https://www.phillyschoolsplan.space/actions-updates daily 0.75 2025-09-10 https://www.phillyschoolsplan.space/actions-updates/advisory-group-materials-from-the-2025-facilities-planning-process monthly 0.5 2025-09-10 https://www.phillyschoolsplan.space/actions-updates/Blog Post Title One-b2h66 monthly 0.5 2022-01-12 https://www.phillyschoolsplan.space/facilities-planning-process-2025 daily 0.75 2025-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/2bba69b1-8b47-4c8f-8057-a1c9fec48602/timeline.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/6c786e6b-a4cb-49ae-acef-59bd0b459e63/FPP-Process-e1729790393491.png https://www.phillyschoolsplan.space/what-people-plan daily 0.75 2022-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/35f68fc3-2a68-4e6c-8783-f219f8a004c9/BEA6AA9F-CCF2-412E-8B0A-B8D84868E163.jpeg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.phillyschoolsplan.space/cases daily 0.75 2021-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/e39fae7f-f127-40e6-a301-447d85e66502/Screen+Shot+2021-12-18+at+4.50.04+PM.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 1. Councilwoman Helen Gym speaks in front of teachers at Masterman High School who are concerned about asbestos issues at the school off Spring Garden. Source: https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/26/22643657/masterman-teachers-protest-unsafe-conditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/d807727b-bb17-4435-9454-5d363892af79/Screen+Shot+2021-12-18+at+4.58.32+PM.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 4. Excerpt from the Master Facilities Plan of D.C. Public Schools. Source: https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/DC%20Public%20Education%20Master%20Facilities%20Plan%202018.pdf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/a561a82b-5277-4cc0-b122-fa26db6b4dd2/Screen+Shot+2021-12-18+at+4.56.53+PM.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 3. Table of Contents of Facilities Plan for Horizon Academy West Charter School. Source: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HAW_PartE.pdf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/83e258cb-d527-4ce2-8814-a5ebbd002e75/Screen+Shot+2021-12-18+at+4.53.48+PM.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 2. FCI Tiers and Classification. Source: Individual School Facility Condition Assessment Summary Reports, School District of Philadelphia Website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/2777ed05-848c-43d9-8a8e-70267fafce65/Chinese+system0.png Case Studies Figure 1. Chinese Education System Overview Source:https://wenr.wes.org/2019/12/education-in-china-3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/2cf463cb-8edd-418e-adc4-2deaf5f32988/Chinese+system.png Case Studies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/52ecb401-8a83-42b8-8039-16963915c199/Chinese+system2.png Case Studies Figure 3. Chinese School Education Funding System Source:https://wenr.wes.org/2019/12/education-in-china-3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/940eca74-480e-4ff8-b1a3-f768f8d718a6/Chinese+system3.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 4. New School Construction System https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/15220c36-8fed-4baf-a947-f1d45c58e121/School+comparsion.jpg Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 5. Chinese Education and School Facility Plan Summary (Self Drawing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/c35351ea-d3ec-4699-8d82-5c99d4f47f35/Norway1.png Case Studies Figure 1. NorwayEducation System Overview Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Norway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/ae47f04d-a4b6-4ac2-8619-e7cbf9bcd691/Norway2.png Case Studies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/66c89d69-9be5-4ff8-a6a5-337feca652c9/Norway3.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/1c32fc02-3d2a-446c-9cbc-cbc356e574c4/Norway5.png Case Studies Figure 4. Flows of Public funding in Norway (2019) Source: https://gpseducation.oecd.org/CountryProfile?primaryCountry=NOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/adb6fe65-d7bd-4ffc-992e-283e032842bd/Norway4.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 3. Norway Expenditure on education by Year Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS?locations=NO-CN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/4c74d405-3708-4021-90fd-cf064054de9f/Norway6.png Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 5. Norway National financial report 2019- Education Secton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/b2848900-298c-4544-b197-6b0f7a659909/22.jpg Case Studies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/958dafba-7214-4a46-8eac-2c712b025def/school+map.png Case Studies Figure 1. Public schools in DC ( https://dcps.dc.gov/) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/b3577475-c339-4fc6-9e23-048d370b045b/Capture3.PNG Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 4. PCS UPSFF process (Self Drawing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/b58c4fc5-4186-4b1d-b9ef-1334e704b919/Capture2.PNG Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 3. DCPS UPSFF process (Self Drawing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/57858e77-7e37-4f14-9b93-b9e655555049/Capture.PNG Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 2. DC Education and School Facility Plan Summary (Self Drawing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/767e5402-012d-41c3-8596-ff040c45831d/Capture7.PNG Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 5. Federal funds allocation process (Self Drawing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/2778333d-05d7-41bf-ba28-48308af4c83d/Capture5.PNG Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 6. Capital Improvement Plan Procedure (Self Drawing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/7c05ae92-ed4b-4497-ab77-f0c915021b88/Capture6.PNG Case Studies - Make it stand out Figure 7. 