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From YouTube: Committee on Education 4-28-2021
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The Committee on Education of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 1:00 PM, in a remote manner using Microsoft® Teams to hear testimony on the following item:
210235 Resolution authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to consider the equitable allocation of resources for the School District of Philadelphia under the American Rescue Plan.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Everyone
this
is.
The
committee
on
education
today
is
wednesday
april
28th
2021.
I
understand
that
the
state
law
currently
requires
that
the
following
announcement
be
made
at
the
beginning
of
every
remote
public
hearing
as
follows.
Due
to
the
current
public
health
emergency
city,
council
committees
are
currently
meeting
remotely.
We
are
using
microsoft
teams
to
make
this.
A
So
I
note
that
the
hour
has
come.
Will
the
clerk
eric,
please
re,
call
the
role
to
take
attendance
members
that
are
in
attendance?
Please
indicate
that
you
are
present
when
your
name
is
called
also.
Please
say
a
few
brief
words
when
responding
so
that
your
image
will
be
displayed
on
screen
as
we
speak,.
A
Thank
you.
Everyone.
Thank
you
to
the
committee.
I
know
that
we
are
delayed
in
our
start,
so
I
want
to
apologize
to
everyone,
but
I
appreciate
members
of
this
committee
and
their
attendance
this
afternoon.
As
I
mentioned,
this
is
a
public
hearing
the
committee
on
education
regarding
resolution,
two
one
zero,
five
eric.
Would
you
please
read
the
title.
The
resolution.
A
Thank
you
before
we
begin
to
hear
testimony
from
the
witnesses
we
have
here
today
and
again.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
patience
for
and
for
joining
us
this
afternoon.
Everyone
has
been
invited
to
the
meeting.
To
testify
should
be
aware
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
and
that
it
is
being
recorded
because
the
hearing
is
a
public
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
A
By
continuing
to
be
in
the
meeting,
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
recognizing
members
for
questions
or
comments
that
they
have
for
the
witnesses.
I
will
know
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
we
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
our
microsoft
teams
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
person
purpose.
A
Today.
Today's
agenda
will
will
go
as
follows.
First,
the
panelists
will
provide
updates
about
the
american
rescue
plan
and
economic
academic
enhancements
for
spring
and
summer
and
then
we'll
hear
from
the
public
comment
as
committed.
That
is
why
we're
doing
an
afternoon
session
and
we
are
committed
to
a
public
testimony
process
from
four
to
six,
as
we
have
some
of
the
folks
who
are
testifying,
who
will
not
be
available
until
after
three
o'clock
just
want
to
add
to
the
education
committee
members
and
for
it
before
the
record.
A
A
First
of
all,
I
want
to
recognize
if
any
of
my
colleagues
need
to
want
to
say
anything
as
we
begin
this
conversation,
I
want
to
thank
you,
the
education
committee,
for
you
all
your
support
of
this
particular
conversation,
but
all
the
conversations
we've
been
having
around
the
topic
of
education.
I
just
want
to
recognize
for
the
record
that
council
member
brooks
is
present
at
this
hearing,
seeing
no
folks
having
additional
comments
at
this
time.
Eric
would
you
please
call
the
panel
our
first
panel.
A
F
Thank
you
very
much
councilman
and
members
of
the
committee
good
afternoon,
everyone,
so
I'm
happy
to
be
invited
to
discuss
school
district
philadelphia's
approach
to
the
funding
under
the
american
rescue
plan.
Next
slide,
please
and
next
slide
again
so
just
for
background.
The
district
is
eligible
for
about
1.1
billion
dollars,
which
is
a
little
less
than
we'd
originally
anticipated.
F
F
According
to
the
legislation,
the
funds
are
directed
to
primarily
be
used
to
help
safely,
reopen
and
sustain
the
safe
operation
of
schools,
with
students
to
address
students,
social,
emotional,
mental
health
and
academic
needs,
resulting
from
pandemic,
utilizing
evidence-based
approaches
and
also
for
maintenance
of
normal
operation
delivery
of
services.
I
also
do
want
to
point
out,
especially
in
light
of
the
topic
of
the
hearing,
that
it
is
explicit
in
the
legislation
that
districts
in
receipt
of
arpa
funds
cannot
reduce
the
per
pupil
funding
or
per
people
full-time
equivalent
staff.
F
F
F
F
This
is
very
much
an
active,
ongoing
process
which
will
be
continued
to
be
revisited
at
various
points,
and
it's
really
over
three
school
years
and
four
summers,
and
that
will
include
the
normal
annual
budget
cycle
as
well
as
well
as
other
opportunities
district
will
continue
to
refine
its
approach.
Gain
input,
share
information
and
respond
to
public
feedback
strategies
are
likely
to
change
based
on
what's
working
better
than
expected.
F
If
we
see
something,
that's
getting
better
results,
we
may
want
to
double
down
on
those
investments,
and
we
also
want
to
create
a
safe
space
so
that,
if
things
aren't
working
that
it's
okay
to
say,
you
know
what
this
isn't
working.
We
don't
want
to
spend
more
money
this
way
and
we
can
look
at
other
things.
F
Changes
can
occur
from
evolving
educational
needs
in
our
school
communities.
Obviously,
this
last
year
and
a
half
is
the
ultimate
of
kind
of
changing
environments.
We
want
to
see
what's
happening,
as
students
come
back
into
schools
fully
and
what
that
looks
like
and
what
the
needs
of
our
school
communities
are.
F
Changes
may
occur
from
our
original
plans
based
on
new
funding
opportunities.
For
example,
we
have
funding
towards
facilities
and
if
there's
a
federal
bill
on
infrastructure
that
gives
money,
we
may
want
to
shift
some
of
these
funds
to
other
places,
also
a
state
bill
and
infrastructure.
So
there
we
tend
to
be
as
flexible
as
possible,
based
on
what
everything
else
is
happening
and,
most
importantly,
we
have
an
investment
approach.
That's
guided
by
a
series
of
focus
areas.
F
The
second
focus
area
is
expanding
facilities,
improvements
to
provide
safe,
healthy
and
modernized
schools,
committing
about
325
million
dollars
of
stimulus
funds
over
the
next
four
years
to
improve
facilities
conditions-
and
I
want
to
point
out
this-
these
funds
are
designed
to
supplement
not
supplant
previously
dedicated
capital
and
operating
funds,
so
we
obviously
have
some
operating
funds
set
aside.
We
do
our.
We
did
a
large
borrowing
a
year
and
a
half
ago
and
we're
scheduled
to
do
a
borrowing
every
other
year
in
our
five-year
plan.
F
We
also
have
the
money
from
the
pledge
to
us
by
pen
over
the
next
10
years,
all
those
sources
combined.
We
believe
we
can
we're
planning
for
a
total
capital
investment
over
the
next
six
years
in
excess
of
two
billion
dollars,
and
I
do
want
to
stress
under
the
modernized
schools-
it's
not
just
looking
at.
How
do
we
fix
schools,
but
really,
how
do
we
fix
design
and
or
replace
schools
so
that
we
have
schools
that
are
a
21st
century
learning
environment
and
we're
in
the
process
of
gathering
all
the
data?
F
F
So
the
third
focus
area
is
supporting
the
significant
social
and
emotional
needs
of
our
students,
committing
over
150
million
dollars
of
stimulus
funds
over
that
same
time
period.
Investing
in
social
services
to
provide
case
management,
resource
coordination,
family
involvement
to
students
at
50,
additional
schools.
We
currently
do
it
about
40
or
so
schools.
This
is
more
than
double
that
our
budget
increases
the
number
of
counselors
across
the
district.
F
We
reduced
we're
actually
reducing
the
projected
student
council
ratio
for
next
year.
It's
about
357
to
1
for
perspective,
that's
the
lowest
it's
been
in
about
10
years,
and
the
national
average
is
about
430
to
1..
We
did
significantly
increase
discretionary
funds
for
schools
and
we
waited
it
for
our
schools
of
greatest
need.
We
were
trying
to
look
at
as
many
as
possible
the
investments
through
an
equity
lens
and
really
allowing
for
school
leaders
to
identify
needed,
supports
and
set
aside
funds
for
targeted
professional
development
for
school.
F
We
doubled
the
reimbursement
for
teacher
purchase,
classroom
materials
for
next
year
recognition.
You
know
we
have
teachers
who
in
many
cases
were
out
for
over
a
year
and,
as
was
for
everybody
kind
of
left,
without
a
chance
to
normally
to
put
away
a
room
normally
and
pack
up
materials
and
they're,
obviously
materials
they
carry
from
year.
To
year
by
some
folks,
so
we
wanted
to
double
that
that
reimbursement
for
teachers
for
next
year
we
are
now
a
one-to-one
student
district
technology.
F
We
also
are
contributing
part
of
the
phl
connected
program
to
ensure
that
those
families
that
do
not
have
broadband
access
will
have
it
for,
depending
on
how
we
use
digital
in
a
post-pandemic
environment,
we
had
already
from
last
year's
budget.
I
guess
it's
current
year's
budget.
I've
been
working
on
rewriting
our
curriculum
and
selection
of
resources
to
reflect
the
latest
insights
on
how
students
learn
and
be
more
culturally
and
linguistically
relevant.
F
The
pro
project
originally
had
a
long
runway.
What
we've
done
is
reduced
the
runway
by
doing
more
subject
areas
at
the
same
time,
rather
than
kind
of
staggering
them
using
those
funds.
For
that
we're
also
increasing
the
number
of
career
immersion
opportunities
for
students
next
slide.
Please,
so
we've
been
seeking
public
input
on
the
prioritization
of
investments.
As
I
said,
we
have
the
large
focus
areas,
but
a
lot
of
funds.
We
want
to
be
able
to
understand
what
the
public
views
things.
