
all
the
residents
within
the
school.
Yes,.
J
K
Think
that
that
would
be
great,
because
that
would
be
a
big
step
forward
and
part
the
district
does
have
its
environmental
director.
We
want
to
respect
that,
but
it
helps
to
have
an
independent
review
and
you
know
in
the
places
that
we've
been
and
the
parents
really
do
trust
a
lot
of
the
work
that's
been
brought
forward,
even
when
the
information
has
been
tough,
even
when
we're
not
always
in
agreement,
but
at
least
it's
a
feeling
that
there's
at
least
a
separate
review
so
I
appreciate
that.
K
Would
you
do
you
have
a
policy
about
construction
during
school
time
when
children
are
in
the
building?
This
has
been
another
area.
Where
is
active
construction
around
lead
abatement,
asbestos,
removal,
etc?
It's
not
are
going
to
happen
when
children
are
in
the
building
during
school
time.
Is
there
some
or
you
is
the
district
discussing
whether
projects
need
to
happen
during
non-school
hours,
as
opposed
to
during
school
hours?.
J
We
do
we
assess
if,
in
fact,
what
can
happen
during
school
hours
versus
what
needs
to
happen
and
when
then
no
children
or
what
needs
to
happen
with
no
children
in
the
building,
and
so
we
do
analyze
that
it
does.
One
of
our
challenges
that
I
did
not
talk
about
is
the
time
needed
to
do
many
of
these
projects
and
some
can't
be
done
at
night,
and
we
were
so.
J
J
The
solace
Cohen
is
having
it's
having
this
new
school
built
in
front
of
it,
while
children
are
in
an
adjoining
building
next
door,
but
in
order
to
get
some
of
these
projects
moving,
we
almost
have
to
do
some
with
children
in
the
building
and
so
to
that,
to
the
degree
that
we
have
to
make
sure
those
areas
are
properly
sealed,
properly
tested
and
we're
communicating
that
information
properly
to
the
to
the
staff
and
communities
and
families.
Here,
I.
K
Mean
it
would
help
to
have
some
kind
of
a
you
know.
Some
kind
of
a
threshold
and
part
because,
like
the
EPA,
has
like
a
healthier,
a
guide
to
healthier
school
renovations,
there's
a
lot
of
concern
about
indoor
air
quality
in
a
city
that
has
such
a
high
rate
of
childhood
asthma.
That
triggers
are
happening.
You
know,
and
so
I
think
one
of
the
big
questions
that
we
hear
a
lot
is
when
we're
doing
major
led
abatement
repair.
K
If
there's
asbestos
removal
like,
is
there
a
threshold
at
which
point
you
say
these
things
can't
be
done
with
children
in
the
building,
while
recognizing
that
look,
some
things
are
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
It's
really
hard
for
us
to.
You
know
like
if
there's
a
tiny
portion,
it's
not
exposed
to
children,
it
can
be
fully
sealed
off
and
will
not
impact
air
quality.
K
Then
I
think
that's
an
issue,
but
what
we're
seeing
is
that
in
certain
cases
it
feels
like
the
the
the
construction
or
the
abatement
is
significant
enough,
that
children
are
being
exposed
and
there's
a
lot
of
concerns
about
whether
and
how
the
district
is
using
any
kind
of
a
threshold
beyond
we're
checking
it
out,
or
is
there
an
IAQ
threshold
or
something
along
those
lines?
We
can
assure
yeah.
J
There
are,
there
are
IQ
thresholds
that
we
have
to
actually
adhere
to,
and
I
want
to.
I
want
to
come
back
because
I
talk
to
I'm
just
talking
about
construction
in
general,
the
abatement
projects
are
happening,
doing
non-school
hours,
and
so
they
either
happen
at
night
or
on
the
weekend
or
doing
longer
terms
when
children
are
not
in
the
building.
J
So
all
of
the
lead
stabilization
is
happening
in
the
evening
and
then
the
school
is
cleaned
after
each
evening
and
then
the
children
come
back
and
it's
honor,
and
then
you
have
to
move
the
individuals
out
of
that
space,
sealed
the
space
and
then
test
a
space
before
you
can
reopen
it.
So
the
abatement
projects
are
happening
when
children
are
not
in
those
areas
and
they're,
either
in
the
evenings
or
on
the
weekends.
K
Yeah
then
I'd
love
to
keep
talking
a
little
bit
about
how
that
can
be
more
clearly
communicated
to
family.
Does
the
district
have
a
map
of
secondary
emergency
locations
by
region?
I
mean
we're?
Obviously
we
shouldn't
be
surprised,
necessarily
some
of
the
things
you
know
we
we
have
had
years
of
disinvestment.
K
So
one
of
the
things
I
try
not
to
do
is
tell
people,
nothing
will
ever
happen
or
don't
you
know
we
just
need
to
fix
a
problem
as
they
come
up,
but
in
certain
situations,
where
we
see
more
significant
issues
like
a
Pratt
this
morning
or
@tm
Pierce
or
certainly
the
Ben
Franklin
thing
was
obviously
those
are
much
more
significant.
Have
you
started
work
on
like
possible
by
region?
Second,
emergency
locations?
Yes,.
J
The
same
the
same
thing
I
mean
we
call
it
swing
space.
