BREAKING The Board of Education approved a five-year improvement plan for Philadelphia schools that includes a pilot program for year-round schooling. LeahUko has the details tonight on NBC10 News at 11:
“Internal to the district, we’re going to move down the road in this strategic plan to invest more resources in our safe paths programs,” Dr. Watlington said. “We are going to invest more resources in the safety zones. We are going to significantly increase the number of cameras that we have available in our school buildings.”
The plan also includes efforts to improve communications with families by updating the district and school websites and establishing a parent ambassador role. Dr. Watlington said the goal will include reducing school dropouts and increasing graduation rates as well as launching a financial literacy module for all high schools.
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