F
F
Please
so
to
date-
and
I
say
today
because
there's
still
some
ongoing
sessions
and
I'm
still
looking
at
the
12
700
open-ended
comment
section
going
through,
but
so
far
the
highest
priority
investments
within
the
areas
under
student
learning
and
supports
discretionary
funding
for
schools,
followed
closely
by
additional
special
education,
supports
facilities.
Investments
focused
on
environmental
hazards
and
air
conditioning
and
for
student,
social
emotional
needs
school-based
behavioral
mental
health
supports,
as
well
as
before
and
after
school
enrichment.
F
In
the
focus
groups,
they've
larger,
the
discussions
have
largely
mirrored
the
survey
results.
There's
some
additional
emphasis
on
ell
supports
and
actually
distributing
additional
funding
equitably,
focusing
on
those
schools
with
fewer
resources
under
greater
need
on
the
capital
program
side.
The
public
engagement
findings
mirror
those
of
the
district's
priorities,
with
their
particular
emphasis
on
environmental
issues
and,
as
I
already
mentioned,
we're
working
on
getting
the
baseline
data.
F
We
need
to
create
a
master
capital
plan
for
the
2
billion
capital
plan,
which
will
be
considered
in
some
sense
by
the
board,
and
maybe
the
public
city
council,
everyone
involved
as
those
plans
arise
and
even
if
changes
are
necessitated
by
additional
funding
from
the
state
or
from
the
federal
government.
Next
slide.
Please.
F
In
response
to
a
lot
of
these
to
the
surveys,
to
the
focus
groups
to
comments
from
members
of
council
from
other
members
of
the
public
in
other
sessions-
and
these
are
all
additional-
as
I
mentioned,
this
is
kind
of
an
ongoing
process
and
we
are
thinking
about
some
of
these
both
again
the
short
term
and
long
term,
so
short
term
funding
for
two
additional
positions
at
each
off
track
school:
one
additional
position
at
each
on
track
or
near
track
school
for
fiscal
year.
22.,
it's
going
to
be
close
to
340
new
positions.
F
We
believe
these
are
principal
decision
principle:
discretion
in
consultation
with
the
assistant
superintendent,
it's
from
a
wide
list
of
positions.
There
are
some
samples
on
here,
but
there
are
over
20
possible
positions,
assistant,
principal
counselor,
all
teachers
of
all
subjects
and
specialties,
climate
supports,
etc
and
again
so
short
term.
It's
the
for
the
principles
to
identify
what
the
individual
needs
at
their
schools
longer
term.
For
the
district.
It's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
see
what
principals
are
choosing
and
for
ex
and
maybe
rethink
some
of
our
allocation
formulas.
F
I
mentioned
the
special
education
was
a
priority
mentioned
on
the
surveys,
so
I
just
want
to
point
out.
There
was
some
confusion.
The
current
budget
does
actually
have
more
special
education
teachers
than
the
current
year.
On
the
short
term
side.
We
recognize
that,
while
we
have
struggled
at
times
to
keep
up
with
evaluations,
we
have
fallen
further
behind
during
the
pandemic.
F
So
adding
short-term
80
supports
to
accelerate
evaluation
efforts.
50
psychologists,
10,
ot's,
20
speech
therapists,
and
this
is
really
an
intensive
effort
to
get
us
back
up,
because
we
need
to
switch
from
being
reactive
to
proactive
on
special
education.
We
need
to
be
getting
students
identifying
the
supports
for
students
getting
the
ieps
getting
the
programs
built
around
them
so
that
we
are
not
dealing
with
reactive,
comp,
ed
and
then
in
the
long
term.
For
us,
we
want
to
identify
investments.
F
Obviously,
and
most
importantly,
it
will
provide
better
services
for
students
in
a
proactive
way
for
those
students
who
have
the
special
education
needs,
and
secondly,
this
is
an
ongoing
spend
for
us,
700
million
dollars
a
year
and
growing,
so
the
more
effective
we
can
be
and
efficiently
can
be
on
the
services.
This
will
be
a
fiscal
return
for
us
as
well,
whether
it
means
being
able
to
do
even
more
on
the
special
education
side
or
having
other
resources
available
for
other
needs.
F
A
central
coordinator
of
supports
for
student
victims
of
gun,
violence
and
coaches
focused
on
restorative
practices,
in
these
impacted
schools.
Before
and
after
school
programs,
I
want
to
address.
This
is
really
an
area
that
is
still
in
development.
You
know
thinking,
I
know
we're
very
focused
on
the
summer,
but
also
looking
ahead
to
next
year.
F
As
I
said,
this
is
an
ongoing
process
and,
as
we
work
to
design
how
these
programs
will
interact
with
common
planning
time
with
mtss
and
identify
the
various
resources,
we
need
these
programs
we'll
be
back
to
the
board
and
the
public
and
city
council
and
everyone
else.
As
I
mentioned,
this
is
we
have
to
use
the
money
thoughtfully
and
it's
going
to
be
an
ongoing
planning
process
for
how
we
do
it
and
the
best
way
forward
next
slide.
Please.
F
Determined
to
set
up
a
formal
office
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
as
part
of
our
commitment
towards
anti-racism
and
equity,
as
outlined
in
the
statement
of
anti-racism
and
follow-up
from
the
team,
that's
working
in
the
district
and
across
the
community,
and
to
ensure
this
sustainability
establishing
this
office
that
supports
the
goal
to
lead
and
sustain
system
level
change.
It
aligns
with
the
work
and
efforts
around
the
board's
guard
rail,
four,
that
the
student's
potential
will
not
be
limited
by
practices
that
perpetuate
systemic
racism
and
hinder
student
achievement.
F
We
are
working
to
get
the
office
and
the
goal
is
for
have
it
launched
prior
to
the
start
of
the
21-22
school
year,
alongside
an
equity
framework
and
organizational
commitments
that
will
guide
our
actions
going
forward
next
slide,
please
so
for
perspective.
I
want
to
provide
a
five-year
plan
which
updates
the
revised
numbers
we
have
on
what
our
actual
funding
will
be.
Some
additional
changes
based
on
the
city's,
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
and
the
additional
fiscal
information
we
had.
Since
the
last
time
we
presented
before
city
council.
F
Okay,
so
this
five-year
plan
and
the
the
bottom
line
numbers
are
the
same
on
both,
but
I
think
this
is
an
easier
one
to
talk
about
in
the
context
of
the
federal
funds.
So
this
contains
the
revenues
and
expenditures
related
to
the
federal
grant,
relief
funds
and
those
you
can
see
in
the
fifth
line
under
revenues
and
other
financing
sources
and
the
total
amount
of
funds-
and
that
includes
karezak
money,
the
s
for
money
from
december,
as
well
as
the
new
arpa
arba
funds,
and
then
the
expenditures
are
spread
throughout
the
bottom
line.
F
Is
that
and
again
I
talked
about
trying
to
maintain
fiscal
stability.
We
would
have
positive
budget
positive
fund
balances
year
end
through
fiscal
year
24.
we
would
go
negative
and
25..
The
federal
funds
are
in
part
covering
up.
I
know
that's
the
right
word,
but
hiding
maybe
the
real
word.
We
still
have
a
structural
budget
deficit
and
you
can
see
that
in
the
red
under
operating
surplus,
the
deficit,
those
254
and
then
370,
which
is
probably
closer
to
the
actual
annual
deficit.
F
But
by
the
end
of
26
we
have
a
nearly
400
million
dollar
deficit.
Now,
the
goal,
obviously
we
have
a
robust
five-year
plan.
It
allows
us
to
do
planning
make
adjustments
as
we
go
continue
to
have
conversations
with
the
city
with
the
state
about
what
our
funding
needs
are.
I
think
one
of
the
ways
we're
looking
at
this
is
there
are
we
want
to
see
what
works
and
what
we
can
show
works.
F
It's
much
easier
to
have
a
conversation
with
members
of
council
with
the
city
and
certainly
with
the
state
we've
discovered
over
the
past
several
years
when,
instead
of
just
going
and
saying
we
need
money,
when
we
can
say
we
have
a
program,
we
can
show
works,
we
can
make
a
return
on
investment.
Can
you
invest
in
it
with
us
and
that,
especially
at
the
state,
has
been
a
very
powerful
argument
and
has
actually
helped
the
district
get
additional
funding
over
the
last
several
years,
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
make
that
argument.
F
F
F
There's
the
links
are
directly
there
on
this
document.
This
document
will
be
posted
on
the
district's
website,
following
this
hearing,
so
you'll
be
able
to
see
the
whole
district
approach
and
plan
and
again
it's
that
same
website
at
the
bottom.
It's
if
you
just
go
under
budget
to
public
information.
F
G
You're
on
you,
thank
you
phantom
chair
good
afternoon.
Everyone
now
more
than
ever,
our
students
are
seeking
academic
support,
recovery
and
enrichment,
as
well
as
opportunities
to
connect
with
their
prepared
peers
and
prepare
for
our
goal
to
return
to
in-person
learning
this
fall.
We
want
to
continue
the
momentum
going
into
next
year
and
give
students
a
jump
start
this
summer
and
starting
the
week
of
june
28th.
G
We
will
be
offering
students
enriched
learning
over
the
course
of
either
a
five
or
six
week
program,
depending
on
what
program
they
opt
into,
and
these
will
include
it's
not
our
first
time
summer
having
summer
programs
through
the
school
district
of
philadelphia.
But
we
are
expanding
our
offerings
this
summer
and
are
pleased
to
be
able
to
offer
something
for
everyone.
G
That
means
something
for
students
in
every
grade
at
every
grade
level
and
because
of
the
money
through
our,
but
we
are
able
to
really
expand
our
programming,
while
these
programs
will
take
place
during
the
span
of
a
regular
school
day,
we've
been
very
intentional
about
creating
exciting
program
that
aligns
with
our
academic
standards
to
engage
students
through
partnerships
with
the
city
and
local
organizations.
