School Reform Commission testimony – Page 6 – Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools

Defenders of Public Education testify at the May 25th SRC meeting

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On May 25th, 2017 the Philadelphia School Reform Commission met to vote on the budget for the 2017-18 school year.

See In surprise. SRC approves Deep Roots charters with conditions | The Notebook – May 25, 2017 (read Lisa Haver and Rich Migliore’s comments) and
Philly’s SRC approves nearly $3 billion budget | Inquirer – May 25, 2017

This is testimony of parents, teachers and members of the Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools in defense of public schools at the meeting

Click on each of the pictures below to view individual videos. Speakers are in order of appearance at the SRC meeting.

Click here to see all eleven of the videos.

Note: The problem with the camera angle and interruptions in the field of view are due to placement of the camera. The SRC has confined our camera to a “press box” which is located in the middle of the audience thus the quality of the video.

Testimony of community member Tomika Anglin at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Tomika Anglin SRC testimony pic 5-25-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Testimony of community member Mama Gail at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Mama Gail SRC testimony pic May 25, 2017 — Click the picture to view the video.

Testimony of teacher Robin Lowry at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Robin Lowry SRC testimony pic May 25, 2017 — Click on the picture to view the video.

Testimony of APPS member Lisa Haver at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Lisa Haver SRC testimony pic 5-25-17 — Click on the picture to view the video.

Testimony of APPS member Debbie Grill at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Debbie Grill SRC testimony pic 5-25-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of Debbie’s testimony.

Testimony of community member John Temple at the May 25th SRC meeting (including a comment by Commission Green about John’s testimony at the end of the meeting.)

John Tremble testimony pic — Click on the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of John’s testimony.

Testimony of APPS member Eileen Duffey at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Eileen Duffey SRC testimony pic May 25, 2017 — Click the picture to view the video.

Testimony of APPS member Diane Payne at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Diane Payne SRC testimony pic May 25, 2017 — Click the picture to view the video.

Testimony of APPS member Karel Kilimnik at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Karel Kilimnik SRC testimony 5-25-17 — Click on the picture to view the video.

Testimony of APPS member Lynda Rubin at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Lynda Rubin SRC testimony pic May 25, 2017 — Click on the picture to view the video.

Click here to view the transcript of Linda’s testimony.

Testimony of Smith School community member Alison Stohr at the May 25th SRC meeting.

Alison Stohr SRC testimony pic May 25, 2017 — Click on the picture to view the video.

APPS testimony before the School Reform Commission – May 18, 2017

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On May 18, 2017 the Philadelphia School Reform Commission met for the first of two Action Meetings scheduled in May.

This is testimony of members of the Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools at the meeting.

Click here to view all of the videos.

Click on the pictures below to view individual videos. Speakers are in order of appearance at the SRC meeting.

Note: Frequent visual interruptions are due to the poor location of press at the SRC meetings.

Video of APPS member Cheri Micheau testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Cheri Micheau SRC 5-18-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Video of APPS member Karel Kilimnik testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Karel Kilimnic SRC 5-18-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of Karel’s testimony.

Video of APPS member Ilene Poses testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Ilene Poses SRC testimony 5-18-19 — Click on the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of Ilene’s testimony.

Video of public school parent Tomika Anglin testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Tomika Anglin SRC 5-18-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Video of APPS member Lisa Haver testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Lisa Haver SRC 5-18-17 — Click on the picture to view the video.

Video of APPS member Lynda Rubin testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Lynda Rubin SRC 5-18-19 — Click the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of Lynda’s testimony.

Video of APPS member Tonya Bah testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Tonya Bah SRC 5-18-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Video of APPS member Diane Payne testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

Diane Payne SRC 5-18-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of Diane’s testimony.

Video of APPS member Deborah Grill testifying before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission –May 18, 2017.

APPS testimony before the Philadelphia City Council budget hearings – May 17, 2017

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These three videos are testimony of members of the Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools before the Philadelphia City Council budget hearings.

Videos are courtesy of Philadelphia City Council.

All three videos can be viewed at here.

To view individual videos click on the picture.

Lynda Rubin testimony before the City Council budget committee.

Lynda Rubin City Council pic 5-17-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of Lynda’s testimony.

Lisa Haver testimony before the City Council budget committee.

Lisa Haver City Council 5-17-17 — Click the picture to view the video.

Click here to read the transcript of Lisa’s testimony.

Barbara Dowdall testimony before the City Council budget committee.

Click here to read the transcript of Barbara’s testimony.

The Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools Speaks at the Charter Renewal meeting of the SRC on May 1, 2017

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On May 1st, 2017 the Philadelphia School Reform Commission met for its Charter renewal meeting.

Details about the meeting can be found here:
SRC approves nontewal of Lab Charter, tables decision on Memphis Street | The Notebook – May 1, 2017

The meeting was dominated by supporters of various charter schools promoting their school and asking for renewal of their charters.

Members of the Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools spoke in opposition to charter renewals and called for full funding for public schools including an end to the four year impasse over a new contract for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.

Click here to view all six videos.

Click on each picture to view individual videos or read transcripts of testimony. The pictures are posted in the speaker order at the meeting.

Note #1: During the charter school presentations, Commissioner Bill Green left the meeting and was not present for speakers. He voted on charter renewals by phone at the end of the meeting. A fifth seat remains empty because the Pennsylvania Senate has not approved the appointment of Governor Wolf’s nominee since last fall.

Note #2: Restrictions by SRC on camera placement continue to be a problem. Since we are required to be in a “press box” which is in the audience there is continual interference with the view with movement in the audience or people sitting between a speaker and the camera. While we were able to move up one row from the last meeting there is still a problem with being required to film speakers from the back and the SRC over the heads of audience members. The one exception is the video for Lisa Haver. We were able to film from the front of the audience because they had allowed the corporate media to film from that position earlier in the meeting.

The testimony of Lisa Haver before the School Reform Commission