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After School with Dr. Tony Watlington Sr: Facilities plan update

After School with Dr. Tony Watlington Sr: Facilities plan update

Philadelphia superintendent asks families to “give us more time; we’re listening.”

The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio

February 11, 202611m 28s

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Show Notes

In the month since its release, the School District of Philadelphia’s proposed Facilities Master Plan has generated mixed reaction, from empathic support to impassioned objection. Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington Sr. has been keeping tabs on community input and listening to feedback. Ahead of a February 26th meeting where he will formally submit his administration’s recommendations to the Board of Education, Watlington talks to KYW Newsradio Education Reporter Mike DeNardo about whether his mind is fully made up when it comes to the fate of the 20 buildings earmarked for closure or repurposing. 

0:00 Could some schools come off the proposed closure list?

4:47 Watlington explains why he hasn't attended community meetings

09:07 How the district is keeping staff from potentially impacted schools in the loop

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