Now,
each
each
school
has
an
identified
emergency
site
that
they
can
relocate
to
if,
in
fact,
if,
in
fact,
an
emergency
happens
at
that
school,
so
if
there's
a
power
shortage
or
the
water
is
cut
off
or
the
area
is
declared
by
the
fire
marshal
not
to
be
safe
and
we
could
move
children
on
an
emergency
basis
to
others.
J
J
We
we
found
more
environmental
issues
at
one
of
the
places
that
we
had
identified
as
a
space
that
could
house
another
school,
and
so
we
we
have
to
go
in
and
do
the
same
types
of
inspections
at
those
places
and
then
get
those
repairs
done
so
that
we
could
then
use
those
facilities
in
the
event
that
we
had
to
move
whole
schools.
Okay,.
K
And
then
you
know,
there's
been
some
reporting
about
the
issue
of
some
of
the
problematic
contract
that
have
mismanaged
projects
and
significantly
put
children
at
risk.
I
think
the
toxic
city
report
talked
about
Gunther
contractors,
which
received
millions
of
dollars
from
the
district
in
which
one
child
got
carbon
monoxide
poisoning,
and
there
was
botched
infrastructure
fixes
at
Lowell
elementary
school.
K
But
you
know,
Gunther
is
scheduled
to
continue
working
on
the
roof
and
other
types
of
things
has
the
district
and
that
you
know
they're
I'm
just
giving
one
example,
but
there
are
others
in
which,
like
asbestos
repairs
are
concerned,
does
the
district
have
a
protocol
for
banning
contractors
who
failed
to
do
you?
Have
a
policy
in
place
that
is
going
to
allow
you
to
you
know
either
ban
contractors
or
hold
them
accountable
or
do
clawbacks
or
clear
stipulations
for
what
happens
when
contractors
violate
the
terms
of
their
work
agreement?
This.
C
Is
actually
a
policy
that
the
board
has
under
consideration
now
it
was
presented,
there's
some
gaps
in
the
policy.
It
refers
to
other
provisions
and,
and
they
don't
necessarily
link
back
in
a
way,
that's
appropriate,
but
both
in
connection
with
our
asbestos
abatement
work
our
everyday
construction,
our
MDE
WBE.
We
appreciate
the
need
to
really
strengthen
our
debarment
disqualification
processes.
We're
also
I
know
in
our
legal
department,
looking
to
increase
our
capacity
to
really
move
aggressively
to
clawback
funds
when
that's
appropriate
or
to
pursue
contract
terminations,
because
we
understand
that
it
has
been
a
problem.
C
K
That's
very
hopeful
and
I
appreciate
that
and
I'm
sure
there
are
other
council
members
who
also
have
like
a
lot
of
experience
in
that
area,
but
I
appreciate
that,
because
I
think
that's
been
one
of
the
concerns,
we
don't
want
to
allow
some
of
these
poor
actors
to
continue.
My
last
question
is
the
district
has
considered
adopting
a
policy
to
allow
I
think
we've
we've
taught.
K
We
may
have
talked
about
this
earlier
in
another
meeting,
but
for
large
contractors,
large
construction
projects,
rather
to
have
some
type
of
like
a
project
manager
in
place,
so
that
we
can
ensure
quality
and
completion
of
construction
from
start
to
finish.
I
know
we
have
not
funded
our
facilities
and
operations
on
to
full
capacity.
I
think
I
asked
you
for
this
before
would
love
to
see
an
organizational
chart
for
the
facilities
and
operations
section
both
on
the
operation
side
and
on
the
capital
side
to
some
extent.
J
That's
part
of
the
that's
part
of
the
restructure
of
the
functional
areas
in
the
capital
program,
and
so
we
could.
We
could
send
to
you
the
current
structure,
but
don't
think
that
structure
is
gonna
be
the
same
moving
forward.
That's
that's
why
we
have
engaged
the
out
the
outside
consultants
to
help
us
look
through
look
at
systems,
processes
and
structure
and
span
of
control.
The
it
also
all
of
our
capital
programs.
J
Moving
forward
also
include
a
manager
and
and
a
construction
manager,
someone
to
shepherd
that
and
that
individual
is
and
then
we
actually
have
to
manage
the
manager
right.
So
you
can't
just
leave
individuals
out
there,
but
it
it's
all
hands
on
deck.
But
yes,
all
of
the
projects
moving
forward
will
have
a
full-time
construction.
Man.
C
Think
about
this,
because
this
is
an
issue
that
the
board
has
invested
a
fair
amount
of
time
on
that
you
know
when
we
were
considering
borrowing
a
half
a
billion
dollars
its.
How
are
we
going
to
manage
it?
We
can't
have
it
roll
out
like
some
of
the
other
projects,
and
so
the
you
know
the
district
is
looking
at
increasing
capacity
contracting
out.
You
know
there
have
been
examples
in
the
city
when
you
know
you
bring
in
additional
oversight.
K
Thank
you
and
you
know
again:
I
just
want
to
thank
the
board
and
the
school
district.
You
know
the
half
billion
dollars
in
infrastructure.
Borrowing
is
the
biggest
investment
that
we've
had.
Since
you
know,
a
number
of
administrations
and
I
know
we're
coming
out
of
a
long
period
of
disinvestment,
and
you
know
attrition
and
all
of
that,
and
as
we
rebuild
my
urging
and
I'm
sure
my
colleagues
will
share
this
as
well.