These
opportunities
will
combine
project-based
learning
with
extracurricular
programming
and
social
and
emotional
learning
in
order
to
provide
a
fun
and
safe
environment
for
students
to
continue
learning
during
the
summer
months.
G
While
we
are
just
you
know,
really
expanding
this
program
through
this
time
we
are
strated,
we've
been
strategizing
and
planning
for
this
over
the
entire
year
and
really
longer
than
that.
To
make
this
happen,
there
will
be
a
full
day
in
person,
opportunities
for
students
entering
grades
1
through
12.
So
those
are
our
current
k
through
11
students,
we
will
also
have
a
virtual
transition
program
for
students
entering
pre-k
and
kindergarten.
G
Additionally,
our
partners
who
run
pre-k
programming
throughout
the
city
will
also
host
in-person
sites.
That
is
in
order
to
provide
instruction
for
our
earliest
learning
learners
and
help
families
and
children
feel
confident
about
starting
school
in
the
fall
after
a
very
trying
year.
Our
rising
1st,
through
8th
grade
programs.
Again,
that's
our
current
k-7
students,
in
addition
to
ela
and
math
skills,
will
include
projects
based
learning,
art,
music
and
physical
education,
as
we
have
done
in
previous
years.
G
Those
students
will
also
be
able
to
participate
in
programs
that
programming
in
the
afternoon
that
are
based
around
again
the
arts,
project-based
learning,
music
and
physical
education,
our
english
learners,
specifically
newcomers
and
students
with
limited
or
interrupted
formal
education
will
have
english
language
development
programs
and
again
also
be
able
to
participate
in
those
afternoon
what
we
call
our
fun
activities
that
additionally,
I
do
want
to
talk
about
some
of
our
programs
for
our
older
students.
Our
traditional
summer
bridge
option
has
been
expanded
to
include
rising
9th
and
10th.
G
We
are
very
excited
about
the
opportunities
that
we
have
available
this
summer
and
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
to
provide
opportunities
for
all
our
students
again.
This
is
the
first
summer
where
we've
really
been
able
to
do
that,
and
part
of
that
is
because
of
this
funding.
I'm
happy
to
take
any
additional
questions.
A
Okay,
I'm
gonna
open
up
to
my
colleagues
in
a
minute
real,
quick
ori.
You
talked
about
six
years,
two
billion
dollars
and
I
know
we
brought
in
a
ceo
of
reggie
mcneil.
You
talked
about
baseline
data
sets.
Can
you
talk
about?
What's
the
timeline
that
you're
looking
at
where
we
can
have
a
public
discussion
about
what
those
six
years
look
like
and
in
that
process.
F
So
the
the
biggest
issue
right
now
is
getting
that
baseline
data.
So
you
know
the
last
time
we
did
the
fci
index
about
five
years
ago,
so
we
need
a
an
update.
Essentially,
you
know
there
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
in
that
period
of
time.
You
know
200,
plus
million
dollars,
just
in
the
last
year
alone,
so
making
sure
updated
to
reflect
that
and
where
things
have
changed,
things
have
gotten
different.
F
Make
sure
that
we're
have
a
bet,
a
correct
sense
of
what
is
to
be
frank,
worth
replacing,
verse,
repairing
and
then
also
layering
over
something.
I
don't
think
we
did
last
time
as
part
of
our
master
plan
and
doctor
high
to
know.
We
can
speak
about
this
more
at
the
budget
hearing
as
well.
But
what
do
we
need
for
a
21st
century,
educational
environment,
a
facility?
F
This
should
not
be
just
fix
something
because
it
can
be
fixed,
but
if
it
can't
meet
the
needs
of
a
21st
century
environment,
then
we
shouldn't
be
fixing
it.
We
should
need
to
be
looking
at
how
we
think
about
our
facilities
differently,
how
we
think
about
educating
students
differently
and
from
a
starting
point
of
again.
What
does
it
mean
to
be
that
21st
century
environment
so
we're
working
on
get
that
baseline
data,
which
I
know
is
coming
up
shortly,
and
I
know
the
board
is
waiting
for.
Also.
F
I
don't
I
don't
know
felicia
where
the
timeline
is
in
the
next
few
months
to
have
that
data,
plus
the
master
plan
and
the
guiding
principles
to
be
able
to
have
that
discussion
with
the
board,
with
the
public,
with
city
council
and
actually
with
everyone
in
the
city,
because
the
truth
is,
we
have
to
think
about
our
facilities
as
a
as
a
city,
not
just
school
facilities,
but
looking
at
school,
and
you
know
how
it
intersects
with
public
spaces
and
rec
centers
and
all
those
issues.
So
it
can't
just
be.
F
We
can't
be
a
stand-alone,
it's
not
a
good
use
of
public
resources,
so
that
needs
to
be
part
of
the
conversation
and
obviously
that
will
involve
counsel
the
mayor
and
and
everyone
else,
and
this
is
a
community
discussion
and
that's
how
we
want
to
take
it.
We
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
basic
underlying
data
to
inform
that
discussion
properly.
A
While
you're
waiting
for
the
data,
what
has
been
the
discussion
around
updating
our
project,
labor
agreements,
creating
cte
pathways
for
employment
as
part
of
that
two
billion
dollar
plan,
the
bundling
local
preference,
hiring
local
contracting
hiring
minority
hiring
are
all
of
those
going
to
be
part
of.
And
if
this
is
someone
working
on
that,
so
that
it
goes
in
line.
F
So
the
short
answer
is
yes,
and
the
best
response
I
can
say
is
this
is
among
the
topics
we
want
to
talk
about
on
the
11th.
It
really
kind
of
gets
beyond
arpa,
but
we
will
be
able
to
update
all
those
topics
and
be
prepared
to
do
it,
but
I
think
all
those
are
certainly
on
our
agenda
and
some
sent
even
beyond
that,
and
really
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have.
You
know
that's
what
I
can
say
is
kind
of
all
of
our
ducks
in
a
row.
F
If
we're
gonna,
we
know
we
have
you
know
we
have
this,
we're
in
a
good
fiscal
position
to
be
able
to
borrow
money
which
we
haven't
been
in
a
long
time.
We
have
some
our
money,
we
want
to
direct
to
this.
We
may
have.
We
have
the
pen
money,
we
may
have
an
opportunity
with
more
federal
money
or
state
money.
F
The
best
thing
we
can
do
is
be
prepared
have
all
those
tools,
all
those
funds
and
make
sure
we're
having
the
right
approach
in
how
we
do
this
and
the
truth
is
it's
going
to
be
beyond
the
six
year
I
mean
the
six
year
plan
is
all
we
have
to
do
and
think
about
it,
but
really
there's
a
comprehensive
approach.
You
can't
fix
or
set
up
an
entire
facilities
program
and
do
all
that
in
six
years
you
know-
and
a
lot
of
folks
have
talked
about
dc
and
what
they
focused
on.
F
They
started
that
in
the
90s
I
mean,
that's
a
you
know,
they've
done
70
plus
percent
of
their
buildings,
so
you
have
to
think
of
this
is
really
a
long
term.
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
all
in
the
same
place
but,
as
I
said,
we'll
be
able
to
discuss
that
more
with
a
little
more
detail.
I
think
on
the
11.
A
F
So
hold
harmlesses
are
challenging
areas,
and
I
I
should
say
that
when
we
looked
across
all
schools,
if
you
there
are
some
quirks
in
the
school
funding
because
of
the
new
school
on
ryan
avenue.
So
that's
obviously
a
new
budget,
and
there
are
a
number
of
schools
where
there
are
students
who
were
in
schools
who
are
now
going
to
be
in
ryan
avenue,
so
there's
lost.
It
looks
like
a
reduced
budget,
but
it
actually
correlates
perfectly
to
what's
happening
at
ryan.
F
But
if
you
take
out
all
the
schools
impacted
by
the
new
school,
the
average
change
in
a
school
budget
across
the
remaining
schools
was
actually
an
increase
of
about
225
thousand
dollars.
The
majority
of
schools
actually
saw
a
budget
increase
year
over
year
in
terms
of
hold
harmless
lead.
It's
it's
a
challenging
policy
proposition
to
be
honest,
hold
harmless,
you
kind
of
never
get
out
of
it
and
I'll.
F
You
know
we,
the
the
district
has
suffered
from
hold
harmless
at
the
state
and
the
way
it
approaches
basic
ed
funding,
and
it's
cost
us
probably
over
eight
billion
dollars
in
the
last
25
years.
It
it
leads
to
other
problems
and
other
inequities,
and
this
is
the
approach
we're
taking.
We
did
a
what
I'll
call
a
mid-year
hold
harmless
and
by
not
doing
the
leveling
down
mid-year
so
that
we're
not
once
the
school's
year
has
started
we're
not
going
to
be
taking
away
of
any
resources.
F
We
will
add
if
enrollment
is
in
a
different
place,
but
I
should
point
out
that
we
don't
necessarily
wait
until
october.
If
we
see
enrollment
growing
in
an
area
over
the
summer,
we
watch
them
very
closely.
We
can
actually
start
adding
resources.
Even
we
don't
wait
till
october.
We
add
them
as
early
as
we
can,
but
the
downsides
of
hold
harmless
over
the
years
have
actually
outweighed
the
benefits.
A
So,
instead
of
using
that
term
is
sort
of
like
what
what
positions
are
we
going
to
find
say
our
core?
I'm
I'm
still
really
concerned
about
when
we
say
to
to
a
principal
who
may
have
a
climate
issue,
because
they're
on
one
of
the
more
violent
schools
picked
between
this
right,
a
dean
and
a
behavioral
health
specialist
like
when
you
so
alicia.
I
know
you
talked
a
little
bit
around
the
most
violent
schools.
G
I
think
we've
learned
a
lot
of
lessons
through
this
year.
We
have
those
supports
in
place,
but
we
really
want
to
make
sure
that
schools
that
are
in
those
communities
highly
affected
by
gun
violence
that
they
do
have
the
additional
supports.
