New Charter Application Hearings

440 N Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19130 (Directions)

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of The School District of Philadelphia shall hold initial public hearings pursuant to the Charter School Law on the applications for new charter schools in Philadelphia.  The hearings will be held on December 19, 2024 via remote platform.  The remote platform link will be posted on the Board of Education’s website at https://www.philasd.org/schoolboard/. The hearings shall commence at 2:00 p.m.  The charter applicants, identified below, will each be given fifteen (15) minutes to present information about its application. Celestina Cordero Bilingual Charter High School Early College Charter School of Philadelphia Pan American Academy Charter School - Pathways High School Philadelphia Charter High School for Real Estate and Building Trades The Board of Education will receive public comment from Philadelphia residents on the charter applications on December 19th.  Public comment shall start at approximately 4:00 p.m on the remote platform.  To register to speak, individuals must either call the speaker registration line at  215-400-5959, register on the Board’s website at https://www.philasd.org/schoolboard/meetings/ or register via email schoolboard@philasd.org by 5:00 pm EST on December 18th.   Individuals who timely register will be permitted to provide public comment on December 19th.   Each individual shall have two minutes to speak. The Board of Education also will accept written public testimony on the new charter application from Philadelphia residents through January 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Testimony may be submitted by mail or via email to schoolboard@philasd.org. If submitted by mail, written testimony must be postmarked by January 24, 2025 and addressed to: Board of Education The School District of Philadelphia 440 North Broad Street, Suite 101 Philadelphia, PA  19130 Regardless of submission method, all written testimony should include the full name and address of the sender in order to establish Philadelphia residency. Additionally, written testimony should clearly indicate the specific new charter application to which the testimony refers. All written testimony timely received by the Board of Education will be made part of the public record for the new charter application hearings.

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