We
know
you
can't
do
it
alone.
The
state
does
have
to
pony
up.
K
K
This
is
on
them
to
do
and
to
the
extent
that
would
we
can
be
partners
vocal,
advocates,
I
just
encourage
the
district
to
consider
the
parents
who
are
frustrated
often
angry.
They
are
your
strongest
advocates.
They
will
do
anything
for
their
children.
We
heard
their
rooms
full
of
anger,
yes,
but
their
rooms
that
start
with
love,
first
and
foremost
for
their
children,
for
their
teachers
and
ultimately
for
their
schools.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
M
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
let
me
just
start
by
lending
my
voice
to
the
course
that
we
heard
here
thinking
this
board.
I
will
dare
say
that
your
public
engagement
and
interface
with
everyday
residents
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
since
you
all
have
been
established,
is
unprecedented
and
just
need
to
say
you're
huge.
Thank
you
for
that.
We
don't
take
that
lightly,
that
level
of
transparency
and
willingness
to
sit
down
and
listen
to
parents
and
students
who
are
very
frustrated
about
the
state
of
their
their
schools.
M
About
how
to
generate
new
and
recurring
revenue
that
would
help
you
deal
with
some
of
those
issues,
I'm
honored
to
have
had
the
opportunity
to
do
so
in
a
prior
life.
But
it's
with
that
spirit
in
mind
that
I
ask
you:
how
are
we
it's?
The
sounds.
Ancient
now
is
the
charter
school
reimbursement,
line-items
still
a
conversation,
or
is
that
off
the
table.
J
Yeah,
it's
it's
it's
on
and
then
it's
off
and
then
it's
on
again
and
then
it's
off
I
mean.
Currently
we
haven't
heard
much
about
that
in
in
recent
months
and
I.
Don't
I,
don't
know
if
it's
on
the
table
or
off
like
I
mean
I,
don't
know
if
it's
on
again
or
off,
but
it
is
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
about
it,
but
then
it's
just
no
money
to
fund
that
type
of
conversation.
There
was
some
brief.
J
There
was
a
brief
conversation
about
doing
something
around
cyber
charters
and
having
some
monies
returned
for
certain
services
that
they
charge
full
price
for,
but
that
has
I,
don't
think
that
is
moved
either
I'm
gonna,
Tory
I,
don't
think
we
I
don't
think
anything
around.
That
issue
has
moved
at
all.
C
The
whole
charter
school
legislation
is
an
issue
that
the
board
and
the
district
are
tracking
closely.
We
are
in
contact
with
the
governor's
office.
The
governor
has
proposed.
You
know
comprehensive
reform
if
their
conversations
going
on
about
you
know
shorter
term
initiatives,
but
this
this
is
an
issue
that's
going
to.
C
M
If
you
will
keep
us
posted
and
we
often
tell
people,
and
particularly
as
a
member
of
this
body,
it
is
so
easy
using
the
bully
pulpit
of
this
microphone
and
the
cameras
that
come
in
here.
Every
Thursday
in
a
group
of
people
who
are
education,
advocates,
come
and
fill
the
chambers,
and
we
talk
about
the
needs
of
the
district
and
we
are
usually
successful
in
securing
the
money,
but
the
muscle,
the
muscle,
the
muscle
and
and
whether
or
not
you
truly
have
leverage
to
deliver
for
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia.
M
C
We
we
will
do
that.
We
can
do
a
briefing
there's.
You
know
there
are
a
lot
of
different
legislative
proposals
that
are
that
you
know
some
are
moving
short
terms.
You
know
little
fixes
that
might
move
faster,
but
we
don't.
You
know,
welcome
the
opportunity
to
sit
down
and
and
talk
with
people
about
where
we
are
with
our
charter
school
program.
What's
changed,
what's
going
to
remain
the
same?
What
we
project
in
the
future.
M
Next
I
want
to
follow
up
on
council
president
Clark's,
the
line
of
questioning
and
Councilwoman
of
Blondell
Reynolds
Brown,
who
was
here
but
had
to
leave
for
another
meeting
relative
to
the
procurement
policy.
So
dr.
Hine
I
was
happy
to
hear
you
talk
about
the
internal
review,
particularly
relative
to
the
borrowing
and
when
we
think
about
mwbes
and
the
process
for
how
they
gained
access
through
participating
in
that
economy.
M
J
M
In
preparation
of
for
this
meeting,
Councilwoman
Reynolds
brown
of,
for
example,
had
an
intern
in
her
office
to
just
just
walk
through
the
school
districts
website,
as
if
they
were
new,
looking
at
it
from
the
perspective
of
a
business
owner,
a
minority
business
owner
who
wants
to
do
business
with
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
just
used
in
technology
and
and
she
found
the
following.
She
said
on
a
certifiers
list
for
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia.
M
There
were
four
links
that
were
either
broken
or
did
not
directly
approach
gate
to
the
the
webpage
that
it
needed
to
reach.
In
addition
to
that,
she
noted
that
there
was
a
procurement
event
several
listings
and
they
were
like
out
of
date
and
and
and
multiple
links
relative
to
MWBE
policies
from
the
general
vendor
page.
They
were
broken.
So
if
we
know
Councilwoman
Reynolds
Brown,
she
did
this
to
say
hey.