Additionally,
that
was
also
part
of
the
reason
why
we
did
expand
our
summer
programming
as
much
as
we
did
for
our
older
youth
to
really
make
sure
that
they
can
be
engaged
this
summer,
as
well
as
making
sure
that
opportunities
for
those
outside
partners
and
organizations
work
could
be
used
in
our
buildings.
G
A
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
everybody
on
the
school
district
side.
I
appreciate
you
being
here
today
to
give
this
valuable
information,
also
appreciate
some
of
the
recommendations
around
the
summer,
as
this
is
something
I'm
I'm
passionate
about
as
well
as
a
lot
of
my
colleagues
so,
like
madam
our
chair,
said,
I
think
that
this
collaboration,
hopefully
is
the
beginning
of
something
that's
new
and
innovative.
B
I
was
hoping
that
you
could
do
a
deeper
dive
into
capital,
investment
and
infrastructure
looking
at
new
buildings
and
how
what
what?
What
that
process,
how
you
feel
that
process
is
gonna,
go
as
far
as
selecting
in
what
direction
we're
going
to
go
in
with
that,
and
then
also
other
one-time
priorities
that
you
guys
have.
You
spoke
about
trying
to
use
stimulus
dollars
for
things
that
wouldn't
create
reoccurring
costs,
which
I
agree
with
100.
B
F
F
Obviously,
it's
not
worth
replacing
it's
worth
fixing
if
you
have
a
building
that
needs
everything
and
it's
eighty
percent
of
the
cost
of
rehabbing
it's
equal
to
eighty
percent
of
the
cost
of
re,
replacing
it
it's
worth
replacing.
You
need
to
think
about
it.
That
way,
and
not
just
think
about
you,
know,
130
year
old
school
may
not
be
the
right
building
anymore,
and
I
think
that's
how
we
have
to
look
at
it.
F
I
think
there
are
areas
of
what
we
learn
from
how
the
principals
use
the
additional
positions,
the
discretionary
positions
we
talked
about.
That
will
inform
our
allocation
formulas
and
I
think
there
are
a
few
others.
You
know
the
capital
is
the
ultimate
actually
one
and
done.
If
we
fix
it,
we
should
be
done
and
the
idea
is
to
be.
You
know
the
district
didn't
invest,
and
this
goes
back.
F
The
other
piece
I'll
say
is
that
I
I
you
know
I
I
try
to
be
very
forthright
about
what
our
issues
are
and
that
long-term
funding.
We
have
a
structural
deficit,
but
I
do
believe
that
part
of
the
goal
of
this
is
if
we
can
identify
things
that
work
and
we
have
to
try
some
different
things
and
see
things
we
haven't
done
before.
F
F
We
can
show
that
this
investment
will
pay
for
this,
which
is
improving
educational
outcomes,
is
improving
the
experience
for
students
for
staff
for
to
make
our
school
system
what
it
should
be,
and
I
think
that's
incumbent
on
us
over
this
period
and
how
we
think
about
the
money
to
build
those
arguments
to
make
sure
that
we're
evaluating
and
that's
built
into
all
of
these,
that
we're
evaluating.
What's
working,
what
isn't
that
we're?
We
don't
we're
not
slow
to
act
that
if
we
see
something,
that's
not
working,
that
we
ended
and
don't
waste
money.
A
H
F
So
some
of
the
investments
we
actually
already
made
so
the
we're
actually
in
response
to
the
surveys
and
to
the
feedback
meetings.
The
special
education,
I
think,
was
an
intensive
one
that
we
heard
a
lot
about
and
wanted
to
respond
to
getting
the
discretionary
funding
out
to
principals
in
a
way
that
they
can
make
the
choices
like
the
goal
is
to
roll
this
out
quickly,
so
that
they
can
make
the
choices
and
make
the
plans
and
get
folks
hired.
F
F
How
do
we
I'll
give
you
an
easy
example?
Does
it
everyone
talks
about
air
conditioning
and
one
of
the
issues
of
having
being
able
to
use
buildings
in
the
summer?
Is
better
air
conditioned
buildings?
Our
issue
is
not
being
able
to
buy
air
conditioning
units.
It's
the
power.
We
don't
have
power
in
our
buildings,
not
to
handle
it.
You
know
if
we
have
air
conditioning
going
and
someone
microwaves
popcorn
the
whole
building
goes,
and
we
want
to
avoid
that.
F
One
would
think-
and
I
don't
know
for
sure
in
this
program
trying
to
find
out-
is
that
there's
a
greater
level
of
need
post
pandemic
of
students
being
out,
so
it
may
not
be
as
many
students
who
need
the
programs
going
forward.
So
the
question
becomes
what
percentage
needs
to
go
forward?
Is
it
a
different
intensity?
F
How
do
we
do
those
offerings
in
a
non-post-pandemic
world?
If
we
can
imagine
you
know
when
we're
actually
at
that
place
in
two
or
three
years
when
the
money's
gone,
but
what
does
that
look
like
and
also
are
there
other
things
we
put
into
place
as
part
of
budget
as
part
of
the
investments,
whether
it's
an
mtss
at
a
certain
point?
F
If
you
can
get
to
some
root
causes
and
we're
we're
we're
so
reactive
and
again,
not
always,
you
know
we're
reacting
to
things
happening
in
the
community,
we're
reacting
other
things
going
on
the
more
we
can
become
proactive.
We
can
control,
I
believe
it
becomes
more
efficient
and
effective.
So
I
think,
there's
some
savings
there
and
then
I
think
part
of
it
also
is.
H
Absolutely-
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
you
know
these
investments
into
communities
and
into
these
schools
are
needed,
because
the
disinvestment
that
we
have
made
for
so
many
years
that
we
have
fed
into
some
of
the
crisis
and
some
of
the
problems
that
we
currently
see.
So
my
hopes
is
that
we'll
be
able
to
maintain
these
programs
post
pandemic
because
we
needed
them
free
pandemic.
So
we
can't
go
back
to
the
status
quo
and
my
final
question
is
those
20
schools
that
you
mentioned.
H
A
There
have
been
different
discussions,
and
I
know
yesterday
at
our
briefings,
for
the
summer
conversation,
we've
asked
the
office
of
violence
prevention
to
really
get
some
police
data
to
better
inform
how
the
children
and
cabinet
folks
are
utilizing
programs
and
geography
and
also
for
the
school
district
right.
So
I,
for
you,
know,
for
example,
I
use
the
example
of
edison
who
we
know
has
had
quite
a
bit
of
violence,
but
is
not
scheduled
to
be
open
this
summer
and
so
time
connecting
those
dots
with
some
of
that
police
data.
A
A
I'm
hopeful
that,
after
at
their
follow-up,
we'll
have
better
data
around
that
and
and
how
we're
using
to
to
inform
that,
so
that
it's
not
only
the
school
district,
but
our
health
and
human
services
folks
are
using
our
prevention
dollars
our
after
school
out
of
school
time
money.
Everything
else
in
response
to
that.
So
thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Can
I
recognize
council,
member
kim.
C
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair
and
good
afternoon
everybody.
I
guess
one.
You
know
I
wanted
to
start
by
asking
a
little
bit
about.
You
know
some
of
the
supports,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you,
for
you
know
the
supports,
particularly
the
investments
on
mental
health
and
student
needs.
I
think
they've
not
only
been
identified.
I
mean,
I
think,
they're
just
universally
across
the
board
supported.
C
F
I'll
have
to
look
at
the
details
individually
to
see
what
the
what
the
background
is
and
what
the
issues
are,
and
you
know
they're
different
schools
impacted
by
different
ways.
So
until
I
can
speak
to
each
situation
individually,
I
you
know
we
can
plan
to
respond
to
that
on
the
11th
or
give
you
a
written
response.
Whatever
is
preferable,
but
it's
probably
take
a
little
time
to
get
that
information.
C
Can
you
also
you
know
one
of
the
areas
that
I
think
we
had
also
discussed
in
terms
of
the
importance
of
the
rescue
money
has
been
the
need
to
really
make
sure
that
students
come
back
to
schools.
We
tend
to
assume
that
once
school's
open
students
just
repopulate
back
in
and
I
think
what
we've
seen
before,
when
we've
had
school
closings
and
students
can
be
even
assigned
to
a
claire
school.
C
We
can
lose
kids,
sometimes
they
show
up
in
other
places,
but
a
lot
of
times
they
don't
what
efforts
are.
Is
the
district
doing
to
ensure
that
that
you
are
using
the
summer,
maybe
partnering
with
the
city,
to
ensure
that
we're
going
to
be
on?
You
know
kind
of
an
all
hands
effort.
You
know
all
hands
on
deck
effort
to
make
sure
that
we
locate
our
students
and
bring
them
back
into
schools.
F
So
I
want
to
give
you
a
partial
answer.
I
think
that
the
largest
answer
for
that
is
probably
best
addressed
on
the
11th
when
we
can
have
all
the
resources
there
to
talk
about
those
types
of
partnerships
in
the
city.
I
do
want
to
point
out,
and
this
is
partially
response
to
something
that
councilman
quinoa
sanchez
said
earlier
about.
F
C
G
C
I
I
think
you
know
the
issue
is
like
chronically
absent
students
and
making
sure
that
they
come
back
in
so
while
I
recognize
that
you
may
not
have
like
a
full
plan
in
place
is
the
issue
of
attendance
and
you
know
locating
students
who
are
missing
from
the
books
or
who
might
be
chronically
absent.
I'm
still
trying
to
hear
where
those
resources
are
in
terms
of
the
rescue
plan.
F
So
a
number
of
those
positions
I
mentioned
before
that
will
be
in
student
supports
are
there,
and
this
is
certainly
a
priority
of
ours
and
trying
to
figure
out.
You
know
we
were
very
intentional
about
trying
to
track
students.
