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February 4, 2021
9:00 am - 10:15 am
An Introduction to the Philadelphia School Board’s “Goals and Guardrails” Initiative
Attend a typical school board meeting anywhere in the country, and the agenda will likely be largely made up of financial, contracting, and spending resolutions. What if, instead of school operations, a school board were to focus its attention on student achievement? Might that accelerate gains for students? Could that improve the student experience? Would that deliver educational equity?
Two years ago, the Philadelphia Board of Education began consulting with education leaders across the country to explore this question. The answer, announced just last month, is Goals and Guardrails. The initiative has been described by former board member, Lee Huang, as both “obvious and revolutionary.” And, Superintendent Bill Hite called it a “game changer.”
To learn more about this approach and what it might mean for Philadelphia’s schoolchildren, register for this free event here.
Panelists
- Leticia Egea-Hinton, Vice President, Board of Education
- Mallory Fix Lopez, Member, Board of Education
- Angela McIver, Member, Board of Education