M
Can
we
get
someone
in
the
IT
department
to
make
sure
that
we
walk
through
accessing
of
that
website
to
make
sure
all
of
those
links
are
live
that
that
information
is
available,
because
if
you
are
new
and
you're
looking
at
this
as
a
potential
opportunity,
not
having
access
to
that
information
is
a
barrier
to
access.
In
addition
to
that,
dr.
heit-
and
this
is
a
question
you
know-
I
always
ask
every
year,
and
it's
because
I
came
through
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
during
the
dr.
M
J
This
year
we
were
very
successful
actually
in
in
recruiting
more
minorities
as
a
part
of
the
new
teachers
who
joined
the
district.
It's
work
that
continues
and
we
are
now
with
there's
now
an
exciting
opportunity
with
PDE
temple,
the
Community
College
Cheney,
and
it
is
a
initiative
that
looks
at
young
people
who
are
sitting
in
their
classrooms
right
now
and
making
an
investment
in
that
young
person's
college
costs
and
to
allow
them
to
come
back.
If,
in
fact,
they
come
back
as
a
teacher
here
in
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia.
J
And
so
what
we
are
trying
to
do
is
invest
in
young
people
were
sitting
in
their
classrooms.
Who
may
not
be
thinking
about
teaching
as
a
career
choice
and
trying
to
provide
some
support
for
those
individuals
to
go
through
college,
with
the
agreement
that
they
would
then
come
back
and
teach
in
our
district,
because
we're
gonna
solve
this
problem
with
the
young
people
sitting
in
their
classrooms
right
now,
because,
quite
frankly,
they're
not
in
the
colleges
and
universities,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
begin
to
turn
that
around.
J
We
also
have
to
turn
around
the
whole
narrative
around.
What
it
means
to
be
a
teacher
and-
and
how
do
we
make
that
something
that
we
people
want
to
pursue
versus
something
that
they
are
trying
to
move
away
from,
and
we
so
we
have
we've
seen
increases
in
the
numbers
of
individuals
who
are
coming
as
minority
teachers,
I.
Think,
a
third
of
the
I'm
sorry,
25
percent
of
those
who
were
hired
this
year
were
minorities
not
all
were
male,
unfortunately,
but
we
are
actively
seeking
males
and
we
are
doing.
J
We
have
individuals
who
are
partner
with
partner
universities,
the
historically
HBC
I
mean
the
historically
black
colleges
and
universities
and,
with
all
of
the
colleges
and
universities
around
that
also
send
minority
individuals.
Would
that
have
month,
a
large
numbers
of
minority
individuals.
We
we
sent
a
team
to
Puerto
Rico
to
recruit
individuals
because
many
of
their
schools
closed
and
so
had
a
large
contingent
of
individuals
who
were
bilingual,
who
were
able
to
come
into
the
school
district
this
year
as
well.
So
we're
gonna
continue
with
those
efforts.
J
Those
efforts
are
extremely
important
to
us
and
I'll
just
add
that
working
with
the
mayor's
office
of
education
Otis
should
we
fell.
Meki
with
who
is
doing
some
work
around
black
educators
and
really
trying
to
do
our
part
to
also
increase
the
number
of
individuals
who
go
into
colleges
and
universities
to
become
teachers.
Thank.
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'm,
gonna
thank
school
board
for
being
here
and
having
this
conversation
and
I
want
to
follow
up
on
some
of
the
questions
that
my
colleague
councillor
Parker
made
reference
to
regarding
this
newborn
injured
in
October
for
these
projects.
Most
of
these
projects,
I
know
you're
gonna,
be
hiring
a
program
manager
firm
in
February
of
next
year.
Most
can
you
give
me
some
natures
of
these
projects?
I
know
many
of
them
are
for
existing
capital
projects.
Internally,
are
these
type
of
projects
that
you'll
be
growing
staff
to
do,
or
mostly
external
it.
J
Would
be
mostly
visa,
some
will
be
internal
staff
projects,
most
are
probably
external.
Most
of
these
are
probably
external
and
it
includes
yeah,
so
it
yes
most
of
the
external
and
then
they
they're
multi-site
projects.
In
some
cases,
some
of
those
could
be
done
by
some
staff
and
then
there's
some
IT
projects
as
well,
but
it
also
includes
capital,
project,
administrative
staffing,
and
so
that's
part
of
it.
I
How
will
you
address
the
ability
to
grow
capacity
for
businesses,
local
based
businesses
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
as
well
as
discuss
some
of
the
pipeline
issues
that
councillor
Parker
discussed
with
the
need
for
expediency
to
get
these
projects
done,
say
the
last
part
how
we
balance
between
the
need
to
provide
a
pipeline
and
training
opportunities
and
job
development
opportunities
for
people
coming
out
of
school
district,
and
also
to
people
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
versus
the
need
for
expediency
to
complete
these
projects?
Yeah.
J
But
I
do
think
that
part
of
the
external
request
is
to
leverage
these
types
of
things
that
we
want
to
see
what
we
want
to
increase
access
for
our
young
people
and
and
talk
about
the
young
people,
not
necessarily
completing
the
projects,
but
learning
learning,
trait
and
learning
for
their
certification
in
a
respective
area.
While
they
are
a
printing
or
in
a
prentice
ship
with
individuals
who
are
skilled
in
those
areas,
and
so
I
do
think.
J
J
Well,
it'll
be
faster
than
that.
