Click on the picture above to view all supporters of public education speaking before the SRC meeting of April 19, 2018. (Click on the arrowed square in the bottom right of the viewing window for full screen view.)
Move the slider to timestamps to view individual speakers.
Shyele Jones, student, Strawberry-Mansion 0:10
Tanya Parker, head of Strawberry-Mansion Home and School 3:15
Ruth Birchett, Heritage CDC and Strawberry Mansion 5:11
James Strong, community member, Strawberry Mansion 8:42
Pearline Sturdivant, community member, Strawberry Mansion 11:35
Ken Derstine, APPS 15:35
Sherry Brown, community member, Strawberry Mansion and Hite comment 18:42
Deborah Grill, APPS 26:15
Lynda Rubin, APPS 29:40
Barbara Dowdall, APPS 32:58
Novilette Jones, community member, Strawberry Mansion and school translation services 36:40
Karel Kilimnik, APPS 40:29
Ilene Poses, APPS 43:58
Note: The SRC places media on row 2 in the auditorium which allows only filming speakers from the side and frequent visual interruption from the audience. We have protested these filming conditions to no avail.
These are transcripts of some of the testimony to the SRC. Transcripts are listed in the order testimony was given at the SRC meeting.
Click the picture to read the transcript of Tanya Parker’s testimony. To watch her testimony move the slider in the video at the top of the page to 3:15.
Click the picture to read the transcript of Ruth Birchett’s testimony. To watch her testimony move the slider in the video at the top of the page to 5:11.
Click the picture to read the transcript of Ken Derstine’s testimony. To watch his testimony move the slider the video at the top of the page to 15:35.
Click the picture to read the transcript of Deborah Grill’s testimony. To watch her testimony move the slider in to video at to top of the page to 26:15.
Click the picture to read the transcript of Lynda Rubin’s testimony. To watch her testimony move the slider in the video at the top of the page to 29:40.
Click the picture to read the transcript of Barbara Dowdall’s testimony. To watch her testimony move the slider in the video at the top of the page to 32:58.
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Click the picture to read the transcript of Karel Kilimnik’s testimony. To watch her testimony move the slider in the video at the top of the page to 40:29.
Click the picture to read the transcript of Ilene Poses’ testimony. To watch her testimony move the slider in the video at the top of the page to 43:38.
Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools 