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New info on schools sought by providers | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

New info on schools sought by providers | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

New info on schools sought by providers

by Paul Socolar on Apr 14 2010 Posted in Breaking news
Six providers were named by the District yesterday to take on the role of turnaround manager for schools starting next fall. School Advisory Councils at the nine schools have until April 30 to recommend a preferred provider, with the final decision to be voted on by the School Reform Commission in May.It appears that not all of the nine planned Renaissance Schools will have more than one provider from which to choose a turnaround manager, based on new information from the provider proposals about their plans to be suitors for Renaissance School,
ASPIRA and Congreso de Latinos Unidos both expressed interest in managing the same two schools: Potter-Thomas and Stetson.
Johns Hopkins/Diplomas Now is interested in managing middle and high