Philadelphia School District Seeks Community Input for Facilities Planning

Oct 28, 2024 by Chris Gebert

The School District is hosting Listening and Learning sessions, both in-person and virtual, to get community input regarding about their facilities planning project. While they haven't directly said that these sessions will be used to determine the next round of school closures for the district, these sessions will provide a lot of feedback to inform that process

Philly school closures to be shaped by community voices, district says

At community meetings across the city, the School District of Philadelphia is warning families that school closures are coming, but unlike the last time the district closed schools, officials say this time, they want parents, students, and neighbors to help shape the decision-making from the beginning.

“We first and foremost have learned that there has to be increased community engagement,” said Oz Hill, the district’s deputy superintendent of operations, at the first facilities planning meeting on Nov. 4 in Northeast Philly. “We didn’t do that well the last time, and we’re not going to make that same mistake going forward.”

Please try to join one or more of the below sessions to share your input with the district to inform how they will plan to use district buildings and space over the next few years.

In-Person Conversations

Monday, November 4th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, 1919 Cottman Ave
Saturday, November 9th, 9:30am - 11:30am, 6945 Germantown Ave
Saturday, November 9th, 1:30pm - 3:30pm, 1001 Vine Stree
Wednesday, November 13th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, 7701 Mansfield Ave
Saturday, November 16th, 9am - 11am, 6328 Paschall Ave
Monday, November 18th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, 2935 N 2nd Street
Saturday, November 23rd, 10:30am - 12:30pm, 5501 North 5th Street
Saturday, November 23rd, 1:30pm - 3:30pm, 4625 Richmond Street

Virtual Conversations

Thursday, November 7th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, link
Friday, November 8th, 8:30am - 10am, link
Friday, November 8th, noon - 1pm, link
Monday, November 11th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, link
Tuesday, November 12th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, link
Thursday, November 14th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, link
Tuesday, November 19th, 6pm - 7:30pm, link
Thursday, November 21st, 6pm - 7pm, link
Friday, November 22nd, 8:30am - 10am, link
Monday, December 2nd, 6pm - 7:30pm, link
Tuesday, December 3rd, 6pm - 7pm, link