The School District of Philadelphia and their lack of customer service has failed numerous communities for decades. Not sure why the families and communities had such a challenging time building partnerships with the district. Seemed the district was more into destroying families than building them. So our schools were taken over by real estate firms and corporations aka the School Reform Commission with the goal of closing our schools and then selling them for a dollar to real estate firms. While building prison communities versus safe productive residential communities. The private sector has gotten out of hand with their illegal take over of public resources.
Thankfully Philadelphia has a new Mayor who understands the importance of great neighborhood schools and building trusting relationships with our communities. Mayor Jim Kenney campaigned on the platform that he cared about his city and wanted to make our city a great city. What better way to make Philadelphia a city that cares about Philadelphians than to invest in one of our greatest resource, public education. Mayor Kenney and City Council President Darrell Clarke went on tours in others cities to learn about the community school model. I met with President Darrell Clarke office last summer to discuss my concerns about our public schools and they ensured me that our city was investing in much needed resources via the community school model. Mayor Kenney and President Darrell Clarke are staying true to their word and has opened nine community schools in Mayor Kenney first six months in office. Philadelphia is putting our families and communities first and this is our start in becoming a great city by connecting with our families and community stakeholders. No more profit over people!!
Thursday, August 4, 2016 State Representative W. Curtis Thomas and the Mayors Office of Education held a community roundtable for the discussion of the community school model. There was a presentation given by Holly Gonzales Deputy Director for Community Schools, Caitlyn Boyle Program Coordinator for Community Schools and their assistant. Followed by Q & A from families and community stakeholders. Great questions surrounding the needs of our most vulnerable members and data collection were asked. What we learned is that data will be collected to hold the school model accountable and transparent. Unlike turnaround schools who built resources and community partnerships only to have those partnerships dismissed with the new principal. The community school model will strengthen the current partnerships and encourage more partnerships within the community. The community school model focus on support services that aid our families by putting the needed services in our schools. Caitlyn Boyle was an educator in our Philadelphia public schools and shared with us that she had two students in her classroom who couldn't see the chalk board. She reached out to the families to find solutions to the students lack of participation and found out that the students could not see clearly and that the parents work load and distance to the eye doctor did not allow for the family to connect to an eye doctor. With a community school health care is priority. The entire family and community members can receive support services such as physical and mental health care that will allow them to build relationships and grow into productive citizens.
If you would like to learn more please visit
http://www.phila.gov/education/Documents/Community%20Schools.pdf
Thankfully Philadelphia has a new Mayor who understands the importance of great neighborhood schools and building trusting relationships with our communities. Mayor Jim Kenney campaigned on the platform that he cared about his city and wanted to make our city a great city. What better way to make Philadelphia a city that cares about Philadelphians than to invest in one of our greatest resource, public education. Mayor Kenney and City Council President Darrell Clarke went on tours in others cities to learn about the community school model. I met with President Darrell Clarke office last summer to discuss my concerns about our public schools and they ensured me that our city was investing in much needed resources via the community school model. Mayor Kenney and President Darrell Clarke are staying true to their word and has opened nine community schools in Mayor Kenney first six months in office. Philadelphia is putting our families and communities first and this is our start in becoming a great city by connecting with our families and community stakeholders. No more profit over people!!
Thursday, August 4, 2016 State Representative W. Curtis Thomas and the Mayors Office of Education held a community roundtable for the discussion of the community school model. There was a presentation given by Holly Gonzales Deputy Director for Community Schools, Caitlyn Boyle Program Coordinator for Community Schools and their assistant. Followed by Q & A from families and community stakeholders. Great questions surrounding the needs of our most vulnerable members and data collection were asked. What we learned is that data will be collected to hold the school model accountable and transparent. Unlike turnaround schools who built resources and community partnerships only to have those partnerships dismissed with the new principal. The community school model will strengthen the current partnerships and encourage more partnerships within the community. The community school model focus on support services that aid our families by putting the needed services in our schools. Caitlyn Boyle was an educator in our Philadelphia public schools and shared with us that she had two students in her classroom who couldn't see the chalk board. She reached out to the families to find solutions to the students lack of participation and found out that the students could not see clearly and that the parents work load and distance to the eye doctor did not allow for the family to connect to an eye doctor. With a community school health care is priority. The entire family and community members can receive support services such as physical and mental health care that will allow them to build relationships and grow into productive citizens.
If you would like to learn more please visit
http://www.phila.gov/education/Documents/Community%20Schools.pdf
A Community School Model, Sarah Shriver shares about the health clinic that she works in at St. Paul Central High School in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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