Daily News | 8 finalists for 2 Philly school board seats have been named
The mayor's education nominating panel chose eight finalists for two Philadelphia school board seats. The school board is shown here in an August file photo.Mayor Jim Kenney now has a short list of eight Philadelphians from which he’ll choose two new school board members.Monday night that it had chosen four finalists for each of the two open board seats: Sarah-Ashley Andrews, Elyse Castillo, Jerome Glover, Daniel Hopkins, Gavin Keirans, Chau Wing Lam, Pep Marie, and Bill McKinney.
The two who are eventually chosen will replace Angela McIver and Maria McColgan on the nine-member board, which runs the Philadelphia School District and controls its $3.9 billion budget. McIver resigned last summer andSixty-two candidates applied for the position, said Sozi Pedro Tulante, nominating panel chair. The 13-member nominating panel made its eight selections after interviewing a group of finalists.
“We have a great group of people who are willing to serve the city and to serve our families,” said Tulante, a former city solicitor.is a district graduate and family therapist who formerly spent time as a social worker with Philadelphia Health Management Coalition. She founded Dare 2 Hope, a suicide-prevention nonprofit, and is a member of the Kenney administration’s Reconciliation group, aimed at ensuring equity in the city.
Kenney has 20 days to announce his appointments or 10 days to request additional names for consideration, if he chooses. The mayor’s picks must then be vetted by City Council.
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