A
large
number
of
the
students
who
our
fallen
enrollment
were
actually
kindergarten.
Kids
who
didn't
come
in,
so
that's
kind
of
a
different
category.
F
C
C
I
F
F
I
think
people
left
because
we
weren't
open
and
they
wanted
a
different
experience
and
we
need
to
have
a
clear
plan
for
getting
there
and
that's
going
to
be
actually
the
best
thing
we
can
do
number
one,
because
you
know
we're.
We
need
to
prove
that
we
have
an
experience
and
a
place
for
them
to
go
to
get
the
in-person
educational
opportunities
that
parents
want.
F
F
I
don't
know
if
I
call
it
poaching
rules,
but
there
are
certain
guidelines
we
have
to
have
on
outreach
versus
enticing
students
back.
We
can
do
more
generally
than
specifically,
so
I
think
we're
looking
at
all
those
different
options,
but
it's
there
are
a
lot
of
moving
parts.
That's
not
just
simple
students
leaving
from
the
district
to
the
cyber
charters.
They
went
from
a
lot
of
places
and
we're
both
wanting
to
track
see
if
there's
a
way
to
survey.
F
I
don't
know
if
we
can
or
target
those
students
to
find
out
what
they're
looking
for
to
bring
them
back,
but
I
think
there's
a
whole
series
of
things
we
can
do.
But
the
first
thing
we
have
to
have
is
the
first
question:
we're
going
to
get
is
well.
What
are
they
coming
back
to?
So
we
need
to
have
that
in
place
and
keep
working
to
meet
the
goal
that
dr
hyde
has
said
for
all
of
us,
so
that
we
can
we
have.
A
A
Seeing
none
could
the
clerk,
I
mean
we're
gonna,
ask
you
to
stand
by
for
a
little
bit
more
and
then,
when
we
sign
off
for
public
testimony,
you
could
go
so
hopefully
it
won't
be
too
long,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
were
here
for
at
least
for
the
next
panel
council
council
clerk
eric.
Can
you
read
the
next
battle?
I'm.
J
Good
afternoon
councilwoman
keaney
sanchez
and
all
members
of
the
committee
and
the
members
present
I'm
jerry
jordan,
president
of
the
philadelphia
federation
of
teachers
council
member
chao
sanchez.
I
very
much
appreciate
your
willingness
to
hold
this
important
hearing
today
and
to
allow
us
time
to
outline
our
priorities
for
the
spending
of
the
more
than
one
billion
dollars
in
funding
that
the
district
is
scheduled
to
receive
from
the
american
rescue
plan.
J
The
city
has
done
yeoman's
work
in
the
past
number
of
years
to
increase
funding
for
public
education,
often
in
response
to
the
state
legislature's
refusal
to
provide
a
thorough
and
efficient
public
education.
That
work
must
continue.
Ongoing.
Sustainable
investment
is
essential
as
we
look
to
invest
the
billion
dollar
influx
of
funds
from
the
american
rescue
plan.
There
should
be
a
few
key
metrics
that
are
considered.
J
Does
the
spending
reflect
the
priorities
of
educators,
students,
parents
and
community
members
in
order
to
ensure
that
the
spending
is
reflective
of
these
goals?
The
pft,
in
partnership
with
the
fund,
our
facilities
coalition,
that
we
established
issued
a
community
survey
to
help
shape
our
collective
response
to
allocating
the
american
rescue
plan
funding?
J
All
of
this
information
will
be
on
our
website
pft.org,
so
those
who
are
watching
or
listening
can
access
it.
After
this
hearing
over
4
600
respondents
completed
the
survey
with
a
vast
majority
of
the
respondents
being
pft
members,
their
insight,
as
well
as
the
insight
of
parents,
students
and
community
members,
is
invaluable.
J
Respondents
answered
questions
about
their
top
priorities
and
were
also
given
the
chance
to
share
open
feedback.
The
three
the
top
three
identified
priorities
included
the
following.
The
first
priority
was
facilities,
remediation
and
or
modernization
with
nearly
81,
including
it
as
a
key
priority
and
nearly
75,
including
it
in
their
top
three
priorities.
J
J
The
time
is
now
to
address
these
untenable
conditions
for
a
mere
200
million
dollars.
We
could
remediate
the
most
pressing
environmental
concerns
within
more
than
225
school
district
of
philadelphia
buildings
that
would
include,
but
is
not
limited
to
electrical
upgrades,
lead
and
asbestos.
Remediation
is
stabilization,
ventilation,
upgrades
and
covert
related
safety
protocol,
and
that
200
million
should
be
a
floor,
not
a
ceiling.
J
We
should
think
further
than
that
and
think
about
how
and
what
a
real
plan
not
only
to
remove
the
hazards,
but
also
to
really
modernize
spaces
and
ensure
that
our
students
are
afforded
access
to
the
education
facilities
they
so
richly
deserve,
and
do
to
do.
This
will
require
significant
investment
beyond
200
million
dollars.
J
It
is
urgent
that
the
pft
be
involved
in
the
oversight,
because
it
is
currently
the
most
significant
way
that
information
is
being
reliably
and
accurately
conveyed
to
the
public.
It
is
imperative
that
the
pft,
along
with
other
stakeholders,
be
a
part
of
the
planning
and
allocation
of
facilities
funding.
J
It
is
so
important
that
we
address
the
ongoing
need
for
mental
health
supports.
I
am
very
appreciative
of
the
work
that
council
member
gilmore
richardson
has
done
in
response
to
the
need
for
conflict
resolution
training.
Her
report
was
powerful
and
outlines
the
importance
for
meaningful
work
on
this
topic.
J
Amidst
the
gun
violence
crisis
in
philadelphia,
this
work
takes
on
an
even
more
critical
role.
In
addition
to
supporting
these
efforts,
we
need
a
holistic
way
to
address
mental
health.
Our
students
have
suffered
so
much
during
the
pandemic,
and
resources
that
are
comprehensive
and
developed
in
partnership
with
the
educators
will
be
crucial.
J
Educator
feedback
and
involvement
in
establishing
programs
and
interventions
is
essential,
and
this
is
where
looking
at
longer
longer
term
budgetary
investments
is
king.
Our
recurring
budget
simply
must
be
used
to
address
long-standing
issues
of
lowering
class
size
and
lowering
ratios
of
students
to
support
staff
like
counselors
nurses,
psychologists
and
other
therapists.
J
This
will
be
a
long-lasting
way
to
impact
our
young
people,
like
an
investment
in
facilities.
Investing
in
supplies,
books,
computers,
smart
boards
and
so
much
more
will
be
a
real
way
to
make
an
impact,
and,
let's
make
sure
that
again,
we
consider
the
feedback
of
the
students
and
staff
when
identifying
what
resources
are
needed.
J
J
I
think
this
kind
of
thoughtful
feedback
should
be
strongly
considered
when
evaluating
spending
priorities.
So
I
really
urge
you
to
look
through
our
full
report.
The
work
ahead
of
us
is
crucial.
We
have
one
chance
to
get
the
spending
right
and
even
when
we
do,
our
work
will
be
far
from
over.
I
thank
each
of
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
on
behalf
of
the
public
education
and
I
am
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
thank.
A
You
you,
mr
jordan,
and
thank
you
for
the
for
the
survey
and
we'll
make
sure
that
we
circulated
to
the
rest
of
members
of
council,
particularly
in
preparation
for
may
11th,
and
I
agree
this
city
infrastructure
investment
in
buildings
is,
is
huge
and
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity
and-
and
I
hope
that
we
absolutely
continue
to
engage
teachers
and
stakeholders
and
and
those
spaces
again
I'll,
go
back
to
where
I
started.
You
know
these
school
buildings
should
be
community
anchors
again,
and
I
hope
that
this
summer
really
changes.
A
You
know
what
I've
experienced
in
the
last
10
years
with
you
know,
funding
being
a
limitation
to
to
that
access.
I
have
a
a
question
as
it
relates
to
the
pft's
position
around
the
board's
work
around
the
council
of
great
city
schools
and
the
guard
rails
in
your
surveys,
where
any
of
those
issues
brought
up
how
the
teachers
respond
to
some
of
the
work
that
the
board
of
ed
is
presenting
as
their
academic
priorities.
A
Would
it
what
do
you
personally
feel
around
the
great
the
council
of
great
schools,
how's,
the
pft,
afc
and
others
think
that
kind
of
national
body
is
shaping
public
education
positively,
or
do
you
have
an
opinion
at
all?
I've
not
done
enough
research
in
that.
I
was
just
interested
to
see
if
this
was
a
model
that
other
people
were
using
and
if
you
know
it's
something
that
we
should
make
it
a
point
to
become
more
familiar
with.
A
J
A
Yeah
academically
and-
and
maybe
we
all
do
a
briefing
together.
I
think
it's
really
important
that
some
of
the
core-
I
know
that
it
has
brought
in
consultants
to
this
district
who
had
other
ties
privatized
or
that
became
a
challenge,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
going
down
with
an
organization
that
I
find,
maybe
you
know,
into
schools
or
something
else
that
we're
unaware
of.
I'm
not
aware
of
that.
A
D
To
the
chairperson
committee
and
guests
good
afternoon,
and
I
would
like
to
leave-
read
what
I
wrote
the
epidemic
has.
It
has
been
a
challenge
for
everyone.
Teachers
have
been
asked
to
do
more,
with
even
even
less
we've
renovated
our
personal
and
private
spaces
to
accommodate
virtual
teaching.
This
translated
to
teachers,
purchasing
desks
printers
document,
cameras,
lighting
and
other
items
to
transform
their
private
space
to
look
like
a
classroom
for
our
students,
the
cost
of
these
items
was
absorbed
by
the
teachers
already
on
a
tight
budget.
D
The
stu,
the
school
district
of
philadelphia,
gives
us
100
per
year
for
educational
related
supplies.