Well,
it's
we
have
to
construct
what
we
want
that
to
be
first
I
mean
I,
do
think
we
would
have
to
we
and
the
our
board
president
has
been
talking
about
opportunities
for
our
young
people,
as
we
think
about
the
types
of
things
that
are
going
to
be
happening
on
these
projects.
It
I
think
we
have
to
first
define
what
it
is.
I
J
J
We're
in
the
process
of
we,
we've
drafted
the
RFP
and
was
based
on
an
RFP
that
the
city
did
some
years
ago
and
we
drafted
an
RFP
that
I
believe
is
out
for
the
the
general
project.
Management
of
the
whole
five
hundred
million
and
then
we're
gonna
have
project
managers
for
multiple
things
within
that
and.
J
We're
taking
about
that
job
well,
I
was
thinking
more
about
that
job
by
job,
and
so
it's
not
I,
don't
think
that's
written
into
the
RFP
of
the
project
manager
for
the
for
how
we
would
then
look
for
the
groups
that
would
do
this
work
for
us.
I
think
that
becomes
a
part
of
how
we
establish
those
jobs
and
then
what
those
individuals
would
then
use
as
criteria
to
vet
the
companies
that
we
would
want
to
respond
to
those
RFPs
I.
C
Think
you
raised
good
a
valid
point
and
I
think
it's
probably
worthwhile
for
us
to.
You,
know,
step
back
and
make
sure
that
we've
structured
the
right
program.
I
know
my
experiences
with
the
nti
program
and
it
was
you
know,
creating
a
pool
of
minority
demolition
contractors
was
part
of
the
concept
and
it's
the
kind
of
thing
that
has
to
be
integrated
early
on
and
I
know.
My
colleague
mr.
Wong,
has
has
experience
and
thoughts
about
that
at
all.
Yeah.
A
Really
appreciate
the
question
and
as
board
members,
we
are
sensitized
to
making
sure
that
the
construction
projects
are
done
to
high
quality
on
time,
and
we
have
to
monitor
that
and
we
will
receive
appropriate
information
to
make
sure
that
we're
monitoring
that
and
we've
also
requested
information
on
mbw
be
participation.
So
we
will
be
monitoring
that
so
it's
kind
of
an
all-of-the-above
approach.
J
I
Because
if
you
don't
time
that
type
of
goal
to
their
conversation,
it
won't
get
done
want
to
continue
the
conversation
regarding
on
this
capital
initiative
and
how
will
you
provide
information
and
I?
Well,
let
me
step
back
I,
see
that
the
program
and
affirm
were
responsible
for,
along
with
the
operations
team,
providing
comprehensive
project
management,
design
and
communication
support.
J
Yeah
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
is
important.
It's
what
we
would
have
to
talk
almost
project-by-project
and
if
the
school
is
impacted,
we're
taking
now
a
whole
different
tack
on
the
type
of
information
that
we
provide
to
those
communities
to
those
staffs
around
the
work
that
is
going
to
be
happening,
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
tell
inform
individuals
of
what
they
can
expect
about
what
time.
What
and
what
would
be
the
desired
completion
date.
J
We
would
want
to
give
them
constant
updates
about
the
projects
and
how
those
projects
are
moving
on
a
on
it
at
the
very
least,
a
monthly
basis
if
they
take
a
long
period
of
time,
but
a
bi-weekly
basis.
If
not-
and
that
is
information
that
we
have
to
be
a
lot
more
proactive
about
as
opposed
to
a
project-
that's
happened
in
your
school.
J
You
might
see
activity,
but
instead
defining
for
individuals
everything
that
they
should
expect
to
see
everything
from
how
young
people
will
enter
the
building
and
exit
the
building,
if,
in
fact,
it
changes
traffic
patterns
in
some
cases
and
all
of
the
environmental
testing.
That
will
be
done.
If
it
is
in
existing
spaces,
and
so
I
think,
we
have
to
actually
do
a
much
better
job
of
being
proactive,
around
schedules,
timing
and
the
scope
of
the
work
that
we
expect
to
be
done
by
what
dates.
I
And
that
ties
into
the
environmental
safety
improvement
plan
that
you
laid
out
and
that
this
program
manager,
firm
along
with
the
operation
team,
will
be
responsible
for
following
and
still
looking
at
these
points,
you
talked
about
under
point
number
10
developing
and
following
a
disciplined
process
to
more
proactively
communicate
with
any
school
where
design,
construction
and
or
environmental
initiatives
are
planned
and
there's
a
goal
of
December
2019.
So
how
give
me
some
perspective?
How
you're
going
to
communicate
that?
J
I
J
10,
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
come
up
with
a
process
of
how
it's
it's
not
but
every
job,
but
it's
the
process
that
we
will
follow
to
ensure
that
communities
are
made
aware
of
the
work
that
is
going
to
be
happening
in
those
communities,
and
the
best
example
I
have
is
the
lead
painting
example.
When
we
did
lid
when
we
did
paint
stabilization
in
schools,
we
were.
We
had
a
group
of
stakeholders
from
the
from
those
schools
that
were
gonna.
Have
that
work
done.
Those
individuals
knew
the
time
schedule
they.