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Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo orders 400 police officers to attack demonstrators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/fa47052e-c7bf-4fb4-a16d-cac30adaaa22/5-08.png History of Philly Schools - 1945 Postwar suburbanization begins, leading to a boom in school construction outside Philadelphia city limits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/ce868906-3cd6-4e58-b6f9-907e4ce8f7e4/blank_right-05.png History of Philly Schools - 1909 Philadelphia’s schools are so overcrowded that 1/3 of students can only attend class part-time. Chicago, which only has 33% more students, outspends Philadelphia by 250% on school construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/3f533af9-7640-424b-9b3c-41b9d8f585f6/11-14.png History of Philly Schools - 1984 The EPA fines the School District of Philadelphia for asbestos issues at Masterman and Franklin Learning Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/b273da55-3ae2-4400-8550-459192d71809/12-15.png History of Philly Schools - 1996 The Philadelphia Student Union organizes a citywide walkout to protest budget cuts and poor conditions in schools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/0884f613-578a-4eac-9af8-e631db5a6727/15-18.png History of Philly Schools - 2013 The SRC votes to close 24 schools and lays off over 3700 employees, including all school counselors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/b7c8f2a5-45b0-4115-b44e-99192779ad8a/10-13.png History of Philly Schools - 1983 The United States Commission on Excellence in Education releases a report detailing failures in public schools and calling for educational reform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/17d72d64-0309-4278-bcaa-b97c393b3cb7/17-20.png History of Philly Schools - 2021 As schools prepare to reopen after COVID shutdowns, teachers and parents at Masterman School protest unsafe building conditions, including asbestos and falling debris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/76c65136-04fd-4c6e-8c9b-940f5e7a1964/3-06.png History of Philly Schools - 1911 The legislature allows the School District to borrow money, beginning a 28-year construction boom during which 15 high schools were built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/9daff744-944b-4ca5-bea9-c50e19a0271f/blank_left-03.png History of Philly Schools - 1992 State funding for Philadelphia schools drops below 50% of the district’s annual budget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/fd4fafc1-f261-4653-9ad9-bbfad2f689d2/1-02.png History of Philly Schools - 1837 The Philadelphia Board of Education opens the school system to all children, free of tuition. Central High School is built at Juniper & Market Streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/e846a3ce-73ad-49bf-8b66-7dd55d9ef60a/Public+School+Eras-04.jpg History of Philly Schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/eb2eade5-286d-4b29-a970-8ee12de667b0/blank_right-05.png History of Philly Schools - 2010 The district begins the Renaissance Schools Initiative, which transfers control of certain neighborhood schools to private charter managers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/aeca809d-c6c6-4ef7-b887-e1b8b23b1d80/4-07.png History of Philly Schools - 1920 Irwin T. Catharine is appointed district architect. Through 1937, he oversees the construction of 104 new schools and renovations to over 75 more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/3f69ac00-d0e8-465b-86c8-5e60590e6de3/2-05.png History of Philly Schools - 1883 James A. MacAlister becomes the first superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/0c02e706-b048-43d7-a1f8-940161594ee2/6-09.png History of Philly Schools - 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which establishes Title I to direct federal funding to low-income school districts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/d1aa725f-2bee-4e04-be8d-1a8c4e705a30/Public+School+Eras-02.jpg History of Philly Schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/18bfba75-70e0-47cd-8119-fbf93e252e7a/Public+School+Eras-01.jpg History of Philly Schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/ecd291e5-9076-4cf2-a532-7e7a5a738689/8-11.png History of Philly Schools - 1965 Philadelphia Federation of Teachers wins collective bargaining rights for all School District of Philadelphia teachers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/dcd95a0c-540a-46a2-915a-e1b34ced89d1/blank_left-03.png History of Philly Schools - 1933 The New Deal founds the Public Works Administration, which constructs 4 new schools in Philadelphia, including Bok High School and Central High School’s new location in the Logan section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/c514b36f-2e17-4e0c-93a0-01c6d30189f3/13-16.png History of Philly Schools - 1998 In response to a district budget crisis, the state legislature votes to replace the Philadelphia Board of Education with a School Reform Commission appointed by the mayor and governor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/26b1c63c-d851-458b-b4ed-c80cd19dce4f/blank_left-03.png History of Philly Schools - 1954 Brown v. Board of Education outlaws school segregation. The Philadelphia Board of Education will not mandate that all schools integrate until 1963. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/84cc5ce4-cc4e-43c3-8936-014ce0c2f3f8/9-12.png History of Philly Schools - 1970 A period of labor unrest begins; the PFT will strike 6 times in the next decade, increasing teacher salaries and working conditions and doubling the district’s budget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/500725bd-6b6a-45d3-ac38-87be188fc063/14-17.png History of Philly Schools - 2001 Philadelphia City Council passes a ten-year abatement on property taxes for new construction, reducing the tax base for schools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/f85701e8-0b63-441f-9dc5-8404d29cbb57/Public+School+Eras-03.jpg History of Philly Schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/01dd393c-d8d8-46fc-a136-544c026917fc/16-19.png History of Philly Schools - 2017 The SRC votes to dissolve itself and return the School District of Philadelphia to local control. Mayor Jim Kenney appoints a new Board of Education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/6af110ba-f5e6-436e-bc8e-39e027474884/blank_left-03.png History of Philly Schools - 2002 George W. Bush signs No Child Left Behind, which aims to reform public education by tying school funding to standardized test scores. https://www.phillyschoolsplan.space/existconds daily 0.75 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/153aab2f-f0aa-4aa6-9084-bfebc235f083/20211005_School+Toxins+Brochure_Seperate+PDFS_Page_1+copy.jpg Existing Conditions - Make it stand out Many of Philadelphia’s public-school students are exposed to school buildings that can physically make them sick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6193c0306c4a7214f74e199d/3816713b-6cf2-4bf9-9629-c315aa662f55/20211005_School+Toxins+Brochure_Seperate+PDFS_Page_2.jpg Existing Conditions - Make it stand out Lead and damaged asbestos pose a toxic risk to children, and mold and rodent feces are dangerous asthma triggers. 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