This
money
is
also
taxed
so
by
the
time
the
teachers
see
about
75
after
tax.
Any
plans
to
use
from
the
american
rescue
plan
should
include
compensating
teachers
for
the
financial
weight.
They
assumed
why
teachers
are
teaching
hybrid,
we've
shown
that
we
are
willing
to
adapt
to
help
students
to
learn
and
thrive.
We've
continued
to
go
above
and
beyond.
D
We
have
learned
to
use
new
technology
and
adapt
to
the
needs
of
our
families
and
students.
Now,
it's
time
to
consider
the
needs
of
the
teacher
we've
stretched
and
stretched
now
it's
time
for
us
to
be
given
compensation
that
is
not
included
in
our
salary.
What
can
teachers
use
help
in
a
classroom
with
extra
support
for
students
having
difficulties,
keeping
pace,
assistance
with
extra
supplies
and
resources
to
supplement
what
teachers
are
already
doing
to
enhance
the
student
learning?
D
Finally,
professional
development,
professional
development
by
professionals
in
the
teaching
field,
who
understand
what
teachers
have
done
and
what
they're
doing
in
their
job.
We
don't
want
to
hear
any
one
tell
us
that
they
don't
understand
how
our
teachers
feel
when
we
do
professional
developments.
We
would
like
to
hear
from
teachers,
teachers
that
have
been
teaching
hybrid
and
virtual.
At
the
same
time.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
give
me
to
give
my
recommendations
for
using
the
funds
for
the
american
rescue
plan.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
so
very
much
for
your
for
your
testimony.
Any
other
questions,
any
other
questions
from
my
colleagues
for
for
any
of
the
panelists,
seeing
none
we're
going
to
take
a
five
minute
break
to
try
to
call
the
rest
of
the
panelists.
Many
of
them
were
scheduled
to
be
here
at
three
as
though
they
are
teaching.
We
tried
to
do
this
in
the
afternoon
to
accommodate.
We
want
to
thank
you
ethel
for
making
it
here.
I
know
some
of
you
are
teaching.
A
J
B
A
A
K
Esteemed
council
city
council
members
good
afternoon
and
thank
you,
education
committee,
chair
council
person,
quinones
sanchez
for
holding
this
hearing
to
examine
how
philadelphia
can
most
effectively
and,
more
importantly,
most
equitably,
use
the
money
from
the
american
rescue
plan.
I
am
a
teacher
at
a
academy
at
plumbo
and
a
proud
member
of
the
philadelphia
federation
of
teachers.
There
is
no
other
job
I
would
rather
do
than
teach.
K
K
None
of
us
could
have
predicted
this
pandemic,
but
we
absolutely
could
have
predicted
what
would
happen
to
education
in
philadelphia
if
a
pandemic
occurred,
given
that
our
buildings
were
unsafe
before
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
with
issues
ranging
from
structural
problems
to
lead
in
asbestos,
there
was
no
way
our
buildings
could
be
up
to
the
standard
to
safely
have
in-person
instruction.
During
the
pandemic,
palumbo
itself
had
to
have
part
of
its
building
shut
down
after
the
ceiling
on
the
fifth
floor.
K
Caved
in
after
the
district
had
neglected
our
roof
for
years,
despite
constant
requests
for
repairs
because
they
did
not
have
the
money
to
get
it
done.
Many
families
watched
suburban
schools
and
private
schools
return
in
person
and
asked
why
philadelphia
wasn't
doing
the
same
and
the
answer.
Our
students
are
victims
of
chronic
underfunding
when
it
comes
to
education,
chronic
mismanagement
when
it
comes
to
finance
priorities
and
systemic
racism
and
policy
making
and
legislation.
K
If
you
were
to
ask
philly
students
why
it
is
that
they
go
to
school
in
crumbling
unsafe
buildings,
while
students,
just
outside
of
the
city,
have
huge
clean,
state-of-the-art
facilities.
Do
you
know
what
most
of
our
students
will
say?
They
will
say
that
it's
because
those
other
students
go
to
city
school.
Sorry,
we
go
to
city
schools
and
those
other
students
go
to
suburban
schools
as
if
that's
the
way
it
should
be,
and
that's
the
way
the
world
is.
K
Our
students
are
so
used
to
the
status
quo
that
they
think
that's
just
the
way
it
is,
but
we
know
better.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
this
way.
Council
members,
this
is
your
chance
to
start
down
the
path
of
correcting
these
inequities
prioritize
education
funding
when
you
make
your
choices,
prioritizing
privatized
funding
that
helps
to
fix
the
district's
crumbling
infrastructure,
prioritize
funding
that
helps
address
budget
sore
walls
that
lead
to
staff
cuts
and
prioritize
funding
that
helps
the
nonprofits
in
our
city
that
work
to
give
our
students,
educational
and
extracurricular
opportunities.
K
A
L
L
I
wish
I
could
be
giving
testimony
to
advocates
that
we
spend
the
majority
of
the
american
rescue
plan
money
on
playgrounds
for
all
kda
and
and
middle
schools
on
making
sure
each
school
has
a
fully
certified
librarian
and
all
the
other
resources
that
will
excite
our
students.
But
I
can
many
of
our
schools
can't
even
meet
our
students.
Most
basic
need
safety.
L
People
across
the
country
we're
finally
seeing
what
those
of
us
who
live
and
teach
here
have
experienced
for
years.
Outdated,
heating
and
cooling
systems
that
only
heat
half
the
building
overwhelmed
electrical
and
broadband
systems
exposed
asbestos
around
vents,
leaking
windows
and
roofs.
The
list
of
building
issues
is
long
and
seems
to
get
longer
each
day,
while
other
districts
were
able
to
quickly
upgrade
hvac
and
welcome
students
back
to
their
buildings.
Philadelphia
had
to
acknowledge
that
many
of
our
buildings
have
systems
that
are
too
old.
L
L
L
I
want
every
school
to
have
a
library
that
is
open
to
them
with
a
certified
librarian,
but
how
can
we
give
our
students
that,
when
the
roof
that
covers
the
library
very
leaks,
every
student
in
philadelphia
deserves
to
walk
into
their
neighborhood
school
and
know
that
they
are
in
a
safe
filth?
They
deserve
to
learn,
grow
and
thrive
in
environments
that
will
not
make
them
sick
or
trigger
bloody
noses
and
asthma
attacks.
L
The
american
rescue
plan
gives
the
sdp
and
districts
like
ours
around
the
country.
Much
needed
support
to
finally
truly
focus
on
the
facilities
projects
that
have
long
been
ignored
or
inadequately
repaired.
Thank
you
again
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
to
speak
and
thank
you
all
for
being
strong
advocates
of
public
education
in
philadelphia.
A
A
M
Hello,
everyone,
I'm
so
sorry
good
afternoon.
Everyone
and
thank
you,
councilmember
sanchez
for
hosting
this
forum
and
helping
to
build
a
vision
for
school
recovery
plan
that
we
all
can
support
and
believe
in
my
name
is
sharon
santana,
and
I
am
a
teacher
at
parkway
northwest
high
school
for
peace
and
social
justice,
pft
representative
and
very,
very
proud
member
of
pft
local
3..
M
My
heart
breaks
more
specifically
my
heart
breaks
for
the
learning
gaps,
the
lack
of
classroom
resources,
oversized
classrooms,
teacher
shortages
and
dilapidated
buildings
that
plague
our
school
district.
When
I
think
of
my
students,
I
think
they
deserve
better
with
the
billion
dollars
in
funding
from
the
american
rescue
act.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
write
some
of
the
historical
wrongs
that
have
done
so
much
harm
to
our
students
in
their
communities.
M
My
recommendation
is
that
the
stimulus
be
used
for
the
following
capital
spending
to
fund
our
school
building
facilities,
stop
gap,
interventions
and
resources
and
proactively
supporting
students,
mental
health
and
wellness
post
pandemic.
First,
a
mental
health
and
wellness
liaison
is
needed
in
every
school
to
help.
M
We
must
also
support
after
school
programming
and
tutoring,
facilitated
by
highly
qualified
teachers,
but
we
cannot
use
this
money
to
hire
new
staff,
purchase
new
resources
and
implement
new
programs.
If
the
very
foundation
that
houses
the
staff,
resources
and
programs
is
falling
apart
during
my
time
as
a
teacher
in
three
different
schools
in
the
district
and
as
school
advisory
council,
chairperson
for
franklin
learning
center
high
school,
I
have
experienced
asbestos
entire
floors
being
inaccessible
due
to
health
or
safety
violations.
M
M
M
The
good
jobs
first
report
shows
that
in
2019
philadelphia
schools
lost
more
than
112
million
dollars
in
tax
revenues,
thanks
to
the
infamous
10-year
tax
abatement
and
other
corporate
tax
credits.
What
are
we
teaching
our
black
and
brown
students
by
leaving
this
problem
unresolved?
They
are
smart.
They
see
the
haves
and
too
often
themselves
as
the
have-nots.
M
We
must
spend
this
money
in
a
way
that
attempts
to
undo
some
of
these
unjust
generational
wrongs.
A
minimum
investment
of
at
least
200
million
dollars
is
needed
to
remediate
the
most
pressing
environmental
concerns
within
more
than
225
buildings.
We
must
spend
this
money
in
a
way
that
will
have
an
enduring
impact
on
my
students
today
and
the
future
generations
of
students
tomorrow.
It
is
truly
ironic
that
the
most
exhausted
word
in
public
education
is
the
one
thing
that
our
school
district
doesn't
appear
to
prioritize
equity.
M
All
stakeholders
are
crying
out
for
it.
The
u.s
census
report
confirmed
pennsylvania
grew
more
slowly
than
it
did
the
prior
decade,
and
this
lagging
growth
could
mean
pennsylvania
will
see
a
reduced
share
of
federal
money,
so
how
we
spend
this
money
now
is
more
important
than
ever.