J
They
gave
feedback
on
the
communication
to
go
to
other
parents
to
make
sure
it
was
in
that
people
would
understand
what
was
being
done
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
have
a
similar
process
for
every
project
that
we
do
that's
going
to
involve
a
school
in
a
school
community
and
so
that
that
process
would
then
be
designed
for
our
whoever
is
doing
communications
from
our
on
our
part.
What
do
we
need
to
communicate?
Who
needs
who
needs
to
receive
the
communication?
What
are
the
time
frames?
J
I
mean
that
that's
work,
that
we
are
we're
learning
a
great
deal
about
that
dealing
with
the
issues
we're
dealing
with
right
now
and
we
have
what
we've
learned
about
that
is
that
it's
best,
even
even
in
the
worst
cases,
to
give
individuals
as
much
information
as
we
can
give
them.
And
people
don't
want
to
hear
it
from
being
asked
that
question
by
the
press
or
by
the
media
or
seeing
something
on
social
media
they
want.
If,
in
fact,
we
have
information,
they
said,
give
us
that
information.
J
Let
us
know
what
is
happening
and
let
us
know
what
you're
going
to
do
about
it
as
quickly
as
possible
and
so
those
things
that
are
unplanned
if,
in
fact,
those
things
become,
it
becomes
apparent
that
we
need
to
act
on
that.
We're
not
waited
until
we
have
plan
ready
to
go
for
how
we're
going
to
address
that
issue.
J
We
are
taking
that
information
to
those
communities
so
that
they
will
know
that
we
we
actually
all
wear
of
the
situation,
and
even
if
we
don't
have
a
plan,
yet
we
will
be
telling
them
when
that
plan
will
be
available
and
what
we're
going
to
do
until
that
such
time
that
plan
is
ready
for
them
to
see
it.
We
would
actually
also
want
to
engage
them
if,
in
fact,
they
are
interested
in
developing
that
plan.
In
some
cases,
I
mean.
I
We
met
last
Tuesday
and
in
that
meeting
last
Tuesday
I
just
happened
to
learn
just
prior
to
that
meeting
regarding
asbestos
issues
at
Hill
Freeman
now
because
of
the
fact
that
I'm
employed
by
the
city
of
Piniella,
as
a
member
of
this
body,
I,
was
able
to
get
access
to
that
information
regarding
asbestos
at
Hill,
Freeman
and
I
would
think
that,
based
on
the
conversation
we
had
last
Tuesday
and
the
conversation
we
had
prior
to
last
Tuesday,
there
would
be
a
means
of
communicating
with
parents.
Advil
Hill
Freeman
regarding
asbestos
at
at
school.
I
Mamas
are
resolved,
but
when
you
talk
about
transparency
and
providing
information
trying
to
stop
the
whisper
down
the
road
scenario,
when
that
information,
when
it's
learns
that
there's
dispenses
at
a
school
and
I
know,
you
provides
the
information
from
dr.
Frank
and
we
talked
about
that
last
year
as
well.
The
information
needs
we've
provided
to
the
parents
and
the
teachers
and
and
others
who
are
stakeholders
in
that
building.
I
Because
I
know
I
listen
to
principal
Majewski
verbal
calls
when
I'm
at
home.
At
times
they
come
to
my
home,
I
had
not
heard
that
often
when
there's
other
issues,
there's
multiple
verbal
calls.
There's
mobile
calls
times
at
different
times.
During
the
day,
there
is
information
provided
in
note
bags
and
others,
and
so
my
concern
is
that
making
sure
that
an
information
is
available
and
provided
in
a
timely
way.
I
But
people
are
not
going
to
trust
your
ability
to
get
this
work
done.
I'm,
as
I
said
in
our
meeting
this
last
week,
you
know
when
he'll
Freeman
was
used
as
the
opening
of
the
school
year
for
the
bell
ringing.
You
know
there
was
investment
of
dollars
made
at
the
school
at
that
time.
That
was
only
a
few
years
ago
and
to
learn
in
a
short
period
of
time.
I
I
mean
I.
Think
the
district
and
I
try
to
be
an
advocate
for
the
school
district
in
a
lot
of
ways,
there's
good
things
that
have
been
carrying
in
the
district.
But
when
you
have
this
type
of
situation,
and
even
when
you
come
out
with
a
major
initiative
like
this,
people
have
a
lack
of
faith
and
your
ability
to
get
things
done
and
I
raised
this
issue
because
I
know
in
years
to
come.
I
There's
gonna
be
a
financial
challenge
for
the
district,
and
that's
gonna
be
something
coming
to
members
of
this
body
to
address
that,
because
we're
not
gonna
get
the
level
dials
that
we
need
the
Hapsburg
and
it's
gonna
be
real.
I
can
see
some
real
pushback
from
people
and
breakfast
to
why.
We
should
do
that
when
you
have
not
proved
your
ability
to
get
things
done.
The
best
yeah.
J
I'll
just
add
that
so
on
the
hill
Freedman
issue,
you're
right,
we
did
a
major
renovation
at
Hill
Freedman
and
when
we
moved
hill
Freedman
into
the
lead
to
build
a
and
I
know
the
issue
at
Hill,
Freeman
was
some
broken
floor.
Tiles
and,
and
those
have
now
been
repaired.
We
got
to
go
in
and
repair
the
floor,
but
we've
removed
the
floor,
tiles
that
were
broken,
which
could
have
happened
because
if
they
weren't
disturbed
when
we
were
doing
the
construction,
they
would
not
have
been
a
part
of
the
construction.
