At Promise Academies, vacancies galore
by Paul Socolar on Jul 23 2010 Posted in Latest news
A majority of Philadelphia schools have their entire staff in place for the coming school year, a quick review of the District's teacher vacancy list shows.
But at the District's six new Promise Academies - schools slated for a major overhaul this fall under the direction of Superintendent Arlene Ackerman - quite the opposite situation is the rule.
At Clemente Middle School, 47 teaching positions are posted on the District vacancy list. At Potter-Thomas, vacancies number 22. At tiny Vaux High School, the number is 13. At all three of these Promise Academies, judging from staffing