I
implore
you
please
use
this
money
to
stop
gaap
interventions
and
reese
and
provide
resources
account
for
our
students,
mental
health
and
well-being
and
most
urgently
finally
fund
our
school
school
building
facilities.
Now,
thank
you
for
your
time
and
this
platform
to
share
my
thoughts.
Thank
you.
So
much.
N
Good
afternoon
and
thank
you
councilmember
sanchez
for
having
us
this
afternoon
and
for
providing
us
with
this
space.
My
name
is
anna
fallon.
I
am
the
first
grade
teacher
at
overbrook
educational
center,
as
well
as
a
pft
member
and
the
building
representative
for
my
school.
So
to
echo
what
my
colleagues
before
me
said,
I
agree
that,
first
and
foremost,
I
would
like
to
see
this
funding
be
spent
on
the
remediation
and
fixing
of
the
school
buildings
that
our
students
are
learning
in
every
day.
N
N
Just
the
other
day
we
had
the
heat
in
my
costume
was
stuck
on
85
and
the
kids.
You
know
they're
six-year-olds,
they're
wearing
their
masks,
they're
already
struggling
to
wear
their
mask.
The
heat
is
broken,
so
I
go
to
open
a
window,
but
our
window
screens
are
broken
and
we
have
a
hornet
nest
outside
so
hornet
enters
the
classroom.
That's
a
situation
that
never
should
have
ever
happened,
and
here
we
are
being
put
in
the
position
to
decide
between
optimal
ventilation
and
protecting
our
students
from
insects
outside
the
classroom.
N
N
N
So
you
can
only
imagine
the
types
of
things
that
are
happening
throughout
philadelphia
and
the
ways
that
our
students
are
being
put
at
risk.
Every
day.
The
health
and
safety
of
our
students
has
been
at
risk.
Long
before
covet
even
became
a
threat,
and
now
it's
more
important
than
ever,
that
we
solve
these
problems
and
that
we
provide
our
students
with
a
safe
place
to
learn
and
grow
in
addition
to
providing
remediation
for
our
school
buildings.
N
I
currently
teach
first
grade,
but
I
always
talk
kindergarten,
and
I
asked
my
principal
if
I
could
move
grades,
so
I
could
follow
my
class
into
first
grade,
and
I
did
that
because
I
wanted
to
provide
them
with
some
type
of
security
and
normalcy
in
such
a
insecure
time
in
their
life,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
I've
seen
firsthand
how
their
mental
health
has
suffered
from
their
first
day
of
kindergarten
to
almost
their
last
day
of
first
grade.
You
know
they
a
lot
of
them
have
lost
loved
ones.
N
A
lot
of
them
haven't
seen
loved
ones
in
over
a
year.
You
know
they're,
given
terrifying
information
every
day,
sometimes
they're,
given
false
information,
but
either
way
they're
scared
and
they're
overwhelmed
and
their
mental
health
is
suffering,
and
you
know
on
top
of
that
they're
they're
struggling
with
re-entry.
N
You
know
they
haven't
seen
their
friends
in
a
year.
They
haven't
been
able
to
socialize
and
then
they're
all
together
and
it's
overwhelming
and
then
they're
being
told.
You
know
you
finally
get
to
see
your
friend,
but
not
too
close,
and
then
my
kids
alone.
They
were
so
excited
to
be
back
and
now
there's
a
positive
case
in
the
recording
teaming
for
two
weeks
like
that
takes
a
toll
on
the
kids.
You
know,
and
so
it
wouldn't
be
appropriate
or
reasonable
to
assume
that
we
could
just
go
back
to
school
and
everything
will
be
normal.
N
You
know
we
need
to
send
them
back
with
things
in
place
that
will
set
them
up
for
success
when
they
enter
back
into
the
classroom
and
on
top
of
everything,
we're
we're
testing
them
so
much
this
year,
and
I
just
don't
understand
why
it
just
like.
I
have
these
little
six-year-olds
in
front
of
me
who
are
going
through
so
much
and
they're
so
overwhelmed
and
then
they're,
given
just
as
much
tests
as
any
other
year.
N
You
know
their
testing
anxiety
is
increasing,
so
there's
just
lots
of
reasons
why
we
need
mental
health
supports
and
we
need
support
for
social,
emotional
learning,
and
I
know
that
philadelphia
cares
about
closing
the
learning
loss
gap
and
getting
our
students
academically
where
they
need
to
be.
But
you
know
before
we
can
make
that
happen.
We
need
to
close
the
mental
health
gap
as
well.
N
A
Thank
you
to
to
all
of
you,
I'm
going
to
open
it
up.
If
any
of
my
colleagues
have
a
question
I
want
to
quickly
before
all
of
you
got
on
and
again
we
tried
to
do
this
hearing
in
the
afternoon
to
accommodate
some
of
you,
stakeholders-
and
I
know
you
were
teaching
and
you
logged
on
so
greatly
appreciate
you
multitasking
this
way
friday.
All
of
you
getting
on.
We
were
talking
about
the
district
in
a
couple
weeks.
They'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
they
intend
to
do
with.
A
You
know
the
300
million
dollars
that
is
left
from
our
500
million
dollar
borrowing,
325
million
dollars
that
they're
putting
into
the
buildings
the
pen
contribution
they're
talking
about
two
billion
dollars
over
the
next
six
years,
which
really
sounds
wonderful
right,
but
your
some
of
you
mentioned
you
were
building
reps.
What
currently
happens
and
how
would
you
like
to
see
building
reps
participating
in
the
process
of
rethinking
and
reimagining
school
buildings
as
we
move
forward,
the
school
district
is
updating
their
assess.
Prop
your
physical
plan
assessment,
that's
five
years
old.
A
L
Hey
charlotte
here,
I'd
love
a
building
rep
focus
group
like
if
they
could
contact
building
reps
and
somehow
we
get
like
a
focus
group
or
something
as
a
way
to
share
our
thoughts
on
what
is
most
needed
within
our
own
buildings.
Maybe
by
network
I
don't
know,
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
reps,
but
I
think
coming
directly
to
us
and
including
us
in
any
of
the
process,
I
think
would
be
a
great
way
to
get
feedback
from
school
staff
directly.
A
M
I
have
so
much
going
in
my
school
right
now,
so
I'm
trying
to
be
courteous,
I'm
cute
every
time,
I'm
not
speaking
yeah.
I
want
to
agree
with
charlotte's
comment
forming
a
committee.
I
think
that
would
be
very
useful
because
we're
on
the
ground
here
we
have
a
first
person
account
of
all
these
incidents
that
happen.
In
addition
to
your
question,
what
we
do
when
we
have
something
is
reported.
M
There
last
year
we
had
some
strange
gas
just
emitting
and
we've
had
maybe
five
different
explanations
as
to
what
it
was.
None
was
credible.
They
all
were
each
one
conflicted
with
the
last.
We
still
don't
know
now
what
it
was
two
or
three
days
just
a
pungent
odor.
It
was
so
bad.
It
felt
toxic.
Almost.
We
have
no
idea
what
it
was,
but
we
did
get
follow
up
and
we
got
an
explanation,
but
it
wasn't
credible
and
it
wasn't
substantiated
in
anything
that
made
sense
and
it
conflicted
with
other
reports.
M
N
Yeah,
I
would
just
say
so
in
my
school,
for
example,
like
student,
I
mean
teachers
will
contact
me
directly
and
I
will
contact
pft
or
contact
our
building
rep,
I
mean
our
our
building
engineer
or
our
principal,
but
what
I've
noticed
personally
is
that
the
solutions
number
one
they
take
an
incredible
amount
of
time
before
they're
solved
and
number
two.
The
the
solutions
aren't
sustainable
so
like,
for
example,
the
the
bathroom
leak
that
I
talked
or
the
bathroom
leak
that
I
talked
about
in
my
classroom.
N
That's
been
fixed
like
over
10
times
throughout
the
year,
and
the
problem
is
that
they're
band-aid
solutions,
they're
short-term
fixes
so
they're
technically
fixed.
But
then
the
problem
is
back
again.
So
we're
not
investing
in
like
long-term
sustainable
solutions,
we're
being
given
band-aid
solutions
and
quick
fixes
that,
and
the
end
is
not
necessarily
solving
anything.
K
What
happened
was
we
kept
on?
We
kept
on
contacting
the
district
about
the
fact
that
we
had
a
leaky
group
and
what
they
did
was
they
sent
out
painters
to
paint
our
walls
again,
and
they
didn't
actually
move
forward
with
the
roof
until
our
ceiling
caved
in
and
even
then
they
didn't
actually
actively
fix
the
roof
until
it
was
like
almost
like.
Basically,
they
fixed
it
during
pandemic.
K
K
K
A
A
I
can
assure
you
that
council,
member
gaiman
as
part
of
children
and
youth
and
gun
violence
and
councilwoman
richardson
around
crisis
management,
we've
been
really
really
working
hard
at
connecting
those
dots
and
helping
bring
resources
to
teachers
and
school-based
staff
around
mental
health
and
support.
So
there's
a
lot
of
movement
in
that.
I
know
that.
That's
a
conversation
that
took
10
years
to
get
to,
and
I
know
with
covet,
we
haven't
gotten
to
see
it
work
on
the
school-based
level,
but
we
count
on
all
of
you
for
that
support.
A
So
thank
you
very
much.
We
are
scheduled
if
there
are
no
other
questions
for
this
panel.
Thanks
again,
lady
any
of
my
colleagues,
any
of
my
colleagues
want
to
add
anything
to
this.
Thank
you.
We
are
going
to
have
to
take
another
break
as
we
all
of
you
disengage,
and
we
try
to
engage
the
next
group
of
folks
everything
you
verify
if
we're
gonna
have
to
wait
till
four,
because
we
have
people
again
we're
accommodating
people's
schedules.
Public
comment
was
scheduled
at
four.