J
Those
things
could
those
things
impact
credibility,
I
mean
and
and
impact
individuals,
trust
and
our
ability
to
do
work
but
I'll
also
add
councilman
that
we
have
just
as
many
projects
that
we've
completed
and
we've
made
some
investment
and
we've
done
hundreds
of
classroom
modernisations.
We've
done,
we've
done
some
pretty
significant
school
renovations,
and
so
there
are
individuals
who
are
also
experiencing
something
different,
because
we've
made
some
improvements
at
their
schools
as
well,
and
when
you
have
things
that
receive
all
of
the
attention
like
peers
and
SLA
Ben
Franklin.
I
J
Every
budget
season
I
mean
I.
Do
it
there's
a
part
of
the
things
that
we've
accomplished
I
think
I
did
it
at
the
beginning
of
this
meeting
and
not
the
specific
projects,
but
and
then
we
try
to
do
it
and
project
by
project
in
terms
of
the
work
now,
I
will
add
that
it's
too
often
it
is
with
the
council
person
who
is
in
that
district
and
then
the
other
council
members
may
not
be
aware
of
that.
So.
I
When
you
say
project
I
mean,
for
example,
when
you
say
project
by
project
coming
to
me
even
doing
something
as
basic
of
a
branding
of
another
school
building
lead
I,
mean
I,
know,
you've
done
a
lot
of
work
on
let
issues
but
I
mean
there
needs
to
be
communication
about
the
stuff.
You're
doing
UNAMID
says
a
simple
press
release
and
emails,
something
to
let
people
know
what's
happening
because
for
the
most
part,
people
just
have
a
lost
faith
in
district
in
a
lot
of
ways.
I
I
think
that's
unfortunate,
because
there
I
know
there's
good
things
happen
in
school.
District
I
get
out
of
City
Hall
a
lot
just
about
every
day
and
I.
Try
to
see
what's
happening,
our
city
and
especially
in
our
schools,
and
without
that
comfort
and
that
belief
in
the
district.
We're
gonna
have
two
major
problems
going
forward
and
I
was
someone
that
was,
you
know,
I
was
very
I,
just
say:
I
won't
use
the
word
agitate
it,
but
obviously
we're
concerned
last
week
when
the
perspective
I
was
getting
in.
I
Our
meeting
was
we're
gonna
present
someone
to
let's
educate
the
people
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
parents,
stakeholders
about
what
asbestos
really
is
I
understand
that
need
to
do
that,
but
if
I'm,
a
parent
with
a
child
in
district,
my
concern
is
what's
going
on
with
asbestos
right
now.
How
many
someone
tell
me
that
well,
this
best
is
you're
thinking
about
not
quite
as
bad
as
you
think
it
is.
We
have
all
these
other
issues
and
they
in
the
world
as
problematic
I.
I
Don't
want
to
hear
that
when
I,
just
learned
about
teacher
who
got
diagnosed
with
mesothelioma
and
I
think
those
are
some
of
the
concern
in
perspectives
that
we
need
to
have
to
make
sure
we
don't
have
these
issues
going
forward
and
I'm
I'm
gonna
say
this
now,
I'm
gonna
say
it
again
in
the
future.
I'm
really
concerned
on
where
we
are
in
the
future.
I
A
Chair,
thank
you
very
much
and
miss
Walker
s'en.
Thank
you
for
being
here
with
your
virtually
entire
board.
I
think
that's
a
very,
very
good
and
dr.
heit
I
have
one
question
and
that's
a
follow-up
to
something
you
had
said
and
I
just
want
make
sure
I
got
it
right,
but
I
mean
that
the
idea
intrigues
me
you
had
said
there
is
a
plan
in
place
that
if
one
school
were
to
shut
down
for
an
emergency,
another
school
could
could
be
used
or
another
building
could
be
used
to
house.
That
school
is
that.
J
Not
complete
we're
in
the
process
of
reviewing
all
of
our
facilities
and
assets.
Some
are
some
with
some
work
should
be
made
available,
but
all
of
them
require
work
and
all
of
them
some
more
significant
work
than
others,
but
all
of
them
require
work,
and
a
lot
of
that
work
is
environmental
work.
That
also
has
to
happen,
but
we
are
developing
the
list
of
those
facilities
and
then
what
will
need
to
happen
in
those
facilities
so
that
we
are
resolving
those
environmental
issues
so
that
they
could
become
a
space.
J
J
J
A
The
idea
is
intriguing
that
you've
thought
this
out.
The
fact
that
the
plan
exists,
even
though
may
not
be
complete
I
think
in
my
eyes,
is
very,
very
important
because
you
just
don't
know
what
the
future
has
for
anything
and
that's
something
could
go
terribly
wrong
and
and
and
and
being
able
to
educate,
continuing
to
educate
children,
it's
so
so
very
much
vital
to
to
our
mission
as
a
school
as
a
government
and,
of
course,
obviously
in
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
I
commend
you
for
that
night
and
I.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
J
L
L
K
N
The
best
I
can
without
them
yes,
I
stated.
My
name
is
Doreen
Waller
I
work
for
the
school
district
from
1999
to
2012.
As
a
secretary
when
you're
working
the
office,
you
know
everything
that's
going
on
in
the
school
office,
I'd
like
to
mention
some
things
that
happened
while
I
was
employed
and
it
still
happened
today.
