Philadelphia Board of Education Listening Tour
Posted by University of Pennsylvania on July 2, 2018
More than 400 people who attended five public listening sessions for incoming Board of Education members outlined myriad concerns about the School District, from inadequate funding to student bullying to communication with parents.
The report by the Penn Project for Civic Engagement (PPCE) on the sessions was released Monday, two weeks before the nine-member board is scheduled to have its first meeting and less than a week before it formally takes over governance of the District from the School Reform Commission, which is disbanding.
The listening tour, which took place during April and May, included five public listening sessions and small group conversations facilitated by PPCE at locations all over the city.
Eleven key themes arose during the tour: transparency; accountability; community engagement; funding and equity; charter schools; facilities; climate and culture; educational quality and programs; behavioral health, discipline and bullying; special education; and support for immigrant communities.
Read more: http://thenotebook.org/articles/2018/06/25/board-of-education-releases-top-concerns-of-public/
Full report: https://beta.phila.gov/media/20180625085954/Report_ListeningTour2018.pdf
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