B
We
cannot
blow
this
opportunity
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
the
folks
are
are
accountable
to
these
buildings
and
to
make
sure
they
are
safe
for
not
only
the
students,
the
teachers
and
the
staff
and
everybody
else.
So
I
do
want
to
just
say
thank
you
for
both
take
their
time
to
testify.
It's
so
important
to
hear
your
voice
and
that
will
continue
to
work
with
you
with
this
and
the
pft
and
everybody
involved
to
make
sure
we
get
to
a
good
place
and
then
testing's
a
whole
nother
issue.
B
Obviously
my
I
know
it
boggles
my
mind:
we're
gonna
bring
kids
into
school
for
two
weeks
and
then
just
have
them
do
tests.
It
makes
absolute,
no
sense
whatsoever
and
we
don't
push
back
on
it
and
we
need
to
continue
to
push
back,
and
you
know
whether
it's
with
the
district
or
to
the
state-
and
we
will
continue
doing
that.
I
know
that
this
meeting
is
not
for
that
purpose.
But
it's
always
let's
get
that
out
there.
A
Thank
you
again
to
the
pft
and
all
of
you
for
your
work
and
bringing
this
building
issue
really
to
the
forefront
the
kind
of
work
and
advocacy.
Consistent,
advocacy
has
been
tremendous
and
the
only
reason
you're
getting
results
and
you
are
getting
results-
is
because
of
you're
kind
of
steadfast,
very
focused
on
this
issue.
So
we
appreciate
it
so
we're
going
to
take
a
five
minute
break,
so
our
technical
people
can
try
to
log
in
with
the
rest
of
our
folks
that
are
testifying.
Thank
you.
Try
to
enjoy
it's
a
beautiful
day
outside.
A
A
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
participants
remind
folks
for
purposes
of
the
record
that,
before
we
hear
your
testimony,
everyone
has
been
invited
to
this
meeting
this
meeting.
You
should
be
aware
that
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
by
staying
on,
you
are
agreeing
to
be
recorded.
Thank
you
also
very
much
to
all
the
committee
members
for
their
patience
and
their
time.
A
We
have
public
comment
from
priscilla,
lu
and
tiana.
Corrupted
we're
going
to
ask
you,
as
technical
staff
has
advised
we
once
we
call
your
name,
you
will
be
unmuted.
You
will
say
your
name
for
the
record
and
proceed
with
your
testimony,
starting
with
priscilla
priscilla
lou.
Thank
you
again
for
your
patience.
I
My
name
is
priscilla
lowe
and
I'm
a
parent
to
a
fifth
grader
at
mccall
elementary
and
one
of
the
founders
of
philadelphians
for
open
schools,
which
is
a
group
of
concerned
parents
from
more
than
35
schools
across
the
district,
advocating
for
a
return
to
5
full
days
of
in-person
learning.
Now,
listening
to
mr
monson
earlier,
I'm
really
hopeful
to
hear
all
the
improvements
that
the
american
rescue
plan
will
allow
us
to
make
to
improve
overall
public
education
in
philadelphia.
I
They
can't
happen
soon
enough.
Listening
to
the
teachers,
I'm
really
dismayed
at
the
condition
of
the
many
school
buildings
that
a
lot
of
the
students
and
teachers
are
in.
There
are
definitely
a
lot
of
room
for
improvement,
because
our
teachers
and
students
really
deserve
modern
and
healthy
facilities.
I
I
Virtual
learning
is
a
poor
substitute
for
in-person
learning
for
way
too
many
students,
black
and
brown
students,
along
with
english,
english
learners
and
students,
who
have
special
needs
of
being
impacted.
The
most
long-term
school
closure
also
affects
other
issues
as
well,
such
as
the
inability
to
identify
child
abuse
cases
to
mental
health
issues,
to
increase
violence
to
parents
ability
to
work.
I
I
hear
that
there
are
a
lot
of
issues
with
schools,
mice,
asbestos,
lead
lack
of
temperature
control,
but
again
we
cannot
close
schools
because
of
this,
but
now
it's
beginning
to
look
to
parents
that
we're
going
to
keep
schools
close
even
longer
because
of
pre-existing
issues
that
is
not
copic
related
and
which
will
take
time
to
fix.
How
do
we
reconcile
that?
Do
we
keep
schools
closed
indefinitely
until
these
problems
are
fixed?
I
I
A
I
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
tiana
crompton
and
I'm
a
parent
of
a
temporary
student
who
currently
attend
wb
seoul
high
school.
She
received
special.
My
daughter
received
special
education
services
from
the
school
district
of
philadelphia,
I'm
also
a
mother
of
a
fourth
grade
charter
school
student.
Also
recently,
I
became
part
of
the
leadership
committee
for
the
philadelphia
parent
coalition.
I
Ppc
or
ppc's
mission
is
the
advocate
for
access
to
high
quality
schools
and
choice,
driven
education
for
philosophy,
students
by
amplifying
parent
voices.
My
concern
today
is
that
basically
I
am
aware
of
the
the
budget.
I
participated
in
the
focus
groups
that
the
school
district
have
offered,
and
I
just
wanted
to
stress
that
it's
really
important
for
learning
support
for
our
children.
We
always
used
to
talk
about
summer
loss
and
I'm
just
you
know.
I
I
This
could
be
used
as
a
packet
provided
for
every
child
and
also
books,
physical
books
to
be
giving
to
every
child
and
to
be
completed
over
summer,
and
then
we
also
could
have
a
check-in
session
with
teachers
and
school
staff
that
can
also
play
a
part
of
this,
as
well
as
a
check-in
session
with
parents.
Basically,
the
whole
entire
village,
you
know
also
having
access
to
online
support
that
some
of
our
children
are
using
presently
for
asynchronous.
I
I
I
had
to
purchase
some
type
of
glasses.
Recently,
they
become
less
distracted
than
if
they
read,
and
you
know,
with
a
physical
book
in
your
hand,
and
they
start
basically
having
a
library
at
home
and
link
them
to
higher
academic
achievement.
I
just
would
like
to
say
thank
you
for
allowing
me
on
this
opportunity
to
give
you
my
personal
testimony,
I'm
very
passionate
about
and.
D
A
Thank
you,
miss
krupton.
You
are
right.
I
think
it
was
mentioned
earlier
all
hands
on
deck.
We
are
looking
for
spring
summer
and
fall
of
all
hands
on
deck.
Thank
you
so
very
much
to
you
and
to
miss
priscilla
lou
for
your
for
your
testimony.
I
I'm
aware
now
that
miss
lisa
haver
has
connected
with
us
lisa.
If
you
are
connected,
can
you
please
state
your
name
for
the
record
and
proceed
with
your
testimony?
Thank
you
for
your
patience.
E
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
lisa
haver,
I'm
a
retired,
philadelphia,
teacher
parent
of
philadelphia,
public
school
students,
I'm
co-founder
and
coordinator
of
the
alliance
for
philadelphia,
public
schools.
As
council
members
know,
we
attend
all
board
meetings
and
we
testify
on
spending
and
other
board
issues.
E
The
spending
has
to
reflect
the
priorities
of
the
community,
and
that
means
the
community
must
be
heard
by
the
board,
and
we
appreciate
council
member
quinon
sanchez
having
this
hearing.
Apps
addresses
the
funding
of
philadelphia,
public
schools
and
the
way
in
which
the
board
spends
the
dollars
that
we
do
receive
from
city
and
state.
As
the
district's
chief
financial
officer
has
said,
in
budget
hearings
over
the
years
allotments
to
charter
schools
are
among
the
items
that
grow
at
a
more
rapid
rate
than
almost
every
other
category.
E
As
council
member
quinona
sanchez
mentioned
the
amended
homeworld
charter
mandates
the
appearance
of
district
leadership
before
council
twice
a
year,
but
one-third
of
the
city's
public
school
students
attend
charter
schools.
So
we
question
why
the
leaders
of
those
schools
are
not
required
to
appear
counsel,
so
they
can
also
give
an
accounting
of
their
finances
and
now
how
they
intend
to
spend
the
stimulus
money.
E
E
A
Thank
you,
miss
haver,
and
thank
you
for
your
all,
your
advocacy
and
your
work.
You
put
an
interesting
proposition
about
the
ability
to
have
other
folks
who
are
receiving
federal
funding,
come
and
and
speak
to
that,
what
they're
doing
and
how
they're
investing
in
young
people.
So
thank
you
so
very
much.
Thank
you.
E
A
A
Thank
you
for
the
record.
I
wanna
and
I
know
we
shared
it.
There
is
written
testimony
from
daryl
bundridge
from
the
city
year.
As
you
know,
city
year
is
one
of
our
partners
at
the
school
district
and
they
are
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
be
part
of
the
planning,
as
we
move
forward
in
the
school
year
and
and
modesto.
If
you
feel
like
we've,
we've
try
to
connect
as
much
as
possible.
A
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
my
colleagues
time
and
then
I
would
say
that
we
will
call
this
to
the
call
of
the
chair.
We
will
remind
folks
that
we
have
a
budget
hearing
full
budget
hearing
for
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
as
part
of
council's
budget
process,
as
we
will
have
a
meeting,
as
required
by
law
between
the
board
of
education
and
city
council
in
june.
So
there
will
be
two
more
opportunities
to
specifically
speak
to
the
american
rescue
plan
and
the
school
planning
budget
for
this
year.
A
We
thank
everyone
again
to
the
teachers
and
others
who
we
scheduled
this
around
to
accommodate.
Thank
you
so
very
much
to
the
pft
for
asking
us
to
have
this
hearing
to
put
the
numbers
on
the
table
so
that
we
can
all
deliberate.
Thank
you
to
all
my
colleagues
look
forward
to
the
conversation
for
the
budget
hearing
on
may
11th,
some
of
the
work
that
all
of
you
are
doing
individually
and
with
groups
to
improve
education
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you
all
with
this.