I
also
like
to
make
suggestions
on
how
something
can
be
improved
here
again.
Asbestos
in
my
second
year
with
the
district
I,
was
transferred
to
another
school
as
soon
as
I
walked
in
and
got
settled.
N
The
contractors
were
working
in
their
white
suit,
while
employees
and
students
were
still
in
the
building
one
morning,
I
came
into
the
office
and
there
was
flight
power
everywhere
on
the
desk,
chairs,
equipment
and
floors.
I
complained
to
the
principal
and
was
told
that
I
knew
that
downtown
wasn't
going
to
do
anything
and
I
could
go
home.
This
is
unacceptable.
Dr.
heit.
These
contractors
should
not
be
allowed
to
start
any
work,
while
students
and
employees
are
in
the
building.
N
I
think
employees
present
and
former,
as
well
as
students
who
think
that
they
have
been
affected
by
asbestos,
should
be
tested
for
three
I
know
of
teachers
that
have
taken
early
retirement
because
of
their
coughing
I.
Believe
I,
heard
President
Clark,
say
on
Cody
Aniston's
show
that
there
was
400
million
for
health
issues
in
the
city.
N
N
N
N
Each
entry
was
for
retirement
where
they
were
taken
out
for
retirement.
Some
new
employees
names
are
incorrect
on
their
checks
and
pay.
Stubs
and
payroll
still
hasn't
corrected
them.
I'm
sure
stick
checks
are
still
being
sent
to
dead
people
when
I
was
working.
There
was
a
woman
who
had
resigned.
I
was
still
receiving
a
check,
no
accountability.
N
N
If
there
are
too
many
absences
by
administrators
and
I
guess,
students
that
Ruth
and
maybe
the
district
will
not
get
funding
from
Harrisburg
and
I
know.
This
was
a
directive
from
the
district
dual
roles.
I
worked
at
a
school
where
the
assistant
principal
was
also
the
special
ed
liaison.
This
is
unheard
of.
Isn't
it
as
much
work
as
the
Vice
Principals,
and
especially
a
liaison,
has
to
do.
N
This
is
why
so
many
special
aired
cases
out
of
compliance
now,
speaking
of
special
ed,
it
could
take
months
and
months
for
a
child
to
get
compensatory
it
services.
Some
years
ago
there
was
only
one
person
doing
comp
ed
in
the
district.
I,
don't
think
it's
much
better
today,
to
my
knowledge,
especially
as
students
are
to
go
on
a
trip,
I
believe
once
a
week
and
go
out
to
recess
with
regular
classes
on
a
daily
basis.
N
N
Sometimes
it
takes
a
couple
of
years
before
the
outcome
of
teacher
abuse
cases
are
resolved,
I
believe
Miss
like
well.
It's
in
a
letter
to
Harrisburg
a
couple
of
years
ago,
complaining
about
then
at
the
time
it
took
to
resolve
cases
as
it
currently
stands.
The
outcome
of
teacher
abuse
cases
are
withheld
from
parents.
N
N
Some
cafeteria
managers
did
not
give
students
second,
as
they
asked
for
it.
Many
of
these
students
do
not
get
enough
to
eat
at
home.
Some
students
don't
get
beverages
with
their
breakfast
or
lunch
and
at
the
end
of
the
week,
I
think
aperture.
Just
instead,
given
up
boxes
of
frozen
food
left
over
from
that
week
to
school
employees,
no
accountability.
N
Derp
ham,
bus
service-
this
is
a
joke.
We've
heard
about
them
several
times
on
the
news.
Why
is
the
district
still
contracting
with
them?
We
know
most
of
you
know
most
of
the
students
at
this
bus
company
transport
are
especially
most
of
the
time
they
are
late.
Picking
up
the
students,
I
believe
our
school
buses
should
be
checked
to
have
working
cameras
on
them.
N
Resources,
I
thought
the
TV
show
parking
wars
whenever
they
feel
filmed
in
Philly
that
that
money
was
to
come
to
the
district.
Does
it
teachers,
the
teacher
selection
back
when
I
was
working?
There
was
the
policy
I,
don't
believe
it
was
ever
put
in
place
where
the
community
would
be
included
in
selecting
the
teacher
for
school.
Is
that
still
going
on
bullying?
A
plan
has
to
be
put
in
place
regarding
bullying
within
the
last
two
years
to
ten
year
olds
have
committed
suicide
teachers.
N
Parents
and
the
community
have
to
be
more
attentive
to
our
children,
who
complained
of
being
bullied.
Something
has
to
be
done.
Mass
shootings
is
there
a
plan
in
place
for
a
mass
shooter?
There
should
be.
We
are
laughing
at
what
other
cities
and
school
districts
are
doing
strapping
the
teachers
put
in
locked
in
bucket.
N
N
N
L
C
L
Well,
we
certainly
again
appreciate
all
that
you
said
we're
very
happy
to
look
into
some
of
these
issues
and
provide
response
to
you.
If
you
give
your
information
to
where
we
can
get
you
to
John
Christmas,
we'll
make
sure
that
we
have
it
we'll
submit
it
to
the
superintendent
president
of
board
and
all
members,
and
we
thank
you
for
being
retired
and
being
still
concerned
enough
to
try
to
do
something
about
the
issues
and
the
problems
that
you
have
found.